By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Raw (Episode 1,745)
Brooklyn, New York, at Barclays Center
Streamed live on November 2, 2026, on Netflix
[Hour One] Joe Tessitore opened the show by hyping John Cena’s appearance and then narrated backstage/arrival shots of The Vision, Intercontinental Champion Chad Gable, Ethan Page, and WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green and Tiffany Stratton. Tessitore said this was the 20th time Raw was held at Barclays Center… Wade Barrett joined Tessitore on commentary…
Powell’s POV: WrestleTix listed the venue as being set up for 14,096, with 14,057 tickets distributed. The total number of seats on the map is 15,589. The last time WWE ran the venue, 13,259 tickets were distributed for the January 5, 2026, Raw.
World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns made his entrance.
He said everyone wants his attention, but the fans are the only ones he wants to pay attention to. Reigns referred to Sami Zayn as a secondary champion. He also boasted about whooping the 946 members’ asses when they crossed paths in San Diego.
WWE Champion Sami Zayn made his entrance and joined Reigns inside the ring. Zayn said he assumed that Reigns heard what he had to say about him last week, but he would have said those things to his face. Zayn said he found it a little crazy that Reigns was wasting his breath talking about the 946 when he and Reigns have a match days away. Zayn said they should say what they have to say face to face, family to family, and champion to champion.
Reigns got a kick out of Zayn saying family to family, and champion to champion. Reigns said Zayn benefitted most from The Bloodline. Reigns said that Zayn wouldn’t be in the company, let alone a champion, had he not brought him into the Bloodline. Reigns said Zayn was just “Johnny Knoxville’s little bitch” when he found him.
Zayn said everyone remembers his WrestleMania 38 match with Knoxville. Zayn said the match would go down as one of the most memorable in WrestleMania history. Zayn said nobody remembers Reigns’ match at WrestleMania 38. Zayn asked if it was Reigns vs. Lesnar. Zayn said the most memorable thing that Reigns has done in the last five years was being hit by a chair. Zayn said he’s the person who swung the chair.
Zayn said he earned his championship and deserves Reigns’ undivided attention. Reigns said the only thing Zayn deserves from him is “you’re welcome.” Reigns said the title Zayn holds wouldn’t exist had he not beaten Lesnar at WrestleMania 38. Reigns said he worked hard to help Zayn, but all he does is bitch and whine.
“You sound like a little ho,” Reigns said. He said this was Zayn’s final week on the Island of Relevance. Reigns said that once he’s finished smashing Zayn’s bitch ass, nobody will talka bout him again. Reigns told the Brooklyn crowd to acknowledge him and then left the ring…
Powell’s POV: They did an effective job of turning up the intensity heading into their champion vs. champion match at Crown Jewel. Still, I am surprised they haven’t focused more on how close Zayn came to beating Reigns in Montreal at Elimination Chamber in 2023.
A brief video package focused on the Intercontinental Title match. Ethan Page made his entrance heading into a commercial break… [C] Page wrapped up a promo coming out of the break, and then Chad Gable made his entrance…
1. Chad Gable vs. Ethan Page for the Intercontinental Title. Ring announcer Alicia Taylor delivered in-ring introductions for the title match. Gable had his neck and left shoulder taped.
