On December 29, 2025, at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida, WWE Raw fans witnessed a historic moment as The Usos—Jey and Jimmy—secured their ninth reign as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions. In a main event packed with intensity and fierce competition, the celebrated duo overcame AJ Styles and Dragon Lee, delivering a memorable close to the year’s final episode of WWE Raw.
The focus keyword, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, resonated throughout the night as the championship contest took center stage, drawing excitement from both the Orlando crowd and wrestling fans worldwide.
Backstage Preparations and the Anticipation Before the Bell
Before the high-stakes match commenced, Dragon Lee and AJ Styles were seen preparing backstage, highlighting their readiness to defend the titles. The Usos, surrounded by a supportive sea of fans, made a charged entrance, building anticipation as they approached the ring for their final opportunity of 2025. The energy inside the Kia Center was palpable as the challengers and the reigning champions prepared for the pivotal bout, setting the stage for what would become a memorable confrontation in WWE’s tag team history.
Main Event Action: A Breakdown of the Match
The main event began with Jey Uso and AJ Styles locking up for their respective teams. Early exchanges saw Styles gain a quick advantage with a waist-lock and a dropkick, but Jey countered with a sharp uppercut, establishing the physical intensity that would define the match. When Dragon Lee was tagged in, he and Styles executed effective teamwork, double-teaming their opponents and forcing both Usos to regroup outside the ring.
Following a commercial break, Jimmy Uso found himself battling Dragon Lee on the mat, absorbing swift offense before Lee hit a running dropkick and secured a two count. Styles reentered, and he and Lee worked together to weaken Jimmy, who endured a series of kicks and punches. However, the tide turned as Jey delivered a sneaky kick to Styles behind the referee’s back, and The Usos began to build momentum with quick tags and decisive attacks.
Dragon Lee attempted to swing the match back in his team’s favor with a sitout powerbomb and a near fall on Jey Uso. Outside the ring, chaos erupted as Jimmy tripped Lee and threw him into the steel steps, while Styles fought off Jimmy near the announcer’s desk. The confrontation intensified as all four competitors left it all on the line, delivering thrilling moments for the audience as another commercial break approached.
The Decisive Closing Moments
Returning to a stadium buzzing with energy, Jimmy Uso was laid out on the announce desk, while inside the ring, AJ Styles nearly secured victory by surprising Jey with a rollup and a Pele kick, but Jey kicked out at the last second. Styles’ signature move, the Styles Clash, landed, yet again Jey refused to be pinned, much to the amazement of the fans, who erupted into chants of “This is Awesome!”
Dragon Lee and Styles executed a combination stomp and Styles Clash, but Jimmy Uso’s timely super kick stopped their momentum. In the final moments, Styles attempted his Phenomenal Forearm, only to be met with a double super kick from The Usos. This decisive maneuver allowed Jey and Jimmy to pin their opponents and secure the win, eliciting a thunderous reaction from the crowd as new WWE Raw Tag Team Champions were crowned.
WWE World Tag-Team ChampionshipsAJ Styles & Dragon Lee (c) vs. The Usos
It’s main event time!
But first, we see Dragon Lee and AJ Styles warm up backstage. From there, we see The Usos among a sea of fans getting ready for their ring entrance for the final match of the evening on the final episode of WWE Raw of 2025. The theme hits and out comes Jey and Jimmy Uso for their big title opportunity.
The defending champions, the team of AJ Styles and Dragon Lee, make their final ring walks of 2025 after that. The ring announcer handles the final formal pre-match ring introductions for the champions and the legendary challengers. The bell sounds to get things officially off-and-running.
Styles and Jey kick things off for their respective teams at the onset. The two men lock up, Jey gets Styles in the corner and the men lock up again. Styles gets Jey in a waist-lock and Jey punches out of it. Jey uppercuts Styles and Styles comes back with a dropkick on Jey.
Lee is tagged in and Jey is double teamed. Jimmy runs in and is taken out as well. Jey and Jimmy are sent outside the ring. We see this again in super slow-motion and then head into a commercial break as the action continues in this high stakes main event.
When the show returns, we see Jimmy has Lee on the mat. Lee punches Jimmy and stomps on him. Lee hits a running dropkick and covers Jimmy for a two count. Styles is tagged in and Jimmy is double teamed. Jimmy is beaten against the ropes and Styles kicks Jimmy and punches him a couple times.
Styles elbows Jimmy and Jey kicks Styles behind the refs back knocking Styles down. Jey is now tagged in and Styles is double teamed. Jey stomps on Styles and then chops him. Jimmy is tagged in and Styles kicks Jimmy and then tags in Lee. Lee takes down Jimmy and kick him in the corner.
Jimmy kicks Lee down and tags in Jey. Lee hits a sitout powerbomb and covers Jey for a near fall. Jey rolls out of the ring, Jimmy trips Lee and throws him into the steel steps. Jimmy clears off the announce desk and Styles punches Jimmy off the steps.
Jey takes out Styles and all four men are outside the ring. On that note, the show shifts gears once again and settles into what is likely to be the final commercial break of the evening as the main event title tilt on the final WWE Raw of the year continues.
We return to hot action as things begin to pick up in a big way. Jimmy is laid out on the floor across the ring announce desk. In the ring, Styles rolls up Jey in surprise fashion, but Jey kicks out. Styles hits a Pele kick for another two-count. He hits Styles Clash but again Jey kicks out. Fans chant “This is Awesome!”
Dragon Lee hits a Stomp into a Styles Clash combo, but the attempt is stopped when Jimmy returns to the ring and hits a big super kick. Styles takes over again and looks for “The Phenomenal Forearm” but is hit with a double super kick by The Usos, who follow up and finish things off for the win. We have new champions.
Winners and NEW WWE World Tag-Team Champions: The Usos
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— WWE (@WWE) December 30, 2025
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What This Victory Means for WWE and The Usos
This win signifies a new era for the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions division, as The Usos continue to build their legacy as one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. Their ninth title reign puts them at the forefront of tag team wrestling, setting a high standard for competition going into the new year. Fans and analysts will watch closely to see who steps up to challenge The Usos next, and what new rivalries could develop as a result of this dramatic title change.
For AJ Styles and Dragon Lee, the outcome marks the end of their reign, but their competitive spirit and cohesive teamwork throughout the match will keep them in the conversation as top contenders within WWE’s deeply talented tag team scene. The stage is now set for fresh storylines and fierce battles as 2026 approaches, with the WWE universe already speculating about future clashes and potential surprises on the horizon.
The crowning of The Usos as WWE Raw Tag Team Champions in the year’s final WWE Raw has left a lasting impact, ensuring that fans anticipate even greater excitement as the journey continues in the world of professional wrestling.
#9 🔥@WWEUsos are World Tag Team Champions AGAIN!!! pic.twitter.com/uGjzx11UM9
— WWE (@WWE) December 30, 2025
#ANDNEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE USOS!!! 😤@WWEUsos pic.twitter.com/d6S6XZr0fr
— WWE (@WWE) December 30, 2025
