Overview
- WWE commentary announced that Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY will face Asuka and Kairi Sane for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships on the January 5 episode of Raw.
- Asuka and Kairi Sane enter as titleholders in their first defense since defeating Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss in November.
- Ripley and SKY seek their first televised victory as a team since their win at Crown Jewel in October.
- Following a beatdown on the December 15 Raw, Ripley posted a video vowing that she and SKY will take the titles from The Kabuki Warriors.
- The January 5 Raw lineup also includes CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Bron Breakker.