Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC with fallout from Evolution and the final red brand hype for Crown Jewel.
* Dean Ambrose finally snaps
* Nia Jax prepares to get Rowdy
* DX and Brothers of Destruction head toward cataclysmic battle
* Who will be our next Universal Champion?
* Elias’ latest smash hit
Regarding Roman Reigns announcing his battle with leukemia on Monday’s WWE RAW, PWInsider reports that 99% of those in the company h ad no idea what Reigns was going to announce before he went out to the ring. The upper-level officials in the company, likely the McMahon family’s inner circle and Talent Relations, were the only ones who knew before the announcement was made on Monday that Reigns was ill, along with members of Reigns’ family. The announcers were not clued in to what the announcement was before it was made.
On a related note, Vince McMahon was not in attendance for Monday’s RAW.
Reigns taking time off and dropping the WWE Universal Title obviously changed some creative plans. PWInsider adds that most plans for the WrestleMania 35 main event picture are now “out the window” but as noted recently, the main event was not locked in. Reigns was still expected to be a part of one of the top matches.
Reigns’ announcement did not push up the heel turn by new RAW Tag Team Champion Dean Ambrose. That turn was planned for the future but officials decided to pull the trigger early. PWInsider adds that this was not a creative plan made at the last minute due to Reigns’ announcement but the turn was moved up.
Source: WrestlingINC
As if Raw wasn’t emotional enough due to everything involving Roman Reigns, the show ended with Dean Ambrose turning on Seth Rollins after they won the tag team titles.
The Shield defeated Dolph Ziggler/Drew McIntyre after Braun Strowman interfered and brawled with McIntyre to the backstage area. While Dolph was alone, Seth hit the Curb Stomp for the win.
Ambrose and Rollins began to celebrate in the ring, but Dean dropped the title and hit his tag partner with a Dirty Deeds DDT out of nowhere. He then continued to beat Rollins down while seemingly yelling about the conversation from Raw last week where Seth called him a lunatic.
Watch how it all went down below.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island with the final red brand hype for WWE Evolution.
* Big man fall hard: Can Braun Strowman afford to fight a war on two fronts?
* You know who I am: Will Elias overreact to Apollo Crews taking his spotlight?
* As goes Dean Ambrose…: is anyone’s guess what this week will bring
* Lashing out: Will Finn Balor see how hard Bobby Lashley falls this week?
* Do something Bellas?: Can The Bella Twins keep RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey off their tails for one more week?
Below are video highlights from last nights RAW that WWE posted on YouTube:
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia as the road to Evolution and Crown Jewel continues.
* Will The Brothers of Destruction respond to D-Generation X?
* Seth Rollins to battle Drew McIntyre in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match
* Dean Ambrose to take on Dolph Ziggler in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match
* Ronda Rousey to address last week’s ambush by The Bella Twins
* The all-new, all-aggressive Bobby Lashley
Regarding the angle on Monday’s WWE RAW with Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, the idea for them was a heel turn.
WWE officials had just decided on the heel turn earlier that day, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. There was a long discussion over whether Lashley would be better off as a heel or a babyface right now, especially with the roster losing another top heel in Kevin Owens, who is out of action with a knee injury. Owens is expected to be out of action for around 4 months if he needs just a minor operation but it could be 8 months if the surgery is major.
The decision was made at RAW to turn Lashley, with the idea that if he’s better off as a heel and if the roster needs heels, they should do the turn right away. The turn made even more sense as they needed Lashley to injure Owens to write him off TV anyway.
It’s interesting to note that Rush was plugged-in to the back with an ear piece on Monday night. Vince McMahon was in Rush’s ear and was personally feeding him lines to deliver during the match.
Source: WrestlingINC
Below are some video highlights from last night’s big WWE RAW in Chicago:
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois with the fallout from Super Show-Down.
* Triple H and Shawn Michaels to respond to the vicious post-match assault they suffered at WWE Super Show-Down at the hands of The Brothers of Destruction.
* Rousey and The Bella Twins quiet The Riott Squad
* The Shield hold strong against Braun Strowman’s “pack”
* Trish Stratus returns to RAW tonight
* Cena & Lashley forge powerful alliance Down Under
WWE is receiving some mainstream media attention today for last night’s RAW segment in Seattle with Kevin Owens and Elias. Newsweek, Forbes, ESPN and other sports outlets have covered the segment.
After Elias took a shot at Seattle not having an NBA team, the crowd began to boo them and the heat picked up and carried through the rest of the segment. It was one of the most heated segments on the show in recent memory, with many comparing it to the heat Roman Reigns received on RAW the night after defeating The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33. The booing continued for over 6 minutes. You can see video from the segment above.
The city of Seattle has been without an NBA team since the Seattle Supersonics were moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, re-named as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sonics had been in Seattle since 1967.
Source: WrestlingINC
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