Ending all the speculations, Drew McIntyre vs. WWE Champion Bobby Lashley has been made official for WWE WrestleMania 37. This week’s episode of Raw featured a confrontation between the two which planted the seeds of the upcoming matchup. WWE Raw commentator Tom Phillips then confirmed the match on the Fastlane go-home edition. McIntyre will also collide against Sheamus in a rubber match at Fastlane 2021.
It should be noted that Drew McIntyre lost the WWE Title to The Miz at the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase after a beatdown from Lashley to McIntyre.
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A week later, Lashley defeated The Miz for the title on RAW to capture the WWE championship for the first time in his career. Wrestlemania 37 will mark Lashley’s first big title defense.
AJ Styles received his match at Wrestlemania 37
Another match was made official for Wrestlemania 37 where the Raw tag team titles will be on the line. Omos will make his WWE main roster in-ring debut as he and AJ Styles will compete for the titles against the new champions – The New Day.
This week’s RAW witnessed The New Day’s Kofi Kingston capture the RAW Tag Team Titles from Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Business. Kofi was the one to get the pinfall for his team after he connected with the Daybreak stomp on Shelton.
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After the match, Styles and Omos confronted Woods and Kingston and challenged them to a title match on The Grandest Stage of Them All. The eleven-time tag champs accepted the challenge after which the match was confirmed.
WrestleMania 37 will take place on Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The updated match card for the show stands as follows,
WWE Universal Title Match
WWE Hall of Famer Edge vs. Roman Reigns (c)
WWE Title Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley (c)
SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (c)
RAW Tag Team Titles Match
Omos and AJ Styles vs. The New Day (c)
