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Monday Night RAW kicked off with Randy Orton making his way to the ring and the fans were not happy to see him after last week. Edge was missing tonight after the attack on him last week and we would know more about his condition next week as he was still being put through tests. Randy started to explain why he did what he did but then said he couldn't do it and walked out of the ring.
Liv Morgan vs. Lana
Liv Morgan attacked Lana first and Lana pretended to go down to get the advantage early on with her own sneaky offense. Liv hit a big move and picked up the win in under a couple of minutes.
Result: Liv Morgan def. Lana
As the match ended, Ruby Riott's music hit and the leader of the Riott Squad was back! Liv was very happy to see her as they met in the ring but Ruby took her former best friend down, leaving Lana to hit the already downed Morgan with a finisher.
Match rating: B
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Mcintyre was out next and after a recap of his Rumble win, said that Lesnar was apprehensive sabout facing him. Mojo Rawlwy was out as well and Drew boasted that as soon as he put the mic down, Mojo would be done in three seconds.
Drew McIntyre vs. Mojo Rawley
True to his word, as the match started, Drew hit the Claymore and took Mojo Down and walked out.
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Mojo Rawley
Mtch rating: C
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Seth Rollins, AOP and Buddy Murphy were backstage and said that the WWE needs to start preparing for the Monday Night Messiah.
Buddy Murphy & AOP vs. Kevin Owens & Viking Raiders - 6-Man Elimination match
Murphy and Erik kicked us off before KO was tagged in followed by Ivar and they had the momentum early on. The AOP were in control when we returned from commercials but Ivar tagged in and demolished Akam and Rezar before hitting Murphy with a double team with Erik.
Erik was sent outside and Rollins hit a stomp on the floor before Erik was eliminated from the match. Ivar was injured and had to forfeit the match so Owens was left alone in the match. Owens was in trouble in the ring and Rollins tried to convince him to give up the match from ringside.
KO managed to hit the pop-up powerbomb and eliminated Buddy Murphy before hitting the Stunner on Akam for a second elimination. Rezar took two superkicks and a cannonball followed by a Senton but still kicked out. Rollins interfered and Rezar hit Spinebusters for the win.
Result: Buddy Murphy & AOP def. Kevin Owens & Viking Raiders
Match rating: A
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Ricochet was backstage and wanted to prove himself by beating WWE Champion Brock Lesnar at Super Showdown.
Aleister Black vs. Erick Young
Aleister Black swept the leg of Young and then sent Young down with a knee to the mid-section. An elbow and a knee to the face sent Young down before Aleister promptly hit the Black Mass for yet another easy win.
Result: Aleister Black def. Erick Young
After the match, he warned the entire RAW locker room and said he will cast shadows with the Black Mass.
Match rating: C
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Humberto Carrillo was out next and Zelina Vega came out with Carrillo's cousin, Angel Garza from NXT. Angel said that what Humberto did last week was a disgrace to their family and Carrillo snatched the mic away.
Carrillo called Andrade arrongant and cut a promo in Spanish before Vega slapped him and Angel hit him with the Wing Clipper. Vega exposed the concrete at ringside and Garza was going to send him into it but Rey Mysterio made the save.
Rey Mysterio vs. Angel Garza
Rey Mysterio hit the Head Scissors on Garza as the match began and Garza tried to use his own pants as a distraction. Garza hung Rey up on the ropes and hit big kicks. Garza dropped Rey on the apron as the match continued.
Rey reversed the Wing Clipper before trying for the 619 but Vega pulled Garza out of the way. Vega ran the distraction allowing Garza to take out Rey on the outside and DDT him on the exposed concrete.
Result: Rey Mysterio def. Angel Garza via DQ
Match rating: B
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Charlotte was out next to talk about who she wants to face at WrestleMania and NXT Women's Champ Rhea Ripley interrupted her. She said Flair had never beaten her, unlike the RAW and SmackDown champs Bayley and Becky and laid down a vague challenge. Flair walked out but turned back for one last "Woooo!".
Bobby Lashley was backstage and confident about winning tonight's match which could lead to him facing Brock Lesnar at Super Showdown.
Asuka vs. Natalya
Natalya hit a powerbomb early on and Asuka kicked out. Asuka escaped a Sharpshooter as we headed for commercials. Natalya hit a huge suplex and got a near fall before finally locking in the Sharpshooter. Asuka found the ropes and broke out before returning to the ring and hitting the Asuka Lock for the win.
Result: Asuka def. Natalya
Asuka called out Becky after the match and demanded a rematch. Lynch came out and accepted it, saying that beating her gave Becky superpowers and even caught Kairi from sneaking up on her.
Match rating: B
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Charlotte would be there at NXT this week to answer Ripley's challenge.
Seth Rollins was out and spoke about all that he had done for the WWE Universe and said that he will beat Brock Lesnar again for the greater good and save RAW by being the Monday Night Messiah.
Ricochet and Lashley were out next as we headed for the main event of the night.
Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ricochet - No.1 Contender's match for the WWE Championship
Ricochet attacked Rollins as the bell rang and Lashley took both of them out in the middle of the ring. Rollins was sent outside and Ricochet hit a dropkick on Lashley. Buddy Murphy and the AOP were there soon enough and took out Lashley and Ricochet.
Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders came out to make things a little more even. KO took out Akam with a steel chair as we headed to commercials. Rollins and Ricochet were in the ring as we returned and Lashley was back in it too.
Ricochet hit a top rope crossbody and sent Lashley outside before hitting the standing Shooting Star on Rollins. They kept breaking each other's pins before Ricochet picked up the win with the 630.
Result: Ricochet def. Seth Rollins & Bobby Lashley
Brock Lesnar came out and hit an F5 on the winner, Ricochet before the show ended.
Match rating: A
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Episode rating: A
A better episode than most of what we saw last month, some great NXT callouts and the KO-Rollins feud took the limelight.
