This week’s RAW started as WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch came out to the arena. She talked about the greatness of the female roster of the Monday night show of the WWE. She also said that she have made Doudrop famous since she was the new no 1 Contender.
Doudrop came out to the arena. She said it might have been her plan but it was the biggest mistake of her life. She also claimed that she would take the title of Becky Lynch at the Royal Rumble pay per view event.
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Bianca Belair came out and said Becky I was afraid to face her so she screwed her last week. She also announced that she would be entering the Royal Rumble match. Liv Morgan came out and she also announced that she was also entering the Royal Rumble match.
Match 1 – Doudrop and Becky Lynch defeated Liv Morgan and Bianca Belair
This was a short match and it was mainly booked to present Doudrop as a strong force. At the end of the match she fought with her Tag Team partner Becky Lynch. First she pinned Liv and then hit Banzai Drop on Becky.
Kevin Owens Show was next as Seth Rollins being the special guest. They mostly talked about Rollins’ match at the Royal Rumble against Roman Reigns. Owens also declared himself to be a participant of the Royal Rumble match.
Match 2 – Kevin Owens defeated Damian Priest
The match was booked for eight minutes and it was a great match. This match was really fun to watch because of the near falls. Owens’ dirty tactics to win the match was quite entertaining as well. He pinned Damian with the Stunner. A pin fall defeat for Damian must have come after a long time.
Next up was the Alpha Academy’s Graduation celebration. It was basically a celebration of them winning the WWE RAW Tag Team championships. Chad Gable presented Otis a Graduation certificate. In the background, Pomp and Circumstance theme was being played which was used as the entrance theme of the legendary professional wrestler Randy Savage.
Riddle interfered and after a heated conversation it came to a rematch challenge. Chad Gable said that before getting the rematch they need to beat them in an Academic Competition. Orton came out and the duo took out the Alpha Academy accepting the challenge afterwards.
Match 3 – Austin Theory defeated Finn Balor
The match was frustrating. It was a clean and dominant victory for Austin Theory which is the terrible look for Finn. He should leave now. He is too good to job like this. Theory pinned him with a clean ATL.
Nikki ASH and Rhea Ripley was a scheduled to face each other in a match but it could never start as the Women’s Tag Team champions Zelina and Carmella interfered before the match and Nikki beat down Rhea before the start of the match.
Match 4 – Omos defeated Reggie
It was not even a squash. Reggie attempted a flying attack and Omos caught him in the air. He hit him with the two handed Chokeslam and pinned him. The drama of the 24/7 Championship continued during this match and it remained the same.
Maryse and Beth Phoenix had a face to face segment next. Maryse requested Beth to cancel their match at Royal Rumble. She reminded about all the things they did together during their prime. Beth said that their match at Royal Rumble was definitely on. Meanwhile Miz attacked Edge outside of the ring and Maryse nailed Beth by hitting her with her Purse. Later it was revealed she had a brick inside of her purse.
Match 5 – The Mysterios and The Street Profits defeated Apollo Crews, Commander Azeez and The Dirty Dogs
This eight man tag team match was booked for five minutes and it was not bad. There was nothing much to talk about it. Montez Ford pinned Apollo Crews with a Frog Splash.
Match 6 – Bobby Lashley defeated Seth Rollins by DQ
The match was going good and it was pretty entertaining. But the time was short. They gave it a short booking time. Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin attacked Lashley during the match but got beaten down. The Usos on the other hand nailed Seth with a double Super Kick. Usos was standing tall on Seth this week’s RAW went off air
Overall, it was a below average and boring event. Once again they focused more on the promised segments than the matches, something they have been doing for ages. Sometimes even the entrances where longer than the matches themselves. Once again no booking for the 24/7 Championship. We give it 2 stars out of 5.
Sportzwiki Rating – 2/5