The Late Bell: Three Women’s Matches Lead WWE Raw, AEW Adds Stardom Gold

By David LaGuerre
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | Late edition

Monday Night WWE Raw now has three confirmed women’s matches, including two bouts that could reshape the championship picture. WWE’s late Sunday announcement added IYO SKY against Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez in a non-title match. If SKY wins, she earns a future championship opportunity.

AEW also added a Stardom championship match to its Halloween-week schedule after today’s Phoenix Morning Bell was published. Those developments lead this edition. For complete AEW Collision and AAA Héroes Inmortales results, read Morning Bell: FTR Even the Score, Rey Rescues Americano. We will not repeat its match-by-match recaps here.

Raw’s confirmed card: Three women’s matches with consequences

WWE Raw streams live Monday, October 26, at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix from Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. WWE’s official event page confirms the date, venue and featured talent. The match rundown has been assembled from WWE’s televised announcements and a Sunday video posted by Raw General Manager Adam Pearce.

IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez

This is a non-title match, but it carries a clear condition: SKY earns a Women’s Intercontinental Championship match if she defeats Rodriguez. Pearce announced the stipulation in an official social-media video on Sunday.

The setup avoids handing SKY a title match without a test. It also places pressure on Rodriguez. A champion does not lose the belt in a non-title match, but a defeat immediately produces a challenger who has already proven she can win. That makes the result important even if the championship never leaves ringside.

Bayley vs. Lyra Valkyria, No Disqualification

WWE announced this match on last week’s Raw, and Pro Wrestling Dot Net’s card report confirms the No Disqualification stipulation. The rule removes the normal five-count and disqualification protections. It does not guarantee weapons or outside interference, but it permits both.

The key question is whether this ends the dispute or gives it another reason to continue. A decisive finish would let both wrestlers move forward. A finish built around interference could make the rivalry even more crowded.

Becky Lynch vs. Stephanie Vaquer

The winner becomes the No. 1 contender to the Women’s World Championship. That gives Raw two separate championship routes in one night: SKY can earn a match with Rodriguez, while Lynch or Vaquer can earn a match with the world champion.

Diva Dirt’s Sunday card update lists all three women’s matches. As of late Sunday afternoon, WWE had not posted a complete episode preview page with every segment. Roman Reigns, The Bloodline and The 946 remain central Raw stories, but a new match or appearance should not be treated as confirmed until WWE announces it.

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AEW adds Stardom gold to Fright Night Collision

AEW announced that Triangle of Madness, Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue, will defend the Artist of Stardom Championship against Hazuki, Koguma and Fuwa-chan on the Halloween edition of Collision. The announcement appears on AEW’s official account.

This is a six-woman title match involving a championship from Stardom, not an AEW championship. That distinction matters for readers tracking which promotion sanctions the title and where the result belongs in the record books.

AEW’s event calendar lists October 28 in St. Louis as a combined Dynamite and Collision event. That means Saturday’s Collision episode is expected to be recorded during Wednesday’s event rather than presented live. Readers who want to avoid spoilers should use caution on wrestling social media between Wednesday night and Saturday’s broadcast.

Fright Night Dynamite now has three verified matches

• TBS Championship: Persephone defends against Queen Aminata.
• TNT Championship: Darby Allin defends against Josh Alexander.
• Best-of-five series, Match 3: FTR faces the Motor City Machine Guns with the series tied 1-1.

Those matches are listed in AEW’s official Collision results and week-ahead section. The third tag-team match is especially important because neither side can close the series Wednesday. The winner will instead move one victory from taking it.

NXT: Halloween Havoc is official, Tuesday remains incomplete

WWE’s official Halloween Havoc page currently lists NXT Champion Grayson Waller defending against Tony D’Angelo, NXT Women’s Champion Kelani Jordan defending against Wren Sinclair, and Danhausen as the host. The special airs Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on The CW and ESPN Unlimited.

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic semifinal field is set, but WWE had not posted a complete match-by-match preview for Tuesday’s NXT when this edition was prepared. We are therefore not assigning every semifinal to Tuesday without an official listing.

A separate development is being treated as reported, not fully launched. Vic Joseph wrote on Instagram that he and Blake Howard will host a new program called “NXT Beyond the Bell.” Pro Wrestling Dot Net reported that the show is coming to The CW, but no premiere date, episode length or final distribution plan was provided. Joseph’s original Instagram announcement is linked for readers.

SmackDown, TNA, ROH and lucha status

SmackDown: Sami Zayn will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Trick Williams on Friday. WWE’s October 23 results explicitly identify the title match for the next episode. No complete Friday card was available Sunday afternoon.

TNA: TNA’s official news page still leads with its October 22 results, the Shayna Baszler signing, Destination X and the Calgary dates. A complete October 29 iMPACT! card has not been posted. The broadcast remains scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+ in the United States, with TNA+ serving international viewers.

ROH: ROH’s official site lists Episode 189 on demand through HonorClub and Final Battle for December 4 in San Antonio. It does not yet list a complete card for the next weekly episode.

CMLL and AAA: CMLL’s Sunday Arena México show is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and includes Volador Jr. vs. Esfinge, Queen Aminata vs. India Sioux, and Grand Prix winner Skadi vs. Masha Slamovich. AAA completed the first televised week of Héroes Inmortales on Saturday. Because the Morning Bell already contains the full AAA results, this edition will wait for an official Week 2 lineup rather than repeat those finishes or rely on fan-posted spoilers.

Confirmed, reported and rumor check

• Confirmed: Raw’s three women’s matches, Wednesday’s three AEW matches, the Stardom title match, Zayn vs. Williams, and WWE’s current Halloween Havoc listings.
• Reported with limits: “NXT Beyond the Bell” has named hosts, but no verified premiere date or complete distribution details.
• Not promoted as fact: Any additional Raw appearances, the complete Tuesday NXT card, next Thursday’s TNA and ROH cards, and AAA Week 2 matches that have not appeared on an official preview.
• Rumors: No anonymous rumor is used as a headline or match confirmation in this edition.

Social and video note

Adam Pearce’s official match-announcement video, AEW’s official Stardom title graphic and Vic Joseph’s Instagram announcement are linked above. They are presented as direct links rather than native embeds. Instagram retrieval was throttled during verification, TikTok pages were blocked from reliable access, and embedded posts can include music or footage whose reuse permissions are not clear. No clip was downloaded, edited, cropped or reuploaded.

Sources: WWE, AEW, CMLL, TNA, ROH, Adam Pearce, Vic Joseph, Pro Wrestling Dot Net and Diva Dirt. Times are Eastern. Announced cards remain subject to change.