WWE RAW - 5 biggest news stories: Huge Elimination Chamber match announced, first time ever match takes place

This week's episode of WWE RAW was a little different than usual. The show usually airs on the USA Network in the United States, however, this week the show aired live on Syfy.

The change was made due to the Winter Olympics currently taking place in Beijing, China. The showcase is being broadcast around-the-clock exclusively on the USA Network, meaning RAW had to find a new home.

To try and boost viewership, the company made the first hour of the broadcast commercial free. RAW will be on the Syfy channel moving temporarily, with one more episode taking place on February 14 before they move back home to the USA Network the following week.

Vince McMahon and his team loaded up the episode advertising a bunch of segments before the show aired. One of those was the next round of the Alpha Academic Challenge which pitted RK-Bro and RAW Tag Team Champions Chad Gable and Otis in a Quiz Bowl.

On that note, let's take a look at the five biggest news stories that came out of this week's episode WWE RAW.

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#5 United States Champion Damian Priest losing streak continues

United States Champion Damian Priest has been on a roll since joining the Monday Night RAW roster in February 2020. Priest remained undefeated in singles competition for an year. However, his luck changed on the January 17 episode.

That night, he was pinned by Kevin Owens in a WWE United States Title Contender's match. Since then, Damian Priest has not won a match on television. His form has seemingly dipped since succumbing to defeat against the former Universal Champion.

He was once again defeated on this week's episode, this time losing to "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in another WWE United States Title Contender's match. One has to assume that with this current losing run, that Priest's time as US Champion is short lived from here on.

Priest currently has no match lined-up at the upcoming Elimination Chamber event, and Kevin Owens is yet to receive another one-on-one opportunity for his DQ win on January 24. Owens doesn't travel to Saudi Arabia for WWE's spectacular events there, so it may be the case that the rematch will take place at some stage.

AJ Styles is already occupied for the premium live event, as he will enter the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match that night. However, it has already been announced that he and Priest will collide next week, with the championship on the line.

Again, it appears that it may just be a matter of time before we crown a new United States Champion.

#4 The Miz continues to feud with The Mysterio's and references Eddie Guerrero

The Miz hosted another episode of Miz TV this week on RAW with his wife, Maryse. Their guests were The Mysterios, hot off the heels of Miz's win last week against the young superstar.

The two-time WWE Champion voiced his frustration about Rey being on the cover of WWE 2K22. He even referenced Eddie Guerrero when talking to Dominik, questioning whether or not he was really Eddie's son because he wasn't as small as his father.

Of course, it all ultimately led to a rematch between the pair, which saw Dominik score the victory. Maryse was ejected from ringside but Rey managed to distract Miz without the referee looking to allow Dominik to roll him up for the win.

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#3 Riddle and Seth Rollins clashed for the first time ever

As fans, we always love to see fresh, first-time match-ups that we've never seen before. We were in for a treat as we got to see Seth 'Freakin' Rollins and Riddle clash in their first-ever one-on-one meeting. In fact, it was the first time this match had happened anywhere.

Sadly, the match ended in a DQ when Kevin Owens hit the ring and attacked Riddle. Thankfully, that means they will probably have to see a rematch somewhere down the line. So that is something to hold onto.

Because of Owens' appearance, Randy Orton then hit the ring as chaos erupted on RAW, which was eventually settled in a tag team match. Rollins and Owens teamed up to defeat RK-Bro, although after the match, Orton landed an RKO on Owens for his actions.

#2 WWE Hall of Famer Lita delivers Twist of Fate to RAW Women's Champion

It was announced prior to RAW that WWE Hall of Famer Lita would be making an appearance to further her feud with RAW Women's Champion, Becky Lynch. The pair will collide in Jeddah at the Elimination Chamber event on February 19.

Lita headed to the ring to explain that she is back and wants to compete against the very best this generation has to offer. Though it didn't take long for Big Time Becks to make her presence felt, as she made her way out to exchange some words.

In the end, it resulted in Lita delivering an all-mighty Twist of Fate to Lynch, which she followed up with a devastating Moonsault from the top turnbuckle. She certainly showed the champ that she's still got it ahead of their collision next weekend.

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#1 Women's Elimination Chamber match was announced for the Elimination Chamber event in Saudi Arabia

There was some breaking news that hit our feeds just moments before RAW went on the air. It was revealed that an all-women's Elimination Chamber match would take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on February 19.

Liv Morgan, Doudrop, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Nikki A.S.H. and a mystery entrant will all compete. The winner of the match will get a shot at the RAW Women's Championship.

This is no doubt a huge deal. More women will now be competing on the Saudi show for the first time since WWE struck a partnership deal with the Kingdom. Not only is this a big match for the company, but also a big match for the world since the inclusion of women in countries where women's rights are restricted. This is hope.

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