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It has been widely reported that last night's episode of WWE's Monday Night RAW went through a number of changes before it made it to air.
PWInsider noted that Vince McMahon ripped up the script for RAW several times, which led to many of the matches that were announced ahead of time being scrapped.
Sheamus vs Bobby Lashley, The Miz vs John Morrison, and Drew McIntyre vs Damian Priest were all scrapped from the show and later replaced. While the matches that aired in their place included many of the same stars, there were several notable absentees.
John Morrison instead took on Omos in a slight change, while Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, and Damian Priest collided over the United States Championship. WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and MVP also teamed up to take on RK-Bro for the RAW Tag Team Championships. All Championships were retained as part of last night's episode of the show.
The following article looks at just six notable names who were missing from last night's episode of WWE RAW.
#6. Former WWE Women's Champion Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss has recently been part of the feud between Eva Marie and Doudrop, but the former Women's Champion was notably absent last night on RAW.
Bliss noted ahead of the show that she was in Oklahoma City but failed to make an appearance on the show.
It was recently reported by WrestlingNews that Bliss was set to be part of the show in the first draft of the script, but as previously noted, this was ripped up and re-written by Vince McMahon.
This means that Alexa Bliss was backstage last night on RAW, but the angle that the former Champion and her sidekick Lilly were set to be part of was left on the cutting room floor.
Since Doudrop and Eva Marie have entered a feud against each other following SummerSlam, it's unclear where Bliss fitted into this week's episode of the show. Given Bliss' recent momentum, it's a shock that she was one of the stars who was omitted.
Bliss may be looking to start a new feud heading into WWE's Extreme Rules pay-per-view, something which could easily be saved for next week's RAW.
#5/#4. WWE Superstars Mansoor and Mustafa Ali
Mansoor and Mustafa Ali have recently begun teaming together on WWE TV, but last night's episode of RAW was missing both superstars.
There have recently been reports that Ali and Mansoor have turned babyface and would be pushed hard on Monday Night RAW following their character change, but it appears the duo took last night off since they were two more notable absentees.
In recent weeks, Mansoor and Ali have been working together with the newcomer looking to Mustafa Ali for advice before the two men seemingly ended up on the same page following last week's episode of the show.
It's easy to believe that WWE could have given the two stars a week off or that they were originally part of the show, but their segment was scrapped when the script was re-written by Vince McMahon.
Extreme Rules is still almost a month away, so the duo will likely make their return to TV next week and hopefully build towards a match at the most extreme pay-per-view of the year.
#3. Former WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy
Former WWE Champion Jeff Hardy has become a controversial character over the past month. The North Carolina native became the first wrestler in the company to be able to defeat Karrion Kross a few weeks ago, which led to some interesting backlash.
Whilst it was revealed that Hardy was forced to take some time away from WWE due to COVID-19, he has since returned and wrestled Kross once again.
Hardy was another face missing from the show and it's also worth noting that both T-Bar and Mace were also absent. As was the case with Hardy, there was no explanation for the absence of the former RETRIBUTION members either.
Hardy is a WWE veteran and whilst he doesn't have to appear on every episode of the show, he has been a main part of the red brand over the past few weeks.
Hardy's last WWE appearance came on Main Event last week, where he wrestled fellow WWE veteran Shelton Benjamin.
#2. WWE Superstar Elias
Elias was teaming up with Jackson Ryker on WWE TV only a few months ago. However, when their alliance came to an abrupt end, Elias decided to ditch his Drifter character.
Since Elias made his debut in WWE, he has been seen as a guitar welding Drifter, which has allowed him to compete in several custom made matches with his instrument of choice.
In recent weeks, vignettes have been played on RAW that have claimed that "Elias is dead" and the star has been seen burning his guitar.
It's still unclear what these recent video packages mean for Elias moving forward and if the former Champion is set to undergo a drastic character change.
What is known is that there was no further development from Elias this week on RAW, and it appears that whatever part Elias was set to play in this week's show was scrapped completely.
#1. Former WWE Champion The Miz
The Miz turned on his long-time friend John Morrison last week on WWE RAW. Ahead of this week's show, it was announced that The Miz and Morrison would go one-on-one.
Rumors coming out of last week's episode of the show noted that this wouldn't be a short feud and that it would signify the end of the alliance between the two real-life friends.
Despite the fact that the match had already been announced ahead of RAW, Morrison instead took on Omos with the star claiming that The Miz was hiding from him. This was the only time that The Miz was referenced on the show before Omos went on to take his place.
It was later noted by WrestlingNews that The Miz wasn't even backstage at RAW last night, and there was no update on why his match against Morrison didn't take place.
