Category: RAW

WWE RAW Preview 10/11/21

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Chase Center in San Francisco, California with the first red brand matches for the 2021 King of the Ring Tournament and the inaugural Queen’s Crown Tournament.

2021 WWE Draft Night 2 Results, WWE Free Agents Revealed, RAW And SmackDown Rosters

Below are the results from night 2 of the 2021 WWE Draft, that took place Last night on RAW and RAW Talk.

WWE DRAFT PICKS FROM NIGHT 2 ON RAW:

ROUND 1
* RAW picks SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks Bobby Lashley and MVP to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Sasha Banks to stay on SmackDown

ROUND 2
* RAW picks Seth Rollins to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks WWE Intercontinental Champion King Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs to stay on SmackDown
* RAW picks WWE United States Champion Damian Priest to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Sheamus to come over from RAW

ROUND 3
* RAW picks AJ Styles and Omos to stay on the show
* SmackDown picks Shayna Baszler to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Kevin Owens to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Xia Li to come over from WWE NXT

ROUND 4
* RAW picks Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Erik and Ivar of The Viking Raiders to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Finn Balor to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Ricochet to come over from RAW

ROUND 5
* RAW picks Karrion Kross to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza to come over from RAW
* RAW picks Alexa Bliss to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Cesaro to stay on SmackDown

ROUND 6
* RAW picks Carmella to come over from SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Ridge Holland to come over from NXT
* RAW picks Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson
* SmackDown picks Sami Zayn to stay on the show

MONDAY NIGHT PICKS FROM RAW TALK:
* RAW picks Dana Brooke to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Jaxson Ryker to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Veer to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Liv Morgan to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Mia Yim (fka Reckoning) to stay on RAW
* RAW picks Tamina Snuka to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Tegan Nox to come over from SmackDown
* RAW picks Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander to stay on RAW
* RAW picks The Miz to stay on RAW
* SmackDown picks Jinder Mahal and Shanky to come over from RAW
* SmackDown picks Natalya to stay on SmackDown
* SmackDown picks Shotzi Blackheart to stay on SmackDown

WWE Draft changes will officially go into effect with the October 22 edition of SmackDown, which is the night after WWE Crown Jewel.

Based on only the WWE website rosters, below are the updated lists of RAW and SmackDown rosters, and free agents, coming out of the 2021 WWE Draft. The list of free agents is based off Superstars who were not drafted on Friday or Monday, and excluding a few names like Maryse and Paige for obvious reasons.

There’s still no word on how WWE plans to swap the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Titles.

FREE AGENTS:
* Asuka
* Bayley
* Brock Lesnar
* Elias
* Eva Marie
* Gran Metalik
* John Cena
* Lacey Evans
* Lince Dorado
* Shane McMahon
* Slapjack (Shane Thorne)
* Titus O’Neil
* The Undertaker

RAW:
* AJ Styles
* Akira Tozawa
* Alexa Bliss
* Angelo Dawkins
* Apollo Crews
* Austin Theory
* Becky Lynch (SmackDown Women’s Champion)
* Bianca Belair
* Big E (WWE Champion)
* Bobby Lashley
* Carmella
* Cedric Alexander
* Chad Gable
* Commander Azeez
* Damian Priest (WWE United States Champion)
* Dana Brooke
* Dolph Ziggler
* Dominik Mysterio
* Doudrop
* Drake Maverick
* Edge
* Finn Balor
* Gable Steveson
* Jaxson Ryker
* John Morrison
* Karrion Kross
* Keith “Bearcat” Lee
* Kevin Owens
* Liv Morgan
* Mia Yim
* Montez Ford
* MVP
* Nia Jax
* Nikki A.S.H. (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
* Omos
* Otis
* R-Truth
* Randy Orton (RAW Tag Team Champion)
* Reggie (WWE 24/7 Champion)
* Rey Mysterio
* Rhea Ripley (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
* Riddle (RAW Tag Team Champion)
* Robert Roode
* Seth Rollins
* Shelton Benjamin
* T-BAR
* Tamina Snuka
* Tegan Nox
* The Miz
* Veer
* Zelina Vega

SMACKDOWN:
* AJ “Top Dolla” Francis
* Aliyah
* Angel Garza
* Ashante “Thee” Adonis
* “B-Fab” Briana Brandy
* Cesaro
* Charlotte Flair (RAW Women’s Champion)
* Drew Gulak
* Drew McIntyre
* Erik
* Happy Baron Corbin
* Humberto Carrillo
* Isaiah “Swerve” Scott (WWE NXT North American Champion)
* Ivar
* Jeff Hardy
* Jey Uso (SmackDown Tag Team Champion)
* Jimmy Uso (SmackDown Tag Team Champion)
* Jinder Mahal
* King Shinsuke Nakamura (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
* Kofi Kingston
* MACE
* Madcap Moss
* Mansoor
* Mustafa Ali
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Rick Boogs
* Ricochet
* Ridge Holland
* Roman Reigns (WWE Universal Champion)
* Sami Zayn
* Sasha Banks
* Shanky
* Shayna Baszler
* Sheamus
* Shotzi Blackheart
* Toni Storm
* Xavier Woods
* Xia Li

WWE RAW Preview 10/4/21, WWE Draft Night 2

Tonight’s WWE RAW from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee will feature Night 2 of the WWE Draft.

Some of the names eligible for picks on tonight’s show include SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley, WWE United States Champion Damian Priest, WWE Intercontinental Champion King Shinsuke Nakamura, and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, among others.

Paul Heyman and The Usos are set to appear on tonight’s show,

WWE RAW Preview 9/20/21

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina with the go-home build for Extreme Rules.

* The red brand go-home build for Extreme Rules

* The New Day hosts a Championship Celebration for WWE Champion Big E

* The Bloodline (WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos) vs. The New Day (WWE Champion Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods)

* WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina Snuka defend against Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley

* Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus. If Hardy wins, he will be added to Sheamus vs. WWE United States Champion Damian Priest at Extreme Rules to make it a Triple Threat

* RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair appears on Alexa’s Playground with Alexa Bliss and Lilly

* Nia Jax vs. Shayna Baszler

WWE Announces The 2021 Draft

The 2021 WWE Draft has been confirmed for next month.

A promo aired during tonight’s RAW episode that officially announced the beginning of the Draft for the October 1 SmackDown on FOX. The Draft will then wrap with the October 4 RAW on the USA Network.

The October 1 SmackDown was originally scheduled to take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, but it was moved to the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore due to Hurricane Ida. The October 4 RAW show is scheduled to take place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

There’s no word yet on if the October 4 RAW show will also be the RAW 30th season premiere.

Stay tuned for updates. Below is the WWE Draft promo from tonight’s RAW:

https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1437573758940852225
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1437573504199766022

WWE RAW Preview 9/13/21

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the TD Garden in Boston.

* WWE United States Champion Damian Priest will host an Open Challenge with the title on the line

* WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Natalya vs. Rhea Ripley

* RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler in a non-title bout

* The New Day, Mansoor and Mustafa Ali vs. AJ Styles, Omos, T-BAR and MACE

* WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defends against RAW Tag Team Champion Randy Orton

Unexpected Raw Changes A Result Of Vince McMahon Losing Cool Backstage [Rumor]

The somewhat unique episode of Raw, one that didn’t feature most of the advertised matches, was rumored to be a result of Vince McMahon flipping out.

According to PWInsider.com, the reason Monday Night Raw seemed like a bit of an odd show was because it was writter, re-written and the re-written again. A three-hour program that featured a lot of talents fans haven’t seen in a while, but also wins by unexpected talents and what appeared to be a shoot fight during the Nia Jax and Charlotte match was just the start of a show that felt different from many of the Raw’s that preceded it.

Mike Johnson of PWInsider writes, “Yesterday was one of the ‘longest’ days in a long time for the WWE Creative team, according to several sources who reached out to PWInsider.com today.” They add that McMahon was extremely unhappy with the original plans for the show, “ripped up the script” several times and even tossed out the initial rewrite. They note that in that rewrite, some of the ideas were actually pretty good but Vince ditched most of them, before finally writing the show himself. They add, “Until 6 PM EST, there was no official direction or plan for the episode” and added, “One source who went through the process described it as “the loudest and angriest” they’d ever seen McMahon on a show day.”

Reports like this should be taken with a bit of skepticsim. At the same time, it was clear Monday’s Raw was unique. It’s fair to assume there were last-minute changes and that either stars weren’t available or Vince just decided to scrap everything the company had promoted the week prior, including two advertised matches.

While the idea that Vince has all these writers and doesn’t listen to any of them is troubling, but also that the talent likely had little idea what was expected of them prior to going out and performing isn’t wonderful news. That said, the show was rather interesting and at times, quite entertaining.

Sure, some of that might have been akin to watching a car crash live, but good portions of the show were well done.

Source: TheSportster

WWE RAW Preview 8/30/21

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Paycom Center (recently re-named from the Chesapeake Energy Arena) in Oklahoma City, OK with more build for the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

WWE RAW Preview 8/23/21

Tonight’s WWE RAW from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California will feature fallout from Saturday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.

WWE RAW Preview 8/16/21

The SummerSlam go-home edition of WWE RAW will take place tonight from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas with the final red brand build for Saturday’s big event.

* Randy Orton vs. RAW Tag Team Champion Omos

* Drew McIntyre vs. Veer and Shanky in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match

* WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg has been announced for tonight’s show for a final face-off with WWE Champion Bill Goldberg.