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Welcome to this week's special edition of RAW Preview, where the Road to WrestleMania finally concludes. It's another year and another WrestleMania season.
RAW is gearing up for the biggest event of the year, and while SmackDown has been more heavily advertised, a lot could happen on WWE's flagship show.
The central storyline will be the WWE Title feud, as Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre prepare for the main event of WrestleMania 37 Night 1.
Let's get right into it, starting with the RAW Women's Championship picture
#5. Asuka, Rhea Ripley to try and coexist against the Women
Since Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler have been active on both RAW and SmackDown, they've had more TV time than most of the WWE roster. This match on RAW covers two Title pictures.
Firstly, Asuka and Rhea Ripley. Last week, there was a tense contract signing featuring the two women who made the RAW Women's Championship match at WrestleMania official.
Secondly, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax have numerous contenders from both RAW and SmackDown, as we saw this past Friday Night. Right after the contract signing, the Women's Tag Team Champions made their presence known, setting up a non-Title match for RAW this week.
WrestleMania opponents Asuka and Rhea Ripley will have to coexist for one night as they take on Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. The Women's Tag Team Champions were involved with Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair on SmackDown, which is why we're not sure why they're tangled in the RAW Women's Title picture so close to WrestleMania 37.
Either way, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are more likely to come out on top, with the tension between Asuka and Rhea Ripley possibly boiling over. It's a good way to get heat on the match, but it also means that Asuka has the highest chance of getting pinned.
It's unlikely that Rhea Ripley will take a pinfall with less than a week until WrestleMania. No Champion should lose this close to the biggest show of the year, but it sums up WWE's handling of Asuka in her two reigns as the RAW Women's Champion.
#4. King Corbin makes his return to RAW to take on Drew McIntyre
Bobby Lashley has been the focal point of RAW heading into WrestleMania 37, as has Drew McIntyre. After abandoning Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin for their recent failures on RAW, SmackDown's King Corbin returned to take up the job.
King Corbin makes his in-ring return to RAW after 1.5 years as he takes on and tries to take out Drew McIntyre. If King Corbin can take out Drew McIntyre, he will take his spot against Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 37.
MVP made it clear that Corbin aligning with Bobby Lashley doesn't mean that he's part of The Hurt Business. It's hard to see a scenario where King Corbin defeats Drew McIntyre on RAW.
The only subtle touch about this that we like is the fact that Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and King Corbin were once aligned together. They're all in different stages of their careers now
Drew McIntyre will be determined to defeat Corbin on RAW as he enters his second WrestleMania main event in a row.
#3. AJ Styles takes on Xavier Woods before the RAW Tag Team Title Clash at WrestleMania 37
AJ Styles takes on Xavier Woods in a rematch from RAW last week. The two men faced off and it was Omos who interfered and caused the interference. It's unusual to see AJ Styles in the RAW Tag Team Title picture, let alone the match at WrestleMania.
While AJ Styles has always had prominent opponents and singles matches at WrestleMania, 2021 will be different. His bodyguard Omos will make his in-ring debut at WrestleMania, vying to win the RAW Tag Team Championship in his first outing.
It will be interesting to watch, but on the RAW before WrestleMania, we're going to get a big rematch. If AJ Styles pins Xavier Woods on RAW, it could indicate that The New Day is winning at WrestleMania 37.
Will Omos interfere and cause a DQ again this week, or will the match end with a clean finish? Or is AJ Styles set to complete a Grand Slam victory at WrestleMania?
#2. Bobby Lashley takes on Cedric Alexander on the RAW before WrestleMania
Last week on RAW, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley walked out with The Hurt Business. He berated Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin, who were furious over the public humiliation. They both challenged Bobby Lashley, and Benjamin fell short on RAW.
It was unfortunate to see The Hurt Business break up, especially since they were the best faction that WWE has had in the last year. This week on RAW, Bobby Lashley takes on Cedric Alexander in a singles match.
It doesn't take a lot to predict the outcome of this one. Bobby Lashley is set to headline his first WrestleMania, and he's walking in as the WWE Champion. The night's final segment could be a showdown between Bobby Lashley and his challenger at WrestleMania, Drew McIntyre.
The final RAW segment before WrestleMania normally features the World Championship feud. After King Corbin likely fails to take out Drew McIntyre, one last showdown could take place. Who will stand tall ahead of WrestleMania 37?
#1. Will Randy Orton's suffering end on the RAW before WrestleMania?
While the WWE Championship will be the primary feud on RAW, the longest-standing one has been that between Randy Orton and Alexa Bliss. While Randy Orton took out The Fiend Bray Wyatt by immolating him at TLC 2021, Alexa Bliss has been in a rivalry with The Viper since then. And The Fiend almost seems like he's doing her bidding.
That isn't the case, and The Fiend will look to get his revenge on Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37. There was no interaction with Randy Orton last week, as The Fiend was simply seen on a swing alongside Alexa Bliss.
Every week on RAW, Randy Orton has been on the receiving end of punishment - never getting any form of comeuppance. With only one RAW remaining, history could repeat itself. The big question is what Alexa Bliss' role will be on RAW as well as at WrestleMania.
Is the new version of The Fiend set to destroy Randy Orton at WrestleMania?
