Backstage news regarding Penta’s debut with WWE from the January 13th 2025 edition of RAW

As seen during the January 13th 2025 edition of WWE RAW, former AEW star Penta defeated Chad Gable in his debut match with the company. Merchandise for Penta was released earlier in the day and Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com noted that internally, WWE happy with the early numbers.

Johnson stated the following about Penta’s debut…

“We did confirm that between the 13 minute match and his post-match promo, Penta went way longer than he was initially planned to go, which led to time being trimmed from other segments later in the show. There were some talents obviously not thrilled about that, as you can imagine. That said, we are told management was happy with the debut and with Penta’s reaction live.”

Jamie Noble was said to have been the producer for Penta vs. Gable. For anybody wondering, Penta was not legitimately injured during the match as he was merely selling his leg.