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Stephanie McMahon called out the Royal Rumble winner Becky Lynch to the ring to kick things off on RAW. Stephanie said she had never seen anyone go toe-to-toe with an angry Ronda Rousey like Becky did. Becky said she has had many reasons to smile, and Stephanie McMahon pointed out the bad knee.
Becky Lynch said that if she won the Royal Rumble with a bad leg, she could take on anyone. Stephanie said that if she was not medically cleared, then she couldn't allow her to compete.
Becky said that Stephanie was another 'Daddy's Girl' who wanted to stop her from achieving her dream. Stephanie McMahon said that unless she saw the doctor, she wouldn't just be medically unfit, but she'd be forced to suspend her. Becky Lynch refused to see the doctor and attacked Stephanie and the Royal Rumble winner was suspended.
Becky Lynch was being escorted out backstage when Ronda Rousey confronted her. Rousey gave her some preachy talk about professionalism and why it was wrong to attack Stephanie McMahon (as if she didn't do it multiple times herself). She said Becky Lynch may have cost them the first Women's main event at WrestleMania.
Ronda Rousey vs Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan jumped out of the ring right away to begin the match, mind games from the juvenile delinquent. Ronda Rousey sent Morgan out quickly and Sarah Logan tried to cause a distraction. Rousey took Morgan down, punched her gut and locked in an armbar, getting the win in less than a minute.
Result: Ronda Rousey def. Liv Morgan
Rousey challenged another one of the Riott Squad and Sarah Logan came in.
Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Logan
Rousey almost locked in an armbar right off the bat but Logan managed to roll out. Ruby Riott pulled her out of the ring as this match rolled on. The action continued and it didn't take long for Rousey to lock in the armbar.
Result: Ronda Rousey def. Sarah Logan
Ruby Riott teased a confrontation with Rousey but chose to leave. When asked backstage why she did it, Riott said they have an unbreakable bond, something an opportunist like Ronda Rousey knew nothing about.
Lucha House Party vs Heavy Machinery vs B-Team vs The Revival - 4 Corners Tag Team Match to determine the RAW Tag Team title contenders
B-Team started off the action against The Lucha House Party, who got the better of the former champions. The action soon switched to Dash Wilder and Tucker Knight. Dozovic was tagged in and they double teamed Wilder.
The B-Team got tagged in and Heavy Machinery threw them out of the ring. They tried to do the same to Dorado and Metalik but the two Luchadors landed on the turnbuckles and hit a moonsault on The B-Team.
Heavy Machinery then threw The Revival outside and they were completely dominating as RAW rolled on. The Revival was in control against Metalik after the break. They were making quick tags to isolate the master of the ropes.
Bobby Roode and Chad Gable were watching on. Lince Dorado got tagged in and he took out Wilder with a dropkick and landed on Dawson with a moonsault. Otis Dozovic did the caterpillar after being tagged in and hit an elbow to Bo Dallas but Axel broke things up. The Revival quickly tagged themselves in and pushed Heavy Machinery out. They pinned Bo Dallas with the Shatter Machine.
Result: The Revival def Lucha House Party, Heavy Machinery & the B-Team and are the #1 Contenders for the RAW Tag Team Championship
Kurt Angle tries to make a big announcement of his future
Kurt Angle showed up to the ring and said that there was one foe he couldn't defeat anymore and that was Father Time. He was possibly about to announce his retirement when Baron Corbin interrupted.
Drew McIntyre came out shortly after and vowed to put Angle down. Braun Strowman came out to make the save and wiped out McIntyre before chasing Corbin. Both heels escaped into the crowd and Braun joined Angle in the ring. We learned after a break that Kurt & Braun would face Drew & Corbin later in the night.
Sasha Banks' music hit as she was about to come out but Cross and Fox attacked her on the ramp. Bayley came out for the assist but Nikki sent her into the giant l.e.d screens before the officials came out and broke things up. We thought the match would be called off but the two teams met in the ring after the commercials anyway.
Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nikki Cross & Alicia Fox - Elimination Chamber Women's Tag Team title match qualifier
Alicia Fox went for an early pin on Bayley but it was a two count. Sasha looked injured as she awaited a tag and her opponents hit a double team move on Bayley. Nikki and Alicia exchanged tags frequently before Cross sent Bayley flying out of the ring. Cross charged at Bayley and Sasha sent her into the ring post instead. Fox sent Nikki into the ring and Bayley got a quick pin with the cradle, picking up the win.
Result: Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Nikki Cross & Alicia Fox and move on to the Elimination Chamber match
Road Dogg came out and introduced Jeff Jarrett as the Hall of Famer made his entrance. They started singing their duet before Elias interfered. Elias talked some trash about the duo and Jarrett said, 'Bring it, Chico'. Jarrett challenged Elias to a match and he had no choice but to accept.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Elias
Jeff Jarrett hit a big hip toss but took a knee to the face as the match started. Elias mocked JJ's strut and Road Dogg was furious. Elias locked in a headlock and hit a vertical suplex for a two count. Elias kicked Road Dogg in the face who was ringside and JJ hit a big kick. Road Dogg took another kick to the face before Elias got the pinfall.
Result: Elias def. Jeff Jarrett
Road Dogg attacked Elias after the match and JJ broke his guitar on Elias before the WWE Hall of Famers made their exit.
Finn Balor came out to face Lashley but Bobby instead told Balor he had to face Lio Rush first before he would get a title shot. Lashley was quick to attack Balor before the match began and called for the bell.
Finn Balor vs. Lio Rush
Rush started off strong and Finn Balor was at half steam at best. Balor dropped Rush on the mat and hit a dropkick to the face of Rush sending him outside. Bobby Lashley interfered again and the officials sent him backstage by force. Rush hit a suicide dive as we headed to commercials. Balor hit a sling blade as we returned followed by a Coupe de Grace and got the pinfall.
Result: Finn Balor def. Lio Rush
Paige came out as a surprise and showed off a short trailer to her upcoming biopic.
Another episode of A Moment of Bliss kicked off with EC3 as the special guest. Alexa asked EC which brand he preferred when Nia Jax & Tamina interfered the 'blind date'. Nia was saying something about her win over Alexa and Mickie when Dean Ambrose interfered.
Dean Ambrose claimed that Nia Jax had a crush on her and told her to stay away. Then Ambrose asked EC3 who was and then asked the real questions like where was EC1 and 2, if he was a Creed fan, and who did his hair.
EC3 was about to speak but punched Ambrose instead and headed to the ring. This was literally the funniest segment on RAW so far this year. Also, Ambrose showed babyface tendencies. Maybe he's turning back again soon.
EC3 vs. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose sent EC3 into the corner and hit a series of kicks. He then caught the debuting Superstar in a headlock but took a flurry of big moves from the newcomer. EC3 hit a roll-up countering what looked like a powerbomb from Ambrose and got the quick win.
Result: EC3 def. Dean Ambrose
Also read: 4 reasons why Dean Ambrose lost to EC3 on RAW
Backstage, Mojo Rawley was talking to himself again. Someone really needs to send him to therapy instead of filming his antics.
Kurt Angle & Braun Strowman vs. Drew Mcintyre & Baron Corbin
Angle hit a German Suplex right off the bat as we headed for a break. Back to the match, Corbin had Kurt in a hold before he and Drew double teamed the HOF'er. Drew McIntyre hit the Ankle lock on Kurt and he was almost about to tap but made the tag instead.
Braun Strowman steamrolled though Drew and Corbin took the tag and attacked Stowman on the outside, sending him into the ring post and then the barricades. The heels double-teamed Braun multiple times but couldn't get the pinfall.
They tried to get a double suplex but Braun instead hit a double suplex on them before tagging in Angle. Kurt Angle hit German suplexes on both opponents and then an Angle slam on Corbin. Braun came in in spite of not being the legal man and took out Baron against the referee's instructions, causing a DQ loss.
Result: Drew Mcintyre & Baron Corbin def. Kurt Angle & Braun Strowman via DQ
Braun was taken out by Mcintyre and then the heels sent Angle into the steel steps. They brought the steel steps in the ring and was about to put Angle through it but Braun returned and the babyfaces sent them into the steel instead.
