5 things WWE RAW got right this week - Bobby Lashley becomes WWE Champion; Drew McIntyre makes an impressive return

#3 The Miz continued to run away from his WWE Championship match on WWE RAW

According to @shanemcmahon: "We WILL have a championship match TONIGHT."#WWERaw @fightbobby @The305MVP pic.twitter.com/VU9xwKZs8t

— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2021

The Miz was scheduled to defend his WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley on WWE RAW this week. The A-Lister wasn’t very sure about whether he’d be able to come out on top during the match, and continued to try and wiggle out of it.

He first tried to get Drew McIntyre on his side and asked him for his help. However, McIntyre wasn’t ready to give The Miz any assistance, and MVP arrived to inform the WWE Universe that Miz would defend his title at the top of the hour on WWE RAW.

Miz got out of defending the WWE Champion at 9:00 EST by claiming that he was having cramps and needed some time. At 10:00 EST he entered the ring but tried to talk his way out of the match.

Lashley wasn’t ready to wait and the match got started. However, Miz decided to run to the back with his title and got counted out in the process. The countout victory allowed Miz to retain his title, but Lashley wasn’t too happy with that.

Later on, Shane McMahon made it clear that The Miz would have to defend his title otherwise he’d forfeit it. This did not sit well with The A-Lister who wasn’t too pleased with the announcement.

.@mikethemiz just ran out on this #WWETitle Match! #WWERaw @fightbobby pic.twitter.com/5EsaiJMgkX

— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2021

While what was coming was inevitable, the company did well to keep things interesting on WWE RAW. Miz has always been a cunning heel, and it was good to watch him make excuses rather than face Lashley.