This week’s episode of WWE RAW takes place at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The Undertaker, Shane McMahon and Brock Lesnar are all scheduled to appear to hype their matches at WrestleMania, which is now less than 3 weeks away.
– The New Day comes out and cuts a promo on the League of Nations to open up the show.
– Big E & Xavier Woods def. Rusev & Alberto Del Rio: The New Day members get lots of offense in on Rusev in the opening moments. Del Rio gets in and locks Woods in an armbar hanging over the ropes. Rusev and Big E get the tags and Rusev walks into a series of suplexes. Big E hits the Big Splash, and goes for the Big Ending but Rusev gets out. Del Rio throws Big E to the outside while Rusev works on Woods in the ring. Kofi distracts Rusev from the outside and Woods rolls Rusev up into a small package for the 1-2-3. The League of Nations beats down The New Day after the match.
– Dean Ambrose comes out and cuts a promo on Triple H, then Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman come out and interrupt. Heyman cuts a promo on Ambrose and warns him to stop provoking his client. Ambrose tries to get Lesnar to come down to the ring but Heyman puts a stop to it, he says you have to wait until April 3rd to see that. Paul walks to the back, and as soon as he turns the corner, Brock Lesnar starts heading towards the ring. Ambrose takes a crowbar out of his jacket, but Lesnar keeps walks towards him. Lesnar ultimately decides to head to the back with Paul.
– Ryback def. Sin Cara: Ryback controls the match almost entirely in the opening moments. Ryback hits a Thesz Press on Sin Cara, but Sin Cara dodges the follow-up splash from Ryback. Sin Cara hits a springboard splash on Ryback for a 2 count, then lands a suicide dive on Ryback on the outside. Back in the ring, Sin Cara springboards himself onto Ryback’s shoulders for the Shellshocked. Ryback gives him a second Shellshocked for good measure and gets the 3-count.
– Stephanie McMahon is in the back getting ready to address the WWE Universe.
– Stephanie comes out to the ring and introduces her husband. Triple H comes down and cuts a promo about beating Dean Ambrose at Roadblock last weekend. Triple H says he’ll beat Roman Reigns too, because the Authority always wins. Dolph Ziggler comes out to interrupt. Triple H seems to invite Ziggler to side with The Authority, but Ziggler declines and Stephanie slaps him across the face. Ziggler says he’ll take any challenge she names. Stephanie tells him his opponent tonight will be The Game, Triple H.
– Sami Zayn def. The Miz: Kevin Owens is at ringside on commentary. Zayn hits a springboard moonsault off the fan barricade a ringside on The Miz in the opening moments. Back in the ring, Miz mounts a comeback but Zayn rolls out of the Skull Crushing Finale. Zayn hits a splash on Miz off the top for a 2-count, then lays him out with a suicide dive on Miz to the outside. Zayn lays out Owens with a right hand before rolling back in the ring, then boots Miz in the face for the win.
–Team Bad def. Brie Bella & Alicia Fox: Before the action starts Lana’s music hits and she comes out to watch. Brie hits her Daniel Bryan-inspired series of kicks on Tamina. Lana distracts the referee and Tamina and Naomi double team Brie for the win. After the match, Alicia Fox gets in Lana’s face and Team Bad lays her out with a double superkick out of nowhere.
– The Social Outcasts cut a promo about Burger King’s new hot dogs backstage.
– Paige is cutting a promo backstage about WrestleMania when Lana interrupts. Paige challenges Lana, and Team Bad comes and backs up Lana.
– Charlotte is backstage with her father Ric Flair and cuts a promo on Sasha and Becky.
– The Usos vs. Bo Dallas & Adam Rose: The Dudleyz are at ringside on commentary. Bubba cuts a promo saying The Usos rely on their “fat ass father.” The Usos hand out superkicks to all members of The Social Outcasts as the two members at ringside try to get involved. Jey hits a splash off the top on Bo Dallas for the 1-2-3.
– Dean Ambrose runs in to Mick Foley backstage. Foley warns Ambrose that he’s going to get hurt really bad going against Brock Lesnar. Ambrose says he can handle it, so Foley says he has a gift for him. Ambrose opens the box and it’s a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire.
– Triple H def. Dolph Ziggler: They mostly exchange headlock takedowns in the opening moments of the match. Ziggler rolls up Triple H for two near-falls, then hits a dropkick for another 2-count. Ziggler runs face-first into a knee from Triple H for a 2-count. The Game throws Ziggler to the outside and continues to beat him down, working on Ziggler’s injured shoulder. HHH suplexes Ziggler back in the ring and then sits on the turnbuckle for a minute. He jumps off for a knee drop but Ziggler gets his boot up for the block. Ziggler mounts a comeback but only gets a 2-count. HHH goes for the pedigree but Ziggler reverses into a pin for a 2. He hits the Fameasser for another 2-count. HHH hits a facebuster, but Ziggler comes back with a tornado DDT for another near-fall. HHH drops Ziggler with a spinebuster, then Ziggler gets up and hits a superkick for yet another near-fall on HHH. Triple H gets out of the Zig-Zag and hits the Pedigree for the 1-2-3.
– After the match, Roman Reigns comes out down the entrance ramp and hits the ring. Reigns and Triple H brawl all over ringside to audible boos. Reigns starts smashing Triple H’s face into the announce table. Reigns pulls the TVs out of the table and lays Triple H on it. He shoves referee Charles Robinson down and HHH takes the opportunity to get off the table. Reigns beats Triple H all the way backstage. Reigns fights off security and continues beating HHH, throwing a garbage can at him and beating him with a TV. The Usos and Mark Henry come over and convince down Reigns to stop the beating.
– R-Truth approaches Goldust in a penguin suit backstage and says he wants to be his partner, but Goldust declines and walks away.
– Neville def. Chris Jericho via DQ: Jericho cuts a promo on AJ Styles before the match. Neville dropkicks Jericho to the outside and Jericho flips the ring steps over out of frustration. After a near-fall on Neville, Jericho shoves referee Charles “Little Naitch” Robinson and he gets disqualified for it. After the match, Jericho cuts a promo about how he’s the best in the world at what he does. AJ Styles’ music hits and The Phenomenal One hits the ring. He hits springboards off the top rope and hits Jericho with The Phenomenal Forearm which lays out Y2J. AJ’s music hits, he yells something at Jericho and he heads to the back.
– Vince McMahon’s music hits and the WWE Chairman struts down to the ring as only he can. Vince cuts a promo on Shane saying there’s no chance he’ll win at WrestleMania. Vince calls The Undertaker the “most depraved, sadistic creature in the history of WWE,” and with that, the Dead Man makes his way down to the ring. Vince tells Undertaker never to put his hands on him again, after choking him on RAW previously. Taker throws his jacket and hat down, and rolls his eyes back in his head. Vince apologizes for bringing it up. Vince talks about what he wants Undertaker to do to Shane at WrestleMania. Taker stares down Vince, then Shane McMahon’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Shane says he’s figured out how he’s going to beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and says he’ll stop at nothing to get the job done. Undertaker takes Vince’s mic, and tells Shane his best isn’t going to be enough. Shane tells The Undertaker that he’s Vince’s puppet, which Undertaker denies. Shane calls Undertaker “Vince’s bitch” and ‘Taker grabs Shane by the throat for a chokeslam. Shane gets out and hits some punches on The Phenom, but then Vince pushes Shane from behind and he falls right into a chokeslam. Undertaker goes for Vince, but Vince jumps out of the ring and makes his way to the back as his son lays in the ring.
