Brock Lesnar returned on last night’s episode of WWE Raw to give a message to the challenger. The main event of the night featured Rollins battling out McIntyre in a singles contest. Finn Balor continued the rivalry with Lashley and Rush whereas Ronda Rousey defended her women’s championship. Also, Kurt Angle let known his Wrestlemania opponent in a much-anticipated announcement. Here are the results from the show took place at the All-State Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Brock Lesnar kicked off this week’s WWE Raw with Paul Heyman. The advocate general for the Universal Champion cut a heel promo until Drew McIntyre interrupted him. Seth Rollins came from behind and hit him with a few chair shots from the back. Rollins invited Lesnar inside the ring who decided to walk off rather in the loud boos from the crowd.
Finn Balor and Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush was the opening matchup on WWE Raw. Prior to the match, Balor decided to make Strowman his partner and wished to get the IC title back, sooner. Lashley dominated the match for the most part punishing Balor until Strowman made the tag. He treated Lio Rush like a ragged doll and delivered an emphatic Running Powerslam for the win.
Alexa Bliss hosted another episode of A Moment of Bliss with Elias as the guest. She talked about being the greatest talk show host to be present ever. The Conga Line interrupted as No Way Jose came out to have a match against Elias. The heel superstar controlled the match and gave a vicious knee to Jose. He hit the Drift Away successfully to pick up the win.
Kurt Angle appeared next on WWE Raw to announce that he’d face Baron Corbin at Wrestlemania 35. This man has made his life a living hell since he became the General Manager. So nothing would make him happy to tap him out. Later, Angle defeated Chad Gable in a match via the Ankle Lock submission hold. Corbin came out and have some verbal exchanges to end the segment.
Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley were out next on WWE Raw. Charly Caruso was asking them questions when Natalya and Beth Phoenix walked out and challenged them for the challenge the two of them for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania. Sasha Banks did not like the idea and a brawl went underway with Natalya.
Phoenix also got involved in this to set up a singles contest. Sasha Banks was up against Natalya to start the match with a Thesz Press. Nattie came back with a Discuss Clothesline when Nia Jax came out on the ramp. Tamina attacked Beth Phoenix from the back. Nia and Tamina both pounced on Sasha and Bayley to disqualify the match before walking away.
Jinder Mahal competed in a match against Ricochet on WWE Raw. Mahal hit his opponent with a knee followed by a scoop slam to take control. Ricochet came back hitting standing shooting star press. He delivered cartwheel Fosbury Flop on Mahal and The Singhs outside the ring. The 630-splash followed to earn him the win.
WWE Raw Women’s Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Dana Brooke was next match lineup with the title hanging on the balance. Rousey immediately kneed Brooke in the ribs and applied the arm-bar for the win. She did not let go Brooke off the submission move. Referees and official came out and received some shots from Rousey before she walked away with husband Travis Browne.
Baron Corbin vs. Apollo Crews took place next on WWE Raw. Crews started the match hitting a moonsault but Corbin soon delivered a forearm to take control. He went for a chokeslam but Crews got out of it but received a Deep Six for a near fall. Crews flipped through End of Days and rolled up Corbin for the win. Kurt Angle joined him while he was celebrating.
Batista joined live on WWE Raw via satellite from Tampa, Florida. He talked garbage about Wrestlemania opponent Triple H to end the interview conducted by Michael Cole. Braun Strowman appeared in an interview to announce his entry into the André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins was the main event of this week’s episode of WWE Raw. Prior to the match, McIntyre issues a Wrestlemania challenge to Roman Reigns. Rollins entered the ring to start the match in a brawl. McIntyre hit an inverted Alabama Slam for a near fall. Rollins came back with a Falcon Arrow and set up for the Stomp. Brock Lesnar’s music hit to distract him as McIntyre picked up the win via a Claymore kick. Lesnar laughed at Rollins as the show went off the air.
