Tonight’s taped WWE RAW from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL will feature more build for the Backlash pay-per-view.
* Seth Rollins to host Rey Mysterio’s retirement ceremony
* Aleister Black to go one-on-one with Seth Rollins
* Asuka and Charlotte Flair clash in Champion vs. Champion showdown
* Apollo Crews defends United States Title against opponent of his choosing
Samoa Joe has reportedly permanently replaced WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler on the RAW announce team.
Joe has not returned to the ring because he’s still waiting to be medically cleared to compete from the concussion he suffered during the RAW commercial shoot back in February. He was brought back to RAW commentary in late April, filling in for Lawler, and now the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Joe is considered to be Lawler’s permanent replacement on the red brand announce team.
There’s no word yet on what this means for when Joe is medically cleared for in-ring action, but the Observer noted that Joe may have a role where he announces and then they shoot angles for him to wrestle using the other role. Things could change down the road if WWE runs into depth issues with the RAW roster, or if they feel they need Joe as a full-time wrestler, but they could also have Joe work both roles.
It was originally believed that Joe was filling in for Lawler due to concerns over Lawler being at a higher risk to work TV tapings during the coronavirus pandemic. It remains to be seen if WWE will bring Lawler back to the announce table once regular tapings resume.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
The taped Memorial Day edition of WWE RAW will air tonight from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
* Drew McIntyre joins MVP on “The VIP Lounge” this Monday on Raw
* Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Natalya battle for the right to challenge Asuka at WWE Backlash
* United States Champion Andrade defends against Apollo Crews
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view.
* The Street Profits to face The Viking Raiders in an axe-throwing contest
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre battles SmackDown’s King Corbin
* Bliss & Cross defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against The IIconics
* Asuka starts a new era on Monday Night Raw
The Man is set to become a Mom.
Becky Lynch relinquished the RAW Women’s Championship to Asuka, winner of Sunday’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Lynch made the announcement at the beginning of Raw tonight and began by talking about her time throughout the company, as well as what the fans have meant to her. Becky then said she had to go away for awhile, but was interrupted by Asuka.
When Asuka came to the ring, she learned the Money in the Bank match wasn’t just for a title opportunity … it was for the Raw Women’s title. Becky opened the briefcase to reveal the title inside. Asuka celebrated with her belt and danced around the ring.
Becky told Asuka to go be a warrior and she will go be a mother.
Becky won the Raw Women’s title at WrestleMania 35 after defeating Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair in the main event of the show. She then held the belt through WrestleMania 36 and defended her title successfully against Shayna Baszler. Becky’s reign lasted 399 days.
Lynch and Seth Rollins announced their engagement in August of last year.
In a subsequent interview with People.com, Becky says she learned she was pregnant in April and that the baby is due in December.
Lynch also said she won’t be making a decision regarding her in-ring future yet. “It’s just such a joyous time and then such a sad time too. I loved this and I’ve given my life to this. I’ve achieved everything that I want to achieve in this business,” she explained.
“I don’t know what the next chapter is because I only know what it’s like to think for myself when I’m by myself,” the WWE star continued. “So I don’t know what it’ll look like and how my priorities shift and what I’m going to want in the future. So, everything’s open.”
Watch her announcement below.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, Florida with fallout from last night’s WWE Money In the Bank pay-per-view.
AJ Styles has heard the rumblings from fans saying his return to Raw this week could have been more special … and “The Phenomenal One” agrees.
During a Mixer stream on Wednesday, Styles first addressed the lack of creativity in returning from being “buried alive” with no changes to his character.
“The return could have been more,” he said. “I’ve heard people talk about ‘Well, I mean, you kinda just wasted it. AJ Styles was buried alive and he could have come back as a different character, in a different mood, a different look. Something different about AJ Styles. He came back and he was exactly the same as before he got buried.’ I’m with you.”
In case you missed it … Styles returned to action Monday night on Raw, winning a Gauntlet Match to earn himself a spot in Sunday’s Money in the Bank ladder match. It was the first we’ve seen of Styles since getting “buried” in the Boneyard Match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
Speaking on his stream, AJ theorizes that he was brought back to beef up the card for Sunday’s pay-per-view. “I think circumstances had a lot to do with AJ Styles coming back when he did … maybe we need some more star power in that match,” he said. “Maybe that’s what it was.”
Styles joins Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Aleister Black, King Corbin and Otis in Sunday’s ladder match taking place at WWE Headquarters.
Regardless of reasoning, Styles wishes he had a do-over. “I wish we could have waited,” he said. “I think, if times would have been different, that would have been something that we went with.”
Watch his comments in the video at the link below (starting after the 12-minute mark).
https://mixer.com/STYLESCLASH?vod=IEvr5oDQBEel7EIJK6BLIg
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the closed-set Performance Center in Orlando, FL as the final red brand show before WWE Money In the Bank.
WWE has not announced an official preview for tonight’s RAW as of this writing.
RAW will feature two non-title matches with WWE Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Murphy and RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders. There will also be the Last Chance Gauntlet Match to determine Apollo Crews’ replacement for the MITB Ladder Match. Also, MVP will lead WWE NXT Superstars Brendan Vink and Shane Thorne against Ricochet and Cedric Alexander.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the closed-set WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
It’s believed that RAW will air on a slight tape delay as WWE is also taping next week’s RAW some time today or tonight.
WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s RAW but there will be a contract signing between WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins, to finalize their match at the Money In the Bank pay-per-view on May 10.
WWE is also teasing an appearance by RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, and there will be more build for Money In the Bank.
Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins set for WWE Championship Match contract signing tonight on Raw
Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins are set for a collision course at WWE Money In The Bank, but they’ll have to get through the contract signing tonight without tearing each other to shreds.
The WWE Champion has been on fire since winning the title at WrestleMania, but The Monday Night Messiah cunningly saw the opportunity to end McIntyre’s recent run as a perfect way to captivate the Raw masses with his gospel. After the Scottish Superstar’s recent win over United States Champion Andrade, Rollins entered the ring to blindside the WWE Champion with a Superkick and two vicious Stomps to put the title match in motion.
What fireworks will be in store this time when the two rivals meet on Raw to make their title match official?
Tune in to Monday Night Raw tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network to see what goes down between McIntyre and Rollins!
Tonight’s WWE RAW will air on the USA Network from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
WWE has not issued the official preview for tonight’s show but they are advertising that WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will respond to last week’s attack by Seth Rollins.
WWE has also announced the following Money In the Bank qualifying matches for tonight’s show:
* Aleister Black vs. Austin Theory
* MVP vs. Apollo Crews
* Rey Mysterio vs. Murphy
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