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6 Takeaways From WWE RAW (2/25)

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The February 25th, 2018 episode of WWE RAW aired from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Here are 6 takeaways from this week’s show:

Roman Reigns Announced That His Leukemia Is In Remission

Roman Reigns returned to RAW tonight and received a great reaction from the crowd. Reigns thanked the crowd as they chanted “welcome back!”. He added that he missed the WWE Universe and that there is no other job like this.

Reigns stood in the ring silently as the crowd chanted “this is your yard!”. Reigns responded by stating that “this is our yard” and said that he was a man of faith. Roman admitted that he was terrified before his announcement in October and wasn’t sure if he wanted to share that secret with the world.

Roman brought up the number of prayers that were sent his way was overwhelming and thanked everyone for doing so. Reigns said that he felt like he could do anything with that kind of strength and love.

Reigns stated that as a young Superstar, getting titles and climbing that ladder was the most important. However, he will now use the WWE platform to spread awareness and help those that are in need. Roman announced that his leukemia is in remission and that the Big Dog is back. Roman once again thanked the crowd and said that he loved them. Seth Rollins came down to the entrance ramp and shared a hug with Reigns to conclude the segment.

Ricochet & Aleister Black Pinned The RAW Tag Team Champions

Aleister Black and Ricochet battled RAW Tag Team Champions The Revival tonight on RAW. Before the match started, Dawson and Wilder attacked Black and Ricochet from behind. Ricochet and Black battled back and knocked The Revival out of the ring.

The Revival took control of the match during the commercial break and isolated Ricochet in the ring. Ricochet quickly escaped and tagged Aleister Black into the match. Black leveled wilder with a boot to the face and followed it up with a Moonsault for a near fall.

Former RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode and Chad Gable were shown backstage as Dawson tagged in. Dawson rolled up Black for a two count and followed it up with an awesome DDT for another near fall. Ricochet took out Wilder outside the ring as Aleister hit Black Mass on Dawson for the pinfall victory.

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This makes the second week in a row that The Revival have lost to NXT call-ups. Last week, their match against Gargano and Ciampa was at least competitive. Tonight’s match only lasted a few minutes and made The Revival look weak.

Becky Lynch Was Arrested

Ronda Rousey and Natalya battled the Riott Squad this week on RAW. Ronda Rousey had the match in control after connecting with Piper’s Pit on Sarah Logan. Rousey set up for an Arm Bar but Becky Lynch hobbled towards the barricade. Lynch hit Natalya with a crutch before WWE security arrived.

Ronda went after Lynch but security held her back. Rousey took down several members of security as police escorted Lynch up the entrance ramp. Ronda then helped Natalya up the entrance ramp and marched back down to the ring.

Rousey demanded that Vince McMahon come out from backstage but Stephanie McMahon answered instead. Ronda told Stephanie to reinstate Becky Lynch but Stephanie announced that Lynch had been arrested. Ronda demanded that they drop the charges and give Lynch back her WrestleMania match.

Stephanie told Ronda that her opponent at WrestleMania is Charlotte Flair and the crowd booed. She claimed that Lynch was a loose cannon and unprofessional. Rousey called Lynch a “ginger douche” and added that a match against her at WrestleMania was best for business.

The crowd chanted “Triple Threat!” but Stephanie declined. Ronda said that wasn’t good enough and once again demanded that Becky is reinstated. Stephanie got pissed off and said that Rousey has a bad attitude. Rousey added that Vince McMahon needs to make the right decision and dropped the RAW Women’s Championship at Stephanie’s feet. Rousey then marched backstage without the title.

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Ronda Rousey continues to struggle with her promos. It appeared like she had no idea what she was trying to say and the majority of her lines were forced. Having said that, this storyline is still entertaining and I’m looking forward to see where it goes in the upcoming weeks.

Finn Balor Retained The Intercontinental Championship

Alexa Bliss interviewed Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor on an episode of A Moment of Bliss. Bliss claimed that she would never have disrespected the RAW Women’s Championship like Ronda Rousey just did and offered to take her place at WrestleMania.

Bliss flirted with Balor and said that the title covers up his beautiful abs. Lio Rush interrupted and told Balor that Bobby Lashley deserves to be Intercontinental Champion. Balor claimed that Rush was out here to challenge him for the Intercontinental Championship to prove that he was better than Lashley. Balor accepted the challenge, even though Lio Rush wanted nothing to do with it. Bliss joked that Rush was not man enough to do the job and then Lio accepted the challenge.

Rush got in a flurry of offense and went for a Frog Splash off the top rope but Balor got his knees up. Lio Rush targetted Balor’s left knee and connected with a Dropkick. Finn went for a Suplex but his knee gave out and Rush rolled him up for a near fall. Finn hit a Clothesline and then hobbled up to the top rope. Rush crotched Balor on the top turnbuckle and followed it up with a Frankensteiner for a two count. Finn battled back with a Suplex and then the Coup de Grace for the pinfall victory.

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Reigns & Rollins Saved Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose interrupted Elias and challenged Drew McIntyre to a rematch. Ambrose then planted Elias with Dirty Deeds. Later on RAW, Ambrose battled McIntyre in a No DQ match.

Elias interfered in the match and hit Ambrose with a guitar. McIntyre then leveled Ambrose with the Claymore Kick for the victory. After the match, Corbin and Lashley came down to the ring to beat down Ambrose some more.

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns came down to the ring for the save. Reigns hit a few Superman Punches as Seth connected with The Stomp on Elias. Roman then geared up in the corner and leveled McIntyre with a Spear. Rollins and Reigns shared another hug before heading backstage.

Roman’s announcement that his leukemia was in remission was a tremendous moment at the start of RAW. It was great that he got to cap that off with a couple of Superman Punches and a Spear later on the show.

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Batista Sent A Message To Triple H

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came down to the ring to celebrate Ric Flair’s 70th birthday. The RAW locker room came down to the entrance ramp as Shawn Michaels, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Kurt Angle, and Sting joined Triple H and Stephanie in the ring.

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Stephanie unveiled a custom World Heavyweight Championship belt before Triple H introduced Ric Flair. Ric didn’t make his way down the entrance ramp and the cameras went backstage. Batista was shown entering Ric Flair’s dressing room and then dragged Flair out. Batista asked Triple H if he had his attention now and stared into the camera. Triple H sprinted backstage and checked on Flair as RAW went off the air.

It is looking like we are going to see Triple versus Batista at WrestleMania and I’m all for that. I’ve always enjoyed Batista as a heel and this storyline should be great. Overall, this week’s episode of RAW was very entertaining and full of surprises. WrestleMania season is here and it should make for some interesting episodes of RAW and SmackDown in the upcoming weeks.

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