“WWE Raw” follows up it is post-WrestleMania present this Monday, April 27, as WWE heads to the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas. Two matches are at the moment on faucet, additional setting the stage for the primary PLE after WrestleMania— Backlash on May 9 in Tampa, Florida.
The Intercontinental Title scene will get some love tonight, as Penta goes toe-to-toe with Rusev. Bulgaria’s best has seemingly been rebuilt towards a powerful mid-card place after being one of many quickest to be eradicated within the Royal Rumble match in January. Rusev stood tall last week after spoiling Je’Von Evans’ match against Ethan Page, seemingly inching the 4 wrestlers into an upcoming title match or tag-team conflict.
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Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are additionally in motion once they look to fend off The Judgment Day’s Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez. The match shall be Perez’s first since she returned from damage final month.
To shut out final week’s “Raw,” Jacob Fatu approached Roman Reigns, requesting his shot on the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Another interplay is predicted tonight. Becky Lynch and Joe Hendry are additionally marketed to get time on Netflix.
Check out the total “WWE Raw” lineup beneath, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix:
Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez)
Oba Femi vs. Grayson Waller
Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c.) def. Iyo Sky
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Here comes Rey Mysterio, who has entered a little bit of a no-man’s land on this stretch of his profession. Expect extra shenanigans from the Americano crew on this one.
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Hendry continues his track to ask for a firing of Logan Paul, who fees his method out to the ring with Austin Theory. He yells into the mic how he can’t be fired. The dude is totally in over-the-top mode. The Vision is all of a sudden a comedy act. What a fall. Theory jumps on the mic to say they’re winners as a result of they’ve the tag titles. Hendry counters by calling them losers. Theory threatens Hendry, and Hendry assaults again, solely to get attacked earlier than the Street Profits come to his help.
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Who remembers Elias? Nobody? No? OK, properly, right here comes Joe Hendry with a mid-ring singalong. This was his method of saying he’ll be part of the Raw roster.
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Lynch will get cocky and tries to seemingly do a Moonsault of her personal. She will get kicked off and takes an Acai Moonsault from Sky — then the match will get utterly ruined by Asuka. She assaults Sky when the referee isn’t wanting, permitting for an additional Manhandle Slam and a win for Lynch.
How the hell can WWE severely hold this going after releasing Sane? Just faux prefer it by no means occurred. What a joke. Thankfully, the gang loudly cheers “We want Kairi” — which WWE tries to flip down on the quantity. Hilarious.
Crown Score: 3.75/5
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Sky snaps Lynch to the mat with an enormous Super Kick after which a double underhook backbreaker. That regarded prefer it may need sealed it, however Lynch kicks out. She goes after Sky, who appears for an Over the Moonsault. Sky as an alternative hits a twister DDT. The Over the Moonsault follows! Lynch will get her ft up, then lands the Manhandle Slam! Sky kicks out!
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Sky begins to get her offense going with a spinning backfist earlier than a flapjack. She targets Lynch’s arm, dropping it over the rope earlier than hitting a missile drop kick and her emote. The Bullet Train Attack follows, as does the Lynch pin kick-out.
Lynch lands a reverse DDT-elbow drop to arrange a possible Manhandle Slam. Sky rolls out for the double stomp. A Lynch forearm stops a suicide dive from Sky. Lynch isn’t out of hazard, as a Sky Sunset Flip turns into an enormous Powerbomb to the surface flooring.
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Lynch says she needed one of the best of one of the best. Something new, which Sky just isn’t. She then compares Sky to Marty Jannetty, as Rhea Ripley is the Shawn Michaels. That doesn’t fairly hit.
As she goes to escape, Adam Pearce offers Sky the title shot, and the match is on.
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Lynch boasts about her accomplishments at WrestleMania. She begins meting out all of the stats, then calls herself the GOAT — as she does. Then she turns her path to her daughter, saying she wants to present her what an actual champion appears like. She appeared to be turning face for a short second, then slandered Laredo. It led her to concern an open problem, which Iyo Sky accepted.
Well, all proper. Let’s see the place this goes, particularly after the WWE launch of Kairi Sane.
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Becky Lynch makes her entrance — after a fairly strong, however humorous, Grande Americano vignette. WWE has actually gone all in with the nonsense of these gimmicks.
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Penta regained momentum after the industrial break, touchdown a Cross-Body. It was short-lived earlier than Rusev countered one other Destroyer to land one other aspect slam. A Machka Kick connects for Rusev, and he desires the Accolade. Instead, Penta escapes, fakes the springboard Destroyer, and jumps off to rating a roll-up win. That was wildly anticlimactic. Rusev, in fact, continued the assault afterward — till Page aided the assault, and Je’Von Evans got here to Penta’s rescue.
Crown rating: 2.5/5
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Ethan Page continued to stay a part of this dynamic by going ringside. The early going of the match noticed Rusev largely in management, stopping a Penta springboard Destroyer with a aspect kick, then a aspect slam.
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Judging by final week, there’s no method we’ll get a clear end on this match. But it ought to be enjoyable whereas it lasts.
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Immediately after the opening promo battle, Stephanie Vaquer will get taken out by Judgment Day backstage. Harmless, typical Judgment Day antics.
