Category: RAW

Several Advertised Stars Did Not Appear For WWE Legends Night, Carlito Reacts

Several stars did not appear for last night’s Legends Night edition of WWE RAW, despite being advertised ahead of time.

The WWE Hall of Famers and Legends who did appear for various cameos during the show, and on the stage to watch WWE Champion Drew McIntyre retain over Keith Lee in the main event, were Irwin R. Schyster (IRS), Melina, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Hart, Molly Holly, Booker T, Alicia Fox, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Torrie Wilson, Big Show, Mickie James, Mark Henry, Ron Simmons, Teddy Long, Sgt. Slaughter, and Tatanka.

Stars who were advertised but did not appear were Beth Phoenix, Candice Michelle, Carlito, Eve Torres, Hillbilly Jim, Ivory, Jacqueline, Kurt Angle, and Michael “PS” Hayes.

Carlito was one of the most anticipated returns for Legends Night and WWE had previously confirmed his appearance on social media and their website. There’s no word yet on why he never appeared but as seen in the tweet below, he tweeted a shrug GIF in response to the show:

Update

According to Wrestling Inc., Carlito was never officially booked for the show at all. WWE sent feelers out to a variety of talents, including Carlito, and someone internally in WWE apparently simply jumped the gun announcing his appearance. This was not an issue of travel problems or him being held up due to COVID-19 precautions.

We’re told there is no bad blood over the errant announcement since it appears to have just been a communication error.

Carlito’s appearance on RAW would have been his first RAW appearance in over ten years. His last appearance for WWE was as part of Edge & Christian’s Show That Totally Reeks Of Awesomeness on the WWE Network back in 2016.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Goldberg Issued Challenge To WWE Champion Drew McIntyre On RAW For Title Match At Royal Rumble

Goldberg has his sights set on the gold, and he made his intentions clear during a tense confrontation with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.

It all went down on this week’s edition of Raw immediately following the main event between Keith Lee and Drew McIntyre.

Monday night was a special one. It was “Legends Night” after all, and there were plenty of legends on the show, including Hulk Hogan, Mark Henry, Big Show, I.R.S., Mickie James, Torie Wilson and others. But there was one legend who waited until the closing moments of the show to make his presence known.

After McIntyre’s hard fought victory over a valiant Keith Lee, Goldberg claimed that McIntyre doesn’t have any respect for legends. He then demanded a title match with McIntyre at the upcoming Royal Rumble event. Drew’s response was less than enthusiastic.

“Fighting you would be like fighting my own dad,” the champ said … and then things got out of hand.

The WWE Hall of Famer shoved McIntyre to the ground. Drew got back on his feet and the pair squared off as the show went off the air.

Check out the tense confrontation below.

WWE RAW Preview 1/4/21 (Legends Night)

Tonight’s WWE RAW will be the special Legends Night edition of the show, featuring more build for the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

The following Hall of Famers and Legends are advertised for tonight’s special episode: Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Big Show, Boogeyman, Booker T, Candice Michelle, Carlito, Eve Torres, Hillbilly Jim, Hulk Hogan, IRS (Irwin R. Schyster), Ivory, Jacqueline, Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Hart, Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, Melina, Michael “PS” Hayes, Mickie James, Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, Tatanka, Torrie Wilson.

WWE RAW Preview 11/23/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando with fallout from last night’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s show but the fallout from last night’s pay-per-view should see Team RAW celebrate their win over SmackDown, 4-3. The men’s team has their clean sweep to follow up on, while Lana will be celebrating her win as the Sole Survivor of the women’s team.

RAW should also feature fallout from last week’s main event, which saw Drew McIntyre capture the WWE Title from Randy Orton. WWE is due to follow-up on the storyline between “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss, among others.

WWE RAW Preview 11/16/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW will feature the final build for Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.

WWE is teasing that the Ricochet vs. RETRIBUTION storyline will also continue on tonight’s show.

WWE RAW Preview 11/9/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW on the USA Network will feature more build for the upcoming Survivor Series pay-per-view with Second Chance Qualifying.

The Second Chance Qualifier will feature Jeff Hardy, Riddle and Elias going at it in a Triple Threat to determine the final member of the Men’s Team RAW. The winner will earn the fifth and final spot, joining AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Sheamus and Braun Strowman.

RAW will also feature “A Moment of Bliss” with host Alexa Bliss tonight. Her special guest will be Drew McIntyre, to continue the storyline between McIntyre, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and WWE Champion Randy Orton. WWE noted in their official RAW preview that The Fiend will use the segment to deliver his own message to McIntyre on behalf of Bliss.

WWE has not announced any further matches or segments for tonight’s RAW.

WWE RAW Preview 11/2/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Amway Center in Orlando with more build for the upcoming WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

WWE RAW Preview 10/26/20

Tonight’s RAW episode will take place from the WWE ThunderDome in the Amway Center in Orlando, FL with fallout from WWE Hell In a Cell.

WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s show, but it’s expected that new WWE Champion Randy Orton will be appearing to celebrate his win over Drew McIntyre at Hell In a Cell. The Miz is teasing that he may cash in his Money In the Bank briefcase tonight, which he won from Otis at Hell In a Cell.

The Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee feud is also expected to continue tonight, plus the latest with RAW Women’s Champion Asuka, RETRIBUTION, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss, and more.

WWE RAW Preview 10/19/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW on the USA Network will be the season premiere episode for the red brand, featuring fallout from the 2020 WWE Draft.

This will also be the go-home RAW episode for Sunday’s WWE Hell In a Cell episode.

* Asuka defends the RAW Women’s Title against Lana

* Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee

* Elias puts on a concert for the fans and Jeff Hardy

* Bray Wyatt hosts a new Firefly Fun House episode

* The latest between Randy Orton and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre before Hell In a Cell

Backstage News On The Status Of Raw Underground

WWE is reportedly set to discontinue Raw Underground, the “shoot-style fights” that were introduced by Shane McMahon in August during an episode of Monday Night Raw.

According to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Raw Underground “is considered done” for right now.

The report noted that the segment was initially dropped for a few weeks due to the COVID-19 breakout, and fear that extras in the crowd may have been exposed to the virus. However, that is no longer the case. Even with almost everyone involved in the Raw Underground team back to work, the word is that WWE will no longer produce the shoot-style fights.

Meltzer also noted that due to the recent WWE Draft, Raw Underground segments “wouldn’t have fit as easily” into the show. He also mentioned how WWE was trying to keep NXT talent–who served as the extras on Raw Underground–away from Raw and SmackDown talent as much as possible, due to the fear of another COVID-19 outbreak.

Raw Underground took place for eight straight weeks on Raw, starting from the August 3 episode until September 21. However, it hasn’t been featured since then. The last big Raw Underground match pitted Braun Strowman against Dabba-Kato.

Source: Wrestling Inc.