WWE RAW aired live from the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. It was the first episode of RAW following WWE Elimination Chamber 2020.
WWE RAW Results (3/9)
- Rey Mysterio def. Angel Garza
- Bobby Lashley def. Zack Ryder
- Drew McIntyre def. Erick Rowan
- The Kabuki Warriors def. Natalya & Liv Morgan
- Riddick Moss def. Cedric Alexander to retain the 24/7 Championship
- Seth Rollins, Murphy, and AOP def. Street Profits & Viking Raiders
Here are 7 takeaways from this week’s episode of RAW:
Becky Vowed To Smash Shayna’s Face In At WrestleMania
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch kicked off this week’s show. Shayna Baszler won the women’s Elimination Chamber match last night to earn a shot at Becky’s title at WrestleMania. The Man marched to the ring and rolled highlights from Shayna’s victory last night.
Lynch pointed out that it only took Shayna a couple of minutes to defeat Asuka, while it took Becky her entire career. Becky gave Lynch props on her MMA career before referring to her as a black hole of charisma. Lynch added that she might be a bitch but she is the bitch that runs this whole division.
Becky brought up Shayna refusing to shake her hand after last year’s WrestleMania and stated that Baszler is the biggest threat to her since Ronda Rousey. Lynch claimed that Shayna is underestimating her and vowed to smash her face in at WrestleMania.
Opinion: It was good to see Becky Lynch not wearing deal with it sunglasses or cosplaying as a king this week on RAW. Her promo tonight was great and she sounded like The Man for the first time in a while.
Rhea Ripley Sent A Message To Charlotte
Charlotte Flair came down to the ring and said that Rhea Ripley will never be as good as her. Flair added that Rhea should continue to enjoy all the hype that is surrounding her because it is not going to last.
Flair stated that she is challenging for the NXT Women’s Championship to teach her a lesson. Charlotte added that she is going to humble her at WrestleMania before Ripley interrupted.
Ripley came down to the ring as Flair claimed that RAW was her kingdom. Flair told Ripley that she was excused but Rhea responded with a punch to Flair’s face before exiting the ring.
McIntyre Destroyed Rowan’s Cage
Drew McIntyre faced Rowan tonight on RAW.
Match Recap: McIntyre dominated the match early and sent Rowan to the outside. Drew then took the steel steps and smashed Rowan’s cage.
Back in the ring, McIntyre hit Rowan with the Future Shock DDT and followed it up with the Claymore Kick for the pinfall victory. McIntyre continues to be on a roll leading up to his match against Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36.
The Kabuki Warriors Picked Up A Win
Women’s Tag Team Champions Kabuki Warriors came down to the ring and started laughing like maniacs. The Kabuki Warriors said that they wanted to beat someone between shouting. Natalya and Liv Morgan then made their way to the ring for a tag team match.
Match Recap: Natalya and Liv Morgan started off the match in control before Ruby Riott made her way to the entrance ramp as RAW went to a break.
When RAW returned, Sarah Logan sprinted down the ramp and attacked Ruby. Liv Morgan climbed to the top rope and took out Ruby and Sarah with a Crossbody. Natalya now had nobody tag but connected with a Clothesline on Sane for a two count.
Asuka tagged in but Natalya didn’t see it. Natalya applied the Sharpshooter on Kairi and Asuka capitalized with a kick to the head for the pinfall victory.
AJ Styles Challenged The Undertaker
AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson appeared on tonight’s show. Styles lost to Aleister Black last night at Elimination Chamber due to The Undertaker interfering.
Styles said that The Undertaker stole a beautiful trophy form him at ShowDown and cost him a match last night.
AJ vowed to get his revenge and challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania. He claimed that he might have been hesitant to call out The Undertaker 15-years ago but now he just sees a broken down old man named Mark Calaway.
Syles added that Undertaker should have retired ten years ago when he was in his prime. He claimed that Undertaker only keeps coming back because his wife, Michelle McCool, is the most conniving person he has ever met in his life.
AJ stated that Michelle is going to run Undertaker into the ground and he is going to help her. Styles said that he is going to take Undertaker’s soul at WrestleMania and that Taker has nothing to lose because he already lost his dignity.
Styles claimed that nobody gives a damn about The Undertaker anymore. AJ vowed to put the nail in Undertaker’s coffin at WrestleMania.
Opinion: AJ Styles cut a hell of a promo tonight. The build to this match has been predictable so far and tonight’s promo at least made the rivalry feel personal.
Edge Returned & Hit Orton With An RKO
MVP tried to make himself Edge’s manager tonight but the Rated R Superstar wasn’t interested. Edge ripped the microphone away from MVP and demanded Orton to come to the ring. MVP claimed that Edge was embarrassing himself and mentioned his wife.
Edge got pissed off and leveled MVP with a Spear. Randy attacked Edge from behind but Edge hit Orton with an RKO out of nowhere. Edge grabbed a couple steel chairs into the ring but Randy escaped. Edge then choked out MVP while staring at Orton on the ramp. He then planted MVP with an RKO onto the chair before following it up with the Con-Chair-To. The crowd chanted “one more time!” and Edge obliged. He then sprinted after Orton as Randy retreated backstage.
Seth Rollins Got The Better Of Kevin Owens
Rollins, Murphy, and AOP attacked Kevin Owens tonight as he arrived at the arena. Rollins was eating popcorn during the attack and brought the popcorn with him to the ring for his match against Aleister Black later on the show. Rollins tried to recruit Black earlier in the night but Aleister declined the offer.
Match Recap: Rollins connected with a Slingblade and went for the cover but Black kicked out at two. Seth follwoed that up with a Headlock as Murphy looked on from ringside. Aleister broke free but Rollins sent him flying into the turnbuckle. Aleister battled back and hit a German Suplex.
Black went for the pin but Murphy broke it up and the match ended in a DQ. AOP joined in on the attack and beat Aleister down. Viking Raiders and Street Profits joined the party and a massive brawl broke out. It lead to an 8-man tag match in which Rollins, Murphy, and AOP won. After the match, Kevin Owens hit Akam and Murphy with a Stunner. Rollins then planted Owens with the Stomp to close the show.
Opinion: I was interested in the match between Aleister Black and Seth Rollins but unfortunately that only lasted a few minutes. The 8-man tag match was solid but it was difficult to care about it. Becky’s promo, AJ’s promo, and the Edge/Orton segment were good tonight. The rest of the show felt like a standard episode of RAW even though we are only a few weeks away from WrestleMania.
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