WWE Raw: Two Title Matches, WrestleMania Backlash Preview Announced for May 3 Episode
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Between a reported COVID outbreak last month and falling ratings, WWE s Monday Night Raw has been stuck in somewhat of a rut since WrestleMania 37. But it looks like the company is trying to bounce back with this week s episode, announcing three big matches days in advance. After winning the Raw Tag Team Championships in their first bout as a duo at WrestleMania, AJ Styles and Omos will return to the Red Brand to take on Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston with the titles on the line. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler will also have their women s tag titles up for grabs, taking on Lana and Naomi.
WWE Programming On Peacock Schedule For This Week
WWE issued the following:
From an up-close look at one of WWE’s fastest-rising Superstars to a high-stakes grudge match between former teammates, there’s no shortage of appointment programming streaming this week on Peacock in the U.S. and WWE Network elsewhere. );
Highlighting the schedule is WWE Chronicle: Damian Priest, premiering Sunday. After rising through the ranks of NXT, making a huge splash in the 2021 Royal Rumble Match and befriending music sensation Bad Bunny, The Archer of Infamy reflects on his past. Priest looks back on his Puerto Rican upbringing, dominating the martial arts scene and keeping his eyes locked on becoming a WWE Superstar.
Hello, fine readers! I thought it would be fun to start a new monthly series spotlighting favorite matches of one particular wrestler or tag team.
First up in the series is a look at my favorite matches featuring The Rock, who is celebrating his 49th birthday (happy birthday, Rock!). I actually went back and rewatched all of these so they would be fresh on my mind, which led to reshuffling my rankings quite a bit.
Just for clarity: These are my
favorite Rock matches based on my enjoyment of the match. For example, the No. 2 choice on my list may not be as good technically as other Rock matches, but in terms of enjoyment, it’s impossible to slot it any lower. So, I’m not so much ranking these as a definitive top 10 for everyone, but rather the matches I found most entertaining going back and watching numerous matches from his career. Everyone enjoys different aspects of wrestling, so I fully expect other wrestling fans to have both a different order and different matches incl
At WrestleMania Backlash, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley will look to carry The All Mighty Era forward but will have to overcome the presence of both Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman. The ongoing chase for the WWE Title did not end at WrestleMania but rather grew more intense one night after The Showcase of the Immortals when three of Raw’s top competitors stepped into the spotlight to stake their claim as Lashley’s next opponent for the most prestigious title in WWE. In addition to a challenge from McIntyre, who was distracted by MVP at The Show of Shows, Strowman emerged in pursuit of the gold two nights after conquering Shane McMahon inside a Steel Cage Match. After emerging from the darkness with a victory over The Fiend, Orton was also ready to refocus on the WWE Title.
411’s WWE RAW Talk Report: 04.26.21
-Kevin Patrick welcomes us to the show and R-Truth is back after his absence as our co-host. Let’s see how many people he can crack this week. Apparently, Patrick has adopted the name K Peazy courtesy of Truth. Truth then lets us know he went to the wrong stadium for WrestleMania and that’s why he has been missing. This is serious as he missed WrestleMania and missing RAW Talk makes him look bad. Truth still has his baby though and apparently he went to Tropicana Field for Mania. Well, that’s one way to explain his absence.