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WWE RAW REPORT: TWO TITLE MATCHES, A TITLE GIFTED, A CHAMPION RETURNS, CHALLENGES MADE FOR FASTLANE (AND MANIA TOO), AND MORE

Match Number Three:  Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods versus Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin for the Raw Tag Team Championships

Woods and Alexander start things off.  Alexander with a single leg take down and Alexander with a side head lock.  Alexander with a top wrist lock into a hammer lock.  Alexander with a wrist lock and side head lock.  Alexander with a shoulder tackle and Woods with a waist lock and Alexander with a standing switch.  Woods with a rollup for a near fall.  Woods follows with an arm drag into an arm bar.  Woods with an Irish whip and Kofi tags in and he connects with an uppercut.  Alexander with a back heel kick.  Kofi with a body scissors for a near fall.  Alexander with a back elbow.  Benjamin tags in and Alexander with a monkey flip and Kofi land son his feet but Benjamin catches Kofi and hits a spinebuster for a near fall.

Benjamin with a clothesline and he knocks Woods off the apron with a knee.  Benjamin with a slam to Kofi and he slams Kofi a second time.  Benjamin with a knee to Kofi and Alexander tags in and he chokes Kofi in the corner.  Shelton sends Woods into the ring steps shoulder first.  Alexander with a forearm and Benjamin tags in and Benjamin with a back elbow and Kofi with a drop kick.  Benjamin gets a near fall.  Alexander with shoulders in the corner.  Alexander with forearms and Kofi fires back.  Kofi with a missile drop kick and both men are down.  Woods tags in and he knocks Benjamin down on the apron.  Woods with a jumping side kick and he hits a forearm on Benjamin.  Woods with a drop toe hold to Alexander that sends him into the corner.  Woods with a drop kick to the back.  Both men go for suplexes but they block them.

Woods with an elbow and Alexander goes to the floor.  Alexander avoids Woods on a drop kick through the ropes and Alexander sends Woods into the announce table.  Kofi with a suicide dive but Benjamin is able to send Kofi into the ring steps.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Alexander punches Woods and Woods fires back.  They go back and forth with punches and forearms.  Woods with a running forearm to Alexander but Alexander with a clothesline as Woods hits the ropes.  Woods with another running forearm and Alexander with a body block.  Alexander with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Alexander knocks Kofi off the apron and Woods with a super kick to Alexander and both men are down.  Benjamin and Kofi tag in and Benjamin with a dragon whip for a near fall.  Kofi with a head scissors off the ropes followed by a stomp for a near fall.  Benjamin sends Kofi into the air and face first to the mat.  

Kofi with SOS for a near fall.  Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise  but Benjamin avoids it and Kofi with a boot in the corner.  Kofi with a forearm from the apron.  Kofi goes up top and Benjamin leaps ot the turnbuckles and hits a butterfly superplex for a near fall.  Alexander goes to the apron when Woods drops down.  Woods with a tornado DDT off the apron to the floor.  Kofi avoids an O'Connor Roll and Kofi with Trouble in Paradise.  Kofi with a plancha on Alexander while Woods hits an elbow drop off the turnbuckles.  Kofi hits Daybreak for the three count.

Winners:  Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods (new champions)

After the match, AJ Styles makes his way to the stage and he is joined by Omos.  They make their way to the ring.

AJ congratulates Kofi and Xavier on their victory.  AJ says it is just in time for Wrestlemania.  AJ says him and Omos don't have anything planned for Wrestlemania.  He says he has been WWE Champion, Intercontinental Champion, and United States Champion.  He fought the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.  He says he didn't have that much on his bucket list but Omos had a great idea.

Omos says they should be Tag Team Champions.  

AJ says they are a tag team now and he says that Omos is like a little brother to him.  Do you know what will happen when Omos steps into the ring?

Omos points at Woods and AJ says that Woods knows.

AJ says they are challenging Kofi and Xavier for the Raw Tag Titles at Wrestlemania.

Kofi asks if they are registered as a tag team?  Do they know how to work as a tag team.

Woods tells them if they want their match, they got it.

Miz and John MOrrison are walking in the back and they stop by Bad Bunny and his friend Damian Priest.

Priest says that Miz has looked awful since he lost the title to Bobby Lashley.

Miz says he may not be WWE Champion any more, but Morrison says he is still the Miz.  Miz says he main evented Wrestlemania, while what has Bad Bunny done?  Miz says that Priest is off to a great start but what titles or awards has he won.

Priest says he can start right now.

R Truth sneaks up behind Bad Bunny and Priest sees him.

Truth says it is not what it looks like.  Truth says he comes bearing gifts.  He has a Stone Cold doll, Smoking Skull title belt, and lunch box for Bad Bunny.

Bad Bunny asks Truth what does he want.  

Truth says he wants the belt.

Bad Bunny talks to his friend and Bad Bunny says he respects Truth and this business.  He tells Truth he deserves this more than him.  Bad Bunny gives Truth the 24/7 Title Belt.

Priest asks Truth what is his name and Truth gets it right.

Truth celebrates with his baby and then the 24/7 Title chase group is back and they go after Truth.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Tom mentions that the on sale for Wrestlemania tickets has been pushed back.

Match Number Four:  Jaxson Ryker (with Elias) versus Bad Bunny's Friend Damian Priest (with Grammy Award Winner Bad Bunny)

Ryker punches Priest in the corner and goes for a suplex but Priest blocks it.  Priest with a Broken Arrow and he hits Hit the Lights for the three count.

Winner:  Damian Priest

After the match, Elias attacks Priest from behind and he goes to the floor and gets his guitar.  Bad Bunny comes from behind and takes the guitar and throws it to the floor.  Elias grabs Bad Bunny and gets him up for a slam but Bad Bunny escapes and he punches Elias.  Priest boxes the ears and hits Hit the Lights.

John Morrison makes his way to the ring with his tribute to Billy Ray Cyrus' hair.

Miz hits Bad Bunny with the guitar thanks to the Morrison distraction.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Sarah is in the back with Bobby Lashley and MVP.  

Porter says the All Mighty Era has begun.  He will be damned if Sheamus can blindside the champion and try to embarrass him.  Sheamus wants Drew at 100% at Fastlane, but after tonight, Sheamus will not be at 100% at Fastlane.  What happens to Sheamus tonight will happen to Drew McIntyre at Wrestlemania.

Match Number Five:  Shane McMahon versus Braun Strowman

Shane says he wants Braun to wait for him to get ready.  Shane does some steps and push ups.  Shane does some hopscotch   Strowman chases Shane and Shane gets in and out of the ring.  Shane runs back into the ring and Braun cuts the corner and grabs Shane.  Braun pulls Shane to the floor and into the ringside barrier.  Braun kicks Shane against the ringside barrier.  Braun sets up for the wacky lap but Shane hits Braun with a camera.  Shane hits Braun again with the camera.  Shane with punches and he hits Braun with the camera again.  Shane adjusts the announce table and he hits Braun with the camera so Braun falls onto the table.  Shane goes into the ring and he climbs up top and sets for the elbow drop and hits the table with it.

Shane goes under the ring and he pulls out a bucket and he pours green paint all over Braun.  Shane pours a second coat of paint on Braun.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Rhea Ripley video package and she is coming soon to Raw.

We are back with a look at what happened last week with Alexa Bliss and Randy Orton.

We go to Alexa's Playhouse in the back and she says lofty goals can kill your lives.  Alexa says it is time for her favorite game.  A game of truth or inflicting pain.  Randy, if you wanted me out of your life so badly, you will have to take me out.  You can do it Sunday at Fastlane.  Are you going to take it?

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