Triple H predicted that the December 1 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw would be “epic.” While the verdict is still out on that idea, there were some key talking points coming out of that show. One was Bron Breakker. The young Steiner unleashed a scathing promo targeting the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk. It was the type of promo that was meant to “make” someone as a main event performer. Breakker was already there, and this moment put an exclamation point on his rise. The time to crown Bron Breakker is not just now, it is right now.
WWE is coming up on the one-year anniversary of its launch on Netflix. This was a major partnership that kicked off with a big match between CM Punk and Seth Rollins. Heading into 2026, there’s a big match on the docket as Punk will defend that championship against Breakker. The January 6th episode of Monday Night Raw will be headlined by CM Punk versus Bron Breakker and it is a match that will set the tone for the company in the coming year.
Bron Breakker must walk out of WWE Raw with the World Heavyweight Championship
Bron Breakker must win this match. There’s no other outcome that would make any sense at this time. The WWE men’s division has grown stagnant. The main event is packed with men who are at least 40 years of age and it has seemed near impossible for anyone in their 20s to break through.
At least anyone not named Breakker. That fact is why it makes the most sense for him to capture the championship. Because what is the message that WWE is sending to its audience and roster if Punk, at 47 years old, handily defeats the powerhouse who is nearly 20 years younger than him? The message wouldn’t be positive. That’s for sure. Not only does Breakker need to win, but he needs to win clean, without any interference or shenanigans.
With so many young, talented men on the roster it is time for those named Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Oba Femi, Trick Williams, and several others to finally begin to carve out their places at the top. If Breakker is rebuffed when the lights are shining the brightest, what’s the hope for the rest of them?
A Bron Breakker victory also opens the doors for some interesting booking in the first half of 2026. WWE doesn’t need to go back to Cody Rhodes versus Roman Reigns. Fans have already seen that. But what if the company shifted to Roman Reigns versus Bron Breakker as the top feud for WrestleMania 42? What if that feud resulted in Breakker getting the biggest win of his career? That’s how a new face is made, one that the company could build on for years to come.
Bron Breakker is a future WWE World Heavyweight Champion. The only question is when does that future start. Does it start on January 6 as the wrestling world watches the first Monday Night Raw of the New Year? The answer needs to be “yes” because anything less would be a gross example of promotional malpractice.