WWE RAW Preview: Blockbuster WrestleMania match canceled, 4-time World Champion getting a major push (8th February, 2021)

Welcome to this week's edition of RAW Preview. It was an exciting episode of RAW last week, with a big fallout from the Royal Rumble 2021. RAW ended with a big shocking moment, and we now begin the build to Elimination Chamber.

There's a lot to look forward to on RAW, and this is what you should expect:

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#5. What is the aftermath of the main event of RAW from last week?

A foreshadowing.

Last week on RAW, the main event saw Edge take on Randy Orton. While the trilogy match-up between the two former tag team partners was reportedly planned for WrestleMania 37, that has now been canceled.

Had it been planned for WrestleMania 37, there is no way we would get the match on free TV on RAW. What we are getting this week, however, is a pay-per-view-level match-up on free TV.

Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton was the primary RAW feud during the summer. They faced each other at SummerSlam, Clash of Champions, and Hell in a Cell, where Orton won the WWE Championship (and his 14th overall World Title).

Drew McIntyre won it back on RAW three weeks later, so there's no doubt that Randy Orton will be gunning to get a measure of revenge on the WWE Champion. It's a stellar main event for RAW, but just like last week, it could be under threat.

In the RAW main event between Randy Orton and Edge, it was Alexa Bliss who came out and sat on the turnbuckle. With a black liquid oozing out of her mouth, Randy Orton was distracted (and disgusted) enough that Edge speared him to get the victory.

We're sure that a similar fate awaits The Viper in his upcoming RAW match against Drew McIntyre.

#4. What will happen between Sheamus and Drew McIntyre on RAW?

It finally happened.

In what was slightly predictable, Sheamus turned on his good friend Drew McIntyre on RAW. He gave him a Brogue Kick, and it was an announcement of his entry into the WWE Title picture.

Sheamus is getting this kind of a push on RAW for the first time in over five years, and it will be interesting to see how the rivalry plays out. We fully expect it to be a one-off match, perhaps at Elimination Chamber. Unfortunately for Sheamus, his World Championship days are over.

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#3. Is a United States title shot awaiting Riddle?

Riddle and Bobby Lashley.

Bobby Lashley may have beaten Riddle, but it was never clean. The two have been feuding on RAW for weeks now, and last week, Lashley lost to Riddle via DQ.

He couldn't help himself, but it also means that Riddle is still in the United States Title picture on RAW. Given how long he has been feuding with Lashley, is a title win inevitable for The King of Bros?

#2. Is there a new tag team on the block on RAW?

Lana and Naomi.

Asuka and Charlotte Flair took on Lana and Naomi, and Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke in a Triple Threat Match on RAW. It was to decide the number one contender for the Women's Tag Team Titles, and the result was unexpected.

Thanks to Lacey Evans' distraction, Charlotte Flair ditched Asuka, who was subsequently cornered and defeated by Naomi and Lana. Given how Lana was on the verge of competing for the Tag Team Title at TLC, it's only deserving that she's getting a shot now.

But the duo is still inexperienced tag-team wise. Naomi and Lana have experience disparity on a singles level, but will it affect their tag team dynamic on RAW?

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#1. Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans finally go face-to-face

Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans.

Lacey Evans has been costing Charlotte Flair constantly after starting a romance with her father - the 16-time World Champion Ric Flair. The same thing happened last week, and this week on RAW, they will finally go face-to-face.

It's not an official match, but we doubt that it will just be a war of words.