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In the first title match on Monday’s episode of “WWE Raw,” new champions were crowned. AJ Styles and Dragon Lee challenged Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the WWE World Tag Team Championship inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. WE HAVE NEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!! 🔥Congratulations, AJ Styles & Dragon Lee! pic.twitter.com/BaKEtEVVTo— WWE (@WWE) October 21, 2025 Balor and McDonagh nearly retained the gold, but Lee made a save before Styles could be pinned. “The Phenomenal One” caught Balor in the Styles Clash to earn his team the title. More News: WWE Vacates Major Championship on Monday Night Raw AJ Styles Wins Gold As Retirement Looms While John Cena will officially retire from in-ring competition in December, Styles won’t be too far behind. The WWE, NJPW, and TNA Wrestling legend has revealed that he will be hanging up his boots at some point in 2026. Styles hasn’t committed to an exact retirement date at this time. Styles recently closed the book on one of his biggest rivalries at “Crown Jewel” in Perth. He had yet another memorable singles match against Cena. Styles wore his throwback TNA Wrestling shorts for the match. Ultimately, Cena won the tribute-filled encounter. Styles is no stranger to holding tag team gold. He once held the WWE World Tag Team Championship with Omos, and the two reigned for four months. Going further back to his TNA Wrestling days, Styles was a four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion. He also captured the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice. Styles even held the ROH tag team gold with Amazing Red. As for Styles’ current partner, Lee, this is his first run with a main roster title. Lee did capture the NXT North American Championship and the WWE Speed Championship prior. Massive WWE Raw Spoiler Possibly Revealed Huge WWE Return Rumor Debunked by Insider Former WWE Champion Dies After Battling Health Issues For more on WWE content, head to Newsweek Sports.
