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This week's episode of Monday Night RAW was one that was reportedly filled with several last-minute additions. WWE was unable to record their usual segments of RAW Underground and couldn't rely on their usual roster.
It was revealed at Clash of Champions that the likes of Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, and Friday Night SmackDown's Nikki Cross were all unable to compete because they were not medically cleared.
The recent COVID-19 outbreak at the WWE Performance Center is believed to be the reason behind a number of the absences. However, some stars took advantage of these issues and returned to RAW.
WrestleVotes even reported that many of the stars who were used on RAW were only told that they would be needed less than an hour before the show began.
#10 Mandy Rose returned to WWE TV on RAW
It was revealed by The Miz a few weeks ago that Mandy Rose had been drafted over to Monday Night RAW. This was a part of his ongoing feud with Otis surrounding the Money in the Bank contract.
Rose earned the biggest win of her career when she defeated Sonya Deville back at SummerSlam. However, it's thought that the move over to RAW is the boost that her career needs at present, since there are more opportunities available.
Rose was able to make her return to WWE TV on Monday Night RAW last night. She was partnered with Dana Brooke and the two women went on to defeat Natalya and Lana.
It appears that in the absence of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Rose and Brooke could be looking to climb up the ranks and become the next challengers.
That's after The Riott Squad have been handed the opportunity they were denied at Clash of Champions, of course.
#9 WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Nia Jax is self-isolating
It was revealed at Clash of Champions that the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions had not been medically cleared to compete. This meant they were unable to defend their titles in their scheduled match against The Riott Squad.
Charly Caruso said that there would be more of an update on RAW, but it appears that the main update surrounding the two women is that they aren't injured. Instead, they have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and will now be forced to self isolate for two weeks.
It's unclear what this means for the Women's Tag Team Championship picture for the next few weeks. However, given that the two women are isolating and missed Clash of Champions, it's expected that they will only miss one more episode of RAW. That's as long as neither woman begins showing symptoms.
Nia Jax has been very vocal on her Twitter account recently. She has made it clear that she isn't being sidelined because of anything that's affecting her health, but it's just WWE taking a precaution.
#8 Mustafa Ali returns on WWE RAW
Mustafa Ali has been the subject of a lot of conversation on Twitter over the past few weeks. Many fans believe the former WWE Cruiserweight has been wasted on the main roster.
Ali quietly moved over to Monday Night RAW a few weeks ago and has since been working exclusively on Main Event. Interestingly, given the fact Cedric Alexander was "sent to Hurt Business Boot Camp by MVP" after his loss to Ricochet, WWE needed another star to make up the numbers in the six-man tag match last night.
Ali made his return to the company and was even the star that was pushed as part of the match. He was able to pin the leader of The Hurt Business, MVP, to pick up the victory for his team.
Ali was once seen as a hot prospect when he made his way to SmackDown and was able to defeat Daniel Bryan. However, in recent months, he has been linked with being the hacker and was thought to be going through a character change. He's returned to WWE TV with the same character as before though.
#7 WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler is self-isolating
As already noted, it was revealed that along with Nikki Cross, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax were not medically cleared to compete at WWE Clash of Champions. The Wrestling Observer later confirmed that even though Jax took to Twitter to tell the world that Baszler was having a baby, it was a COVID-related absence.
It was reported that the two women had been exposed to the virus through someone who had tested positive. Even though either were yet to show symptoms themselves, the government guidelines meant that they would have to self-isolate.
It's believed that as long as Baszler and Jax don't show symptoms in the coming weeks, both women should be able to make their return to WWE ahead of Hell in a Cell.
Many fans believed that Baszler would be the woman to step up to Asuka after her match against Zelina Vega. However, The Queen of Spades was once again denied her chance to challenge for the WWE RAW Women's Championship on RAW.
#6 Robert Roode returns to WWE RAW
Robert Roode had perhaps the most memorable return to the ring last night when he was the man who stepped up and answered Drew McIntyre's WWE Championship open challenge.
The two men have history. It was McIntyre that dethroned Roode of the NXT Championship a few short years ago, which made for a more interesting match on RAW.
Roode has been away from WWE TV for around six months after the lockdown meant that he was unable to travel to Orlando and compete at the Performance Center.
Recent rumors suggested that Roode could be set to make his return. However, it was only when Dolph Ziggler told Adam Pearce he had the perfect challenger that the WWE Universe realized that Roode was about to make his return.
Roode came up short in the match, despite almost pinning McIntyre after a Glorious DDT. It was a Claymore that finally defeated the returning star. The match also saw Ziggler attempt to help Roode at ringside. However, even as a two-on-one match, McIntyre was able to walk out with his championship.
#5-1 Recent WWE debutants RETRIBUTION are self-isolating
Many fans believed that RETRIBUTION would be interfering in numerous matches at WWE Clash of Champions, since the group currently has issues with both The Hurt Business and Drew McIntyre.
The Hurt Business put a target on their backs a few weeks ago, whilst McIntyre led the WWE locker room against the team last week on RAW.
The fact that RETRIBUTION failed to appear and interfere in the WWE United States Championship match, or the WWE Championship match, meant that there was obviously something wrong.
It was revealed last night that the five main members of the group have been quarantined for the next two weeks after being exposed to the coronavirus.
The group was only able to make their debut on RAW a week ago and a referee error meant that their match was ended prematurely.
Over the past week, the group has also received a lot of abuse after their names were revealed as Reckoning, T-Bar, SlapJack, Mace, and Retaliation.
A break from the spotlight may be a blessing for the group after the reception the former NXT stars received on Twitter following their unmasking.
