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WWE Raw Results
The card going into Monday’s Raw looked absolutely stacked. Two title matches were promised and one of them delivered. Plus Aleister Black went up against A.J. Styles. Lots of other things to unpack from Monday’s Raw, so let’s get into the results.
- Street Profits def. Seth Rollins & Murphy (c) to become Raw Tag Team Champions
- Riddick Moss (c) def. Ricochet to retain the 24/7 Championship
- Aleister Black def. Karl Anderson
- Black def. Luke Gallows by disqualification
- A.J. Styles def. Aleister Black
- Liv Morgan def. Ruby Riott; Sarah Logan was special referee
- Shayna Baszler def. Kairi Sane
- Humberto Carrillo & Rey Mysterio def. Angel Garza & Andrade
WWE Raw Takeaways
The build for Wrestlemania is kicking off in a big way. A.J. Styles came for the Undertaker by beating Aleister Black and using the Undertaker pin. That match can be written in pen for April 7th.
PHENOMenal.#Raw @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/400cEyH9KE
— WWE (@WWE) March 3, 2020
Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre started the show with some absolute fireworks. McIntyre looks like the most legitimate threat to Lesnar’s reign in quite some time, even more so than when Seth Rollins beat Lesnar.
.@DMcIntyreWWE just took the #WWEChampion @BrockLesnar to #ClaymoreCountry!!!#RAW pic.twitter.com/YZ1BUc9qQ2
— WWE (@WWE) March 3, 2020
New tag champs on the way to Wrestlemania as well. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins ooze charisma and have been putting on great matches. They’ll have a heck of an entrance at Wrestlemania if they get to defend the belts on the show.
Swagger and TAG TEAM GOLD like nobody can… congratulations to @MontezFordWWE and @AngeloDawkins on winning the #Raw Tag Team titles! #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/0hhQt4HzsW
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 3, 2020
Ricochet got squashed at Super ShowDown on Thursday, and lost to Riddick Moss on Monday. Earlier, Ricochet tweeted four photos of him being beaten handily. Is he unhappy? We’ll have to keep an eye on this moving forward.
— Pretty Ricky (@KingRicochet) March 2, 2020
We finally found out what is in Erick Rowan’s cage, and now we want to take it back.
It's time!!!
@ERICKROWAN *finally* reveals what's in his cage on #RAW! pic.twitter.com/CGFJ2dCXtM
— WWE (@WWE) March 3, 2020
Finally, Randy Orton is making the most of his Wrestlemania match with Edge. He berated Edge’s wife Beth Phoenix into crying and talked about how she doesn’t care about her husband’s wellbeing. Then he RKO’d her because he’s the absolute worst.
.@RandyOrton has done the unthinkable.#TheViper just gave @TheBethPhoenix an RKO on #RAW. pic.twitter.com/95IznGW5Ox
— WWE (@WWE) March 3, 2020
Ryback: WWE Wrestlers Tested Positive For Cocaine During Time There
In an interview with Raj Giri on his podcast, Ryback commented on the recent WWE Wellness Policy violations. When giving his answer, Ryback mentioned that some wrestlers tested positive for cocaine during his time in the company. His full quote (h/t Fightful for the transcription):
“I’m really curious for what they are popping for. I’m really curious because I know the way things work with guys up there. If one of the guys finds a new “supplement” that isn’t tested and everyone’s in better shape, then it spreads like wildfire. Is it cocaine? I remember when I was there, some of the guys would pop for cocaine sometimes and I’ve never done it once in my life, but you’re wrestling, you go out and party, use some cocaine. It happens. Is that what people are popping for? I don’t know,”
One for the Road:
Please keep Darby Allin away from all tall structures.
Biggest coffin drop of all time!
With Travis Pastrana. pic.twitter.com/diSzL7Wr5w
— DARBY ALLIN (@DarbyAllin) March 2, 2020
