WWE Raw opened with what should have been the much-awaited No Holds Barred match between Randy Orton and Matt Hardy. Although Orton said the match was cancelled, Hardy came out to say otherwise. Just after Orton seemed like he was stepping away, he viciously attacked Matt Hardy with a chair and repeated last week's heinous act but this time on steel steps
Aleister Black saw a worthy competitor in Eric Rowan this time. In the fast-pace bout, Aleister gave it all he got and avoided the Iron Claw before hitting a few Black Masses for the victory.
After Charlotte Flair shocked the WWE Universe by attacking Rhea Ripley at NXT TakeOver on Sunday also announcing her intentions to face her at WrestleMania for the NXT title, she came on Raw to speak about the reason she did so - saying that the hardships she faced to bring the title on the map and to show Rhea who is the real reason behind the NXT title's glory.
Raw women's champion Becky Lynch would appear on the show to reply to Shayna Baszler's attack last week only for Shayna to appear on the big screen and tell Becky that she would win the Elimination Chamber and beat the s**t out of Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 36
The 'Monday Night Messiah' Seth Rollins came out to address the WWE Universe with a sermon only to be interrupted by Viking Raiders.
As Seth Rollins proceeded to escape with Buddy Murphy on the ramp, he was welcomed by a stunner from Kevin Owens
Women's tag team champion Kairi Sane faced Natalya in a singles match with Asuka lurking at ringside. The Empress of Tomorrow pulled a fast one as she attacked Natalya which helped her partner Kairi to earn the victory.
Riddick Moss managed to successfully defeat Mojo Rawley and R-Truth in a triple threat match for the 24/7 championship
Humberto Carrillo and Rusev faced Bobby Lashley and Angel Garza in a tag team match. Garza stole the show entirely with brilliant manoeuvres after which he pinned Rusev to win the
The Phenomenal AJ Styles returned to Raw after an injury and said that he would definitely compete at WrestleMania. After Ricochet interrupted and said he would be WWE champion and demanded to face AJ Styles, Karl Anderson instead, challenged him to a match
Ricochet proved his mettle and put his money where his mouth was as he defeated Karl Anderson building on confidence ahead of his title match with Brock Lesnar at SSD
In the main event, Kevin Owens and Viking Raiders faced Murphy and AOP in a tag match which did not last long after Seth Rollins interrupted.
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