Categories: Sports

WWE Monday Night RAW Results Feb. 23: AJ Styles Retires in Emotional Farewell; Brock Lesnar Returns With WrestleMania Challenge

WWE Raw results (Feb 23, 2026): AJ Styles officially retires and is inducted into the Hall of Fame, Brock Lesnar issues a WrestleMania challenge, and CM Punk targets Roman Reigns. Know what happened in the latest edition of Monday Night Raw.

Published by Aviral Shukla
WWE Monday Night RAW Results Feb. 23: AJ Styles Retires in Emotional Farewell; Brock Lesnar Returns With WrestleMania Challenge

WWE Monday Night RAW Results Feb. 23: AJ Styles Retires in Emotional Farewell; Brock Lesnar Returns With WrestleMania Challenge (Image Source: X)

On February 23, 2026, Atlanta saw the end of an era on Monday Night Raw. AJ Styles, looking every bit the legend he is as the legendary wrestler stood in the ring and called time on his career. And then, just when the crowd thought the night had peaked, The Undertaker walked out. The arena lost it. He didn’t just show up, but named Styles the newest member of the WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2026.

But the night wasn’t all bittersweet farewells. Brock Lesnar stormed back onto the scene, loud as ever, and threw down an open challenge for WrestleMania 42. Not to be outdone, CM Punk grabbed a mic and fired off a warning to Roman Reigns, promising he’d be face-to-face with “The Tribal Chief” next week. One chapter closed, but the next one’s already heating up.

The "Phenomenal" Farewell: AJ Styles Joins WWE Hall Of Fame After Emotional Retirement

Returning to his home state of Georgia, AJ Styles delivered a very emotional speech reflecting on his career journey from TNA and Japan to the top of WWE. Styles confided that his defeat to Gunther at the Royal Rumble was indeed what made him think about it, but he decided to announce his retirement from being a full-time wrestler in front of his hometown crowd in Atlanta. The locker room gradually emptied as the players showed their respect. Suddenly, the lights went out, and the great "Deadman" himself was there.
Coming down to the ring on his bike was The Undertaker, who broke the character by hugging his old foe and letting everyone know that Styles would be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2026 along with Stephanie McMahon.

Brock Lesnar’s Open Challenge And CM Punk’s Warning To Roman Reigns

WrestleMania 42’s path took a wild turn earlier tonight when Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman stormed the show. Heyman got on the mic, hyped up Lesnar’s legendary streak, and called out the whole locker room. He basically said nobody backstage had the guts to challenge “The Beast,” so Lesnar’s throwing down an open challenge for WrestleMania.

CM Punk wasn’t about to let them steal the spotlight. He marched out to talk about his upcoming fight with Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber, but honestly, his real focus was on Roman Reigns.

Punk shot down all the talk about Reigns’ part-time status, saying that while Reigns is barely around, Punk’s the one holding it down for the company every single week. He’ll be in Indianapolis next Monday, ready for Reigns to show up.

Also Read - US Men’s Hockey Controversy: President Donald Trump's Call Sparks Backlash After Viral Video of Women’s Program

Aviral Shukla
Published by Aviral Shukla
Tags: AJ StylesAJ Styles retirement WWE Hall of FameBrock LesnarBrock Lesnar WrestleMania 42 open challengeCM PunkRoman ReignsThe Undertaker AJ Styles inductionWWE Monday Night RawWWE Monday Night Raw ResultsWWE Raw February 23 2026 highlights
February 24, 2026 12:26 pm