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This week's episode of WWE RAW did an incredible job of setting up the next pay-per-view for the company — WrestleMania Backlash.
The show saw Eva Marie's return to WWE announced in a major surprise and in a seemingly new presentation. The upcoming pay-per-view is now also set to feature two Triple Threat matches as both the WWE Championship and the RAW Women's Championship will feature three stars each.
Also on the show, AJ Styles and Omos returned to RAW for the first time since winning the RAW Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania. Immediately upon their return, they found themselves defending the titles they had won.
After an incredible show, let's take a look at five wrestlers who stood out on this week's episode of WWE RAW.
#5 Damian Priest defeated John Morrison on WWE RAW
Damian Priest has long been seen as one of the most promising superstars on WWE RAW. Now, with Bad Bunny gone, Priest can focus on his singles career.
This week's show saw him face John Morrison in a singles match. Both wrestlers showcased their prowess in the ring. For a long time, John Morrison has not really been in the matches that fans know that he is capable of producing.
This week, he showed off the skills that fans love him for. His athletic ability was put on display as he pushed Damian Priest to his limits. Both brought their A-game and Damian Priest was able to establish himself in front of the RAW audience once again.
He defeated John Morrison, connecting with a sudden Bell Clap and the Hit The Lights. While Priest was almost pinned, the Miz's own mistake in distracting the referee saw his partner lose on WWE RAW.
Priest is going to spend some more time getting The Miz off of his back. But after that, it seems that he might even aim for a title if he continues at the same level in his performances.
#4 Angel Garza had a unique return to winning ways on WWE RAW
Angel Garza is one of the most promising wrestlers on WWE RAW. However, over the last few months, he disappeared from television. Ever since his split from Andrade and Zelina Vega, things clearly changed for him.
However, Angel Garza is back with a vengeance, and possibly a very unconventional gimmick.
Angel Garza was challenged to a match against Drew Gulak on WWE RAW this week. Garza accepted, bringing a new sort of aggression to the ring. He rushed Gulak at the very start of the match and delivered some hard-hitting moves early on.
Gulak still resisted and managed to hold his own for a while using his technical ability in the ring. However, Garza came back hard and fast. He hit Gulak with the Wing Clipper to put him away and win the match.
Despite that, he was not done. He stuffed his rose down Gulak's pants before kicking him on the rear-end.
This is a new Angel Garza, one more aggressive than before — and one who could do anything in the ring. As long as he does not regularly start stuffing roses in his opponent's pants, this could be a new start for Garza on WWE RAW.
#3 Randy Orton and Riddle's new team on WWE RAW
There's a new team now on WWE RAW, and they are doing surprisingly well. When Riddle faced Randy Orton in a one-on-one match a few weeks back, no one expected they would be teaming up anytime soon. However, Riddle apparently earned the respect of Orton and the veteran wrestler decided to team up with the brash superstar.
The next week on RAW they won their first match together. But there was still a chance that it was a one-off. Following this week's episode, that's no longer the case.
Randy Orton and Riddle teamed up to face Elias and Jaxson Ryker. The two suffered early on in the match, but things soon changed. Orton's offense started to flow, and he seemed to work well with Riddle.
While Orton hit Elias with the Hanging DDT, and then the RKO on Jaxson Ryker, Riddle hit the Floating Bro on Elias to get the win. The tag team may be new on the scene, but they are already looking like one of the most promising teams on WWE RAW.
#2 Drew McIntyre stands tall on WWE RAW
Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman faced each other in the main event of this week's episode of WWE RAW. Lashley and Strowman did battle in the ring while Drew McIntyre looked on from outside the ring at the commentary table.
The three superstars are set to face each other in a triple threat match at the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view. Drew McIntyre didn't have a match this week, but he still managed to make his impact felt in a big way by the time the night was done.
Lashley and Strowman pushed each other to their limits. Unfortunately for Strowman, when he was looking to hit Lashley, he accidentally ran into McIntyre. McIntyre didn't take it too well, and they confronted each other at ringside. The distraction was enough for Lashley to hit the spear on Strowman and get the win.
While Lashley got the win, it was McIntyre who had the last laugh. The Scottish superstar hit Bobby Lashley with a Claymore, laying him out. As if that was not enough, he then hit the same move on Strowman, sending a message to both of them.
At the end of the night on WWE RAW, it was Drew McIntyre standing tall.
#1 AJ Styles and Omos dominated on their WWE RAW return
Fans were awaiting AJ Styles and Omos' return to the ring during this week's WWE RAW. They didn't have to wait long as the new RAW Tag Team Champions opened the show with the first match of the night.
The New Day challenged Styles and Omos for the tag team titles in a WrestleMania rematch. The two former champions put up a good fight, but frankly, they were simply not ready for the offense that Omos brought to the ring.
AJ Styles didn't really have to do much other than tag Omos at different parts of the match. Every time the giant entered the ring, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods looked unprepared for the challenge in front of them.
Omos threw them around like they were nothing more than rag dolls. The way he incapacitated Kofi at the end with a chokeslam and the tag team synchronization that he showed with AJ Styles was a good sign of things to come. The team the two have formed on WWE RAW, with Styles' experience and Omos' power, could very well be unbeatable.
