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WWE is now a few days away from their biggest event of the year. This week's RAW saw them get even closer to the event, setting up all the feuds heading into WrestleMania.
Once again, WWE is about to host the Show of Shows in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike last year, WrestleMania 37 has a huge change from the current programming.
A live crowd will be returning to WWE for the first time in over a year. The audience will only be present for WrestleMania, and the company will go back to hosting shows from the ThunderDome after the event.
Heading into the event, the go-home episode of WWE RAW for WrestleMania delivered on several points. The superstars made their mark in the event and were able to stand out from the crowd as they gathered momentum before the biggest show of the year.
Some superstars, however, were impressive. In this article, let's take a look at the power ranking from this week's episode of WWE RAW. Here are the five superstars who made their mark during this week's show.
#5 The New Day outwitted their WrestleMania opponents on RAW
The New Day's Xavier Woods faced AJ Styles in a singles match during WWE RAW this week. Styles and Omos will be facing The New Day to challenge them for their RAW Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania. It will be Omos' wrestling debut on the WWE main roster as well.
However, heading into the event, it was The New Day that gathered further momentum.
Woods was in trouble in the ring as AJ Styles had him in the calf crusher. Kingston approached Omos and threw a mic at him, which caught the giant's attention. Kingston entered the ring and Omos stood on the apron, distracting Styles.
This made The Phenomenal One let go of Woods. The RAW Tag Team Champion immediately took advantage of the situation by rolling up Styles to get the win.
The New Day outsmarted their WrestleMania opponents on WWE RAW and are currently favorites to retain their titles at the Show Of Shows.
#4 Drew McIntyre overcame all odds on WWE RAW
Drew McIntyre faced King Corbin ahead of WrestleMania during this week's WWE RAW. Corbin was determined to defeat McIntyre so that he would be the one heading to WrestleMania to challenge Lashley for the title.
There was a time when Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and King Corbin were all on the same side. That's in the past now.
During the match on RAW, Corbin was out for himself as he looked to take out McIntyre to get the chance to headline WrestleMania.
Early on in the match, Corbin looked good and had the advantage. However, McIntyre bounced back by sending Corbin into the steps and the ring post as the action spilled to the outside.
McIntyre had to not only secure the win but also avoid injuries ahead of his major WrestleMania match.
MVP looked to help Corbin after the Scotsman kicked out of the Deep Six. He handed the Lonewolf his cane, but the SmackDown star couldn't capitalize. McIntyre came back and hit him with the Claymore.
In the end, it was McIntyre standing tall and facing off against Bobby Lashley. The two of them will face each other at WrestleMania 37.
#3 Rhea Ripley sends Asuka a message on WWE RAW
Asuka and Rhea Ripley are set to face each other at WrestleMania for the RAW Women's Championship. Before their title bout at the Show Of Shows, Ripley accepted a challenge on behalf of herself and Asuka to face Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on this week's RAW
The miscommunication was evident between the two rivals during the episode. They went out of their way to make things more difficult for themselves and Baszler and Jax took full advantage of it.
Rhea Ripley was not looking to gain momentum in the match by beating Jax and Baszler. Instead, she was there to make sure that Asuka was on the backfoot heading into the biggest PPV of the year.
During the match on RAW, Ripley suddenly turned on Asuka and pushed her off the top rope. She then slammed her face-first into the floor outside the ring. The Nightmare threw her in the ring and Shayna Baszler took her out before pinning the RAW Women's Champion.
Although Ripley lost as well, she clearly was not concerned about the outcome of the match. It was all about sending a message to her WrestleMania opponent, and that's exactly what she did.
#2 Braun Strowman defeated two different wrestlers on WWE RAW
While New Day's Xavier Woods won his match on RAW by outsmarting Styles, Braun Strowman simply overpowered his opponents. Facing Jaxson Ryker and Elias in a 2-on-1 Handicap match after cutting a promo against Shane McMahon, Strowman was clearly fired up and ready to go.
While Shane McMahon promised to outsmart him at WrestleMania, Strowman promised Shane that he would be leaving in a body bag after their match at the PPV.
He showcased the offense that Shane McMahon will have to deal with at the event. He absolutely destroyed Jaxson Ryker and Elias.
The two superstars didn't even have to follow the conventional rules of a handicap match. Both of them were in the ring attacking Strowman at the same time.
Strowman didn't let that stop him, as he threw them around the ring, hit them with a splash in the corner, and then ended things with two huge Running Powerslams. He added an exclamation mark to his win by pinning both his opponents at the same time.
It's safe to say he has all the momentum heading into WrestleMania following this week's episode of RAW.
#1 Bobby Lashley took care of his former associates on WWE RAW
In the RAW before WrestleMania, Bobby Lashley had to take care of his former associates. Even though the official match was one where he was facing only Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin was more involved from the get-go.
Both former Hurt Business members attacked Lashley before the match even started. However, the WWE Champion was able to weather the storm and take the attack to his former associates.
When the match did start, Lashley casually manhandled Cedric Alexander while keeping an eye on Shelton Benjamin on the outside.
Benjamin's distractions did affect Lashley at times, and Cedric took advantage of it. But Lashley was ready for him and destroyed the former RAW Tag Team Champion with The Hurt Lock.
When Shelton Benjamin attacked the WWE Champion after the match on RAW, he received the same treatment and Lashley made a huge statement before the Show Of Shows.
Lashley is on a roll at the moment and McIntyre will have his work cut out at WrestleMania 37.
