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Drew McIntyre kicked off RAW and thanked the fans after talking about Royal Rumble and how good the matches were. He congratulated the Superstars before Edge interrupted him. Drew congratulated Edge too before the WWE legend said that Drew should be thinking of him as a real threat.
Sheamus showed up out of nowhere and said that while Edge was at home for a year, nursing his arm, Drew had been steering WWE through uncharted territory. Drew asked if Edge planned to face him and The Rated-R Superstar replied that as the ultimate opportunist, he would wait for the right moment to make his decision.
Edge said that no matter who he chooses to face, he will walk out of WrestleMania as champion. McIntyre was distracted when Sheamus hit the Brogue kick on him from behind and walked out.
Backstage, Sheamus said that Drew was no longer his friend and that he wanted the WWE championship before storming off.
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Riddle - United States title match on RAW
Lashley dropped Riddle to the mat early on before Riddle managed to dump him outside the ring. Lashley caught Riddle on the apron and locked in the Full Nelson while the referee counted to five and disqualified Lashley.
The champ was furious and locked in the Hurt Lock once more outside the ring. After MVP asked him to let Riddle go, Lashley locked in the hold a third time. He then tossed Riddle into the barricades before heading backstage.
Result: Riddle def. Bobby Lashley via DQ
Match rating: C
Backstage on RAW, Bad Bunny showed up in a Bugatti and was headed for Miz TV.
Randy Orton was backstage on RAW and said that he would face Edge tonight and make sure that he never makes it to WrestleMania.
Xavier Woods vs. Mustafa Ali on RAW
Kofi Kingston was back at ringside on RAW along with RETRIBUTION, who ran an early distraction, allowing Mustafa Ali to hit a facebuster. Xavier Woods hit a huge side Russian Leg Sweep to get the advantage.
Woods took a big boot but came back and hit a clothesline. T-Bar was chasing Kofi after taking down Slapjack at ringside, and Ali got distracted before being rolled up by Woods for the three-count.
Result: Xavier Woods def. Mustafa Ali
Match rating: B
The Miz was out with John Morrison for Miz TV and introduced Bad Bunny, his guest for the night. After a recap of last night's events, Miz apologized, but Bad Bunny refused to do the same.
Miz then said that Bad Bunny wanted to be a WWE Superstar, and they could help, but only if he helps them record an album. Bunny said he wasn't interested, and Miz was furious.
Bunny said that he only agreed to come to Miz TV because his friend wanted to be there. Damien Priest made his entrance on RAW and took out Miz with a punch right away.
Damian Priest vs. The Miz on RAW
Damian Priest was dominating the match when we returned from commercials on RAW and sent The Miz outside the ring for a big dive over the ropes. Miz managed to take back control and sent the rookie into the corner before Priest countered the It kicks.
Priest hit a clothesline and a splash of the corner before delivering the Broken Arrow. Morrison interrupted before he could hit the finisher, but Bad Bunny took away his briefcase, which Miz was going to attack Priest with.
Morrison went after Bunny, and he took him out with the mic. Priest hit the Reckoning and picked up the win on his RAW debut.
Result: Damian Priest def. The Miz
Match rating: B
The Hurt Business (c) vs. Lucha House Party - RAW Tag Team title match
Benjamin was dominating the match in the ring against Gran Metalik before Cedric tagged in, and Metalik managed to tag in Dorado. The Luchadors managed to hit double team moves on the apron and kept the Hurt Business out of the ring as we headed for a break.
The Hurt Business (c) vs. Lucha House Party - RAW Tag Team title match (contd...)
Back on RAW, Alexander got a near fall on Dorado before tagging in Benjamin. Metalik rolled up Alexander for a near-fall before hitting a Slingblade. Dorado went to the top rope and hit the splash and Metalik with a Senton, but Shelton broke the pin. Shelton tagged himself in and hit Paydirt on Metalik for the quick win.
Result: The Hurt Business def. Lucha House Party to retain the RAW Tag Team titles
Match rating: B
Asuka & Charlotte vs. Lana & Naomi vs. Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose on RAW
Naomi and Charlotte kicked off the match. Asuka and Dana Brooke came in right after before Rose and Brooke isolated the RAW Women's Champion in their corner.
After a break, Charlotte was back in and took down Rose for a near fall before Lana tagged in. Naomi and Lana set up for the double knees to the back of Charlotte before she hit the Natural Selection.
Asuka & Charlotte vs. Lana & Naomi vs. Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose on RAW (contd...)
Ric Flair's music hit, and he came out with Lacey Evans on RAW. Charlotte tagged herself out and walked out of the ring. Asuka was cornered, and Naomi hit the rearview and picked up the win.
Result: Lana & Naomi def. Asuka & Charlotte, Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose
Match rating: B
Drew McIntyre was in a backstage interview on RAW. He said that if Sheamus is ready to throw away their friendship of 20 years over the WWE Championship, then he is going to give him the title match.
Elias & Jaxson Ryker vs. Jeff Hardy & Carlito on RAW
Carlito and Elias kicked off the match. Hardy was tagged in early on, and Ryker came in as well. Ryker and Elias tried to isolate Hardy and Elias got a near fall off a chokeslam.
Carlito was tagged back in and almost got rolled up by Elias but managed to hit the Backstabber, allowing Jeff to get the Swanton Bomb and pick up the win.
Result: Jeff Hardy & Carlito def. Elias & Jaxson Ryker
Match rating: B
Edge was backstage on RAW and said that he has to put Randy Orton in the rearview if he has to move on to WrestleMania.
Still backstage, Damian Priest had quite the RAW debut, getting some advice from the Rated-R Superstar.
Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross on RAW
Alexa Bliss was dominating in the match against her former best friend but failed to get the pinfall. Alexa started behaving like a child and kept going for pin attempts between moves.
Alexa went for the Mandible Claw but hesitated. Cross managed to get out of it. Alexa's old music hit, and we saw the Goddess version come out yet again. Nikki attacked her anyway and she went back to being current day Alexa.
Alexa hit her own version of the Sister Abigail and picked up the win.
Result: Alexa Bliss def. Nikki Cross
Match rating: B
Randy Orton was making his entrance as Alexa was walking out, and the two paused for a second, but Orton did not make eye contact.
Edge vs. Randy Orton on RAW
Edge unloaded on Orton right off the bat in the main event of RAW and went for an early pin before going for the anti-venom submission. Randy broke the hold and took control, hitting knees to the head of Edge.
Edge got the Edge-cution but Randy kicked out of it. Randy sent Edge into the ring post and the steel steps before we headed for commercials. Back on RAW, Edge, and Orton took each other out before Orton hit some superplexes but Edge turned the following RKO into an Edge-cution.
Edge sent Orton outside into the barricade before Randy dropped Edge onto the announce desk. Orton hit the draping DDT and was about to finish the match when Alexa Bliss appeared behind him, allowing Edge to hit a spear and pick up the win.
Result: Edge def. Randy Orton
Match rating: A
Episode rating: B+
A great RAW after Royal Rumble, we got to see Drew and Sheamus have a major falling out while NXT's Damian Priest made his big RAW debut while Carlito returned to WWE. Edge and Randy Orton rekindled their feud and Riddle nearly secured a title win tonight on RAW.
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