The February 23, 2026 episode of Monday Night Raw is shaping up to be a strong show. As the final episode before the Elimination Chamber premium live event, WWE has put together a solid lineup of matches and segments designed to keep viewers engaged from start to finish. Tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW will be one to remember. With the likes of AJ Lee and more being present for the show, it’s certain fans wouldn’t want to miss out. Monday Night RAW will air live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, starting at 8 PM ET. AJ Styles officially retired at the 2026 Royal Rumble and now WWE will honor Styles in front of his Georgia hometown crowd, in what’s expected to be a very emotional night for the Phenomenal One. So we’ll have to see how WWE will book the segment. Brock Lesnar will make his appearance on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. This will be the first time fans will see the Beast Incarnate since the Royal Rumble. WWE hasn’t revealed why Lesnar is returning, so it remains to be seen what Lesnar will do on the show. After winning the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble, Liv Morgan now holds all the leverage. On RAW, she will officially choose her WrestleMania 42 opponent: Jade Cargill, the WWE Women’s Champion, or Stephanie Vaquer, the Women’s World Champion. So we’ll have to see who will end up becoming her WrestleMania opponent. The Elimination Chamber Qualifying matches will continue this week. On the men’s side, Bronson Reed squares off against Jey Uso and the Original El Grande Americano. On the women’s side, IYO SKY faces Kairi Sane and Raquel Rodriguez. Finally, Nattie will go one-on-one with Maxxine Dupri after weeks of feuding. That changes tonight when he appears on Raw in a place that’s closer to home, where fans and colleagues alike will pay tribute to AJ’s phenomenal career. It sounds like stars from SmackDown will also be in the building to say thank you and goodbye to Styles. That’s all well and good, but keep in mind this is a pro wrestling show, and WWE is on the road to WrestleMania. That means there’s definitely a chance that an angle is brewing, even if it isn’t necessarily for AJ’s return to the ring. GUNTHER doesn’t have much going on right now aside from swatting at the annoying Dragon Lee whenever he gets in his face. If AJ happens to be wearing a salmon jacket if/when GUNTHER shows up, then I think we’ll all know why he defiantly chose to put his gloves back on after he lost at the Rumble. It is very hard to see past IYO SKY winning the final place in the women’s Elimination Chamber. Especially as her fellow World Tag Team Champion, Rhea Ripley, has already qualified for the match. Raquel Rodriguez is an outside bet, while Kairi Sane almost definitely won’t win the qualifying triple threat. On the men’s side, The Original El Grande Americano’s identity thief feud with El Grande Americano will probably get in the way of him winning this match. Bronson Reed has the size advantage, but has spent the past eight months provoking the entire WWE Raw roster. So, he could also fall victim to a foe interfering. All that sets up Jey Uso quite nicely to progress to the Elimination Chamber match in Chicago.