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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

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-03-15 23:00:00

We are back and we take a look back at Molly Holly being announced as an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Shayna Baszler says she wants to say she didn't mean to kick out Asuka's teeth but she did want to do it and she enjoyed it.  She will do it again and she will enjoy it again.

Match Number Five:  Asuka versus Shayna Baszler (with Nia Jax) in a Non Title Match

Asuka attacks Shayna before the bell and Asuka with a Codebreaker to Nia and a kick to Shayna.

Asuka with a hip attack as the bell rings and she hits a butterfly suplex.  Asuka with a hip attack to Nia on the apron.  Asuka kicks Shayna but misses a hip attack in the ropes.  Shayna with a knee to Asuka's jaw.  Shayna with a kick to the midsection.  Shayna with forearms and Asuka rolls through and connects with forearms and she goes for a cross arm breaker.  Asuka with a baseball slide to Nia on the apron and a drop kick that sends Nia into the ring post.

Shayna goes for the Kirifuda Clutch and Asuka escapes and goes for an Asuka Lock.  Shayna with a Kirifuda Clutch but Asuka floats over and gets the three count.

Winner:  Asuka

After the match, Shayna goes for a kick but Asuka blocks it and hits a German suplex.  Asuka with Kawada kicks to Shayna.  Asuka with a curb stomp into the bottom turnbuckle.  Asuka pulls off the turnbuckle pad and she pulls out Shayna's mouthpiece.  Asuka puts Shayna's jaw against the exposed turnbuckle.  Asuka wants to send Shayna face first into the turnbuckle but the referee stops Asuka.

Mustafa Ali is in the back and he says he will right all of your failures . . . Riddle drives past on his scooter.

We are told that Braun Strowman will face Shane McMahon at Fastlane.

Match Number Six:  Mustafa Ali (with Mace, T-Bar, Slapjack, and RECKONING) versus Riddle for the United States Championship

Ali with a kick and forearms.  Ali with more forearms.  Ali with a kick when Riddle blocks an Irish whip.  Riddle with a gutwrench suplex.  Riddle kicks Ali through the ropes to the floor.  Riddle goes to the floor and Ali sends Riddle throat first into the announce table.  Riddle gets back into the ring and Ali with a kick to the chest. Riddle with a body scissors to take Ali over the top rope to the apron.  Ali with a double thrust to the throat and he hits a swinging neck breaker off the apron to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Ali with a knee and he chokes Riddle in the ropes.  Ali with an Irish whip sternum first followed by a neck breaker from Ali for a near fall.  Ali with elbows to the back of the neck.  Riddle with a punch and chop but Ali with a shot to the throat.  Riddle with an Irish whip but Ali goes to the apron to avoid a forearm from Riddle.  Ali puts Riddle over the apron and puts the ring skirt over the head while he punches Riddle.  Ali with a rolling neck breaker for a near fall.  

Ali with a reverse chin lock.  Ali with a sunset flip but Riddle rolls through and kicks Ali in the chest.  Riddle with strieks and a boot to the chest and a Pele Kick.  Riddle with a forearm into the corner followed by an exploder and back senton.  Riddle with a fisherman's buster for a near fall.  Ali blocks the knee and hits a spinning heel kick.  Riddle with a rollup and Ali rolls through but T-Bar distracts the referee and that allows Riddle to kick out.  Riddle with Bro Derek for the three count.

Winner:  Riddle (retains championship)

After the match, Retribution tries to get Riddle, but he escapes the attack.

Ali yells at T-Bar and Mace for his loss.

Randy Orton is in the back and he is ambushed by Sarah and asked about Alexa's challenge.

Randy asks if he heard that Alexa dared her to 'kick her out of his life'?  That is exactly what I am going to do.

Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring as we go to commercial.

We are told that AJ Styles and Omos will face The New Day at Wrestlemania.

Drew McIntyre says that people wonder why he hasn't showered since his match two hours ago, but he was watching the show and MVP made some guarantees.  If you don't live up to that, you will disappoint people.  Drew says he will guarantee that him and Sheamus will bring a level of physicality that you have never seen before.  They had a regular match and beat the crap out of each other.  Then they had a No DQ match and took it to a different level.  On Sunday, I will beat the hell out of you.  I will be victorious and I will get my title back at Wrestlemania.  Drew says he will take a seat to watch what Sheamus and Bobby Lashley are going to do.

Match Number Seven:  Bobby Lashley (with Montel Vontavious Porter) versus Sheamus in a Non Title Match

Lashley runs Sheamus into the corner and connects with forearms and the referee has to separate them.  Sheamus with punches and the referee pulls Sheamus out of the corner.  Lashley with a take down and he tries to cover Sheamus.  Lashley with forearms and he connects with punches to the midsection.  Lashley with an Irish whip and he runs into an elbow from Sheamus.  Lashley with a clothesline.  Lashley chokes Sheamus in the ropes.  Lashley goes for a suplex but Sheamus lands on his feet and he clips Lashley.  Sheamus with knees to the head.  Sheamus with elbows to Lashley's head.  Lashley with an elbow and he hits a delayed vertical suplex.

:Lashley clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope to the floor.  Lashley takes a look at Drew on the floor and Lashley with a knee to Sheamus.  Lashley tries to run Sheamus into the ring post but Sheamus sends Lashley into the post and Lashley does the same.  Sheamus kicks Lashley when Bobby returns to the ring.  Sheamus with a forearm to the lower back and he connects again.  Sheamus with a forearm but Lashley blocks it and connects with elbows.  Sheamus with a clothesline that knocks Lashley off the apron.

Sheamus comes off the apron and Lashley catches Sheamus and hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on the floor.  Lashley approaches Drew but Porter keeps Lashley away from Drew.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lashley with a noogie and chin lock.  Lashley sends Sheamus to the floor and Bobby goes to the floor.  Lashley sends Sheamus into the ringside barrier a few times.  They return to the ring before the ten count and Lashley with elbows.  Lashley with a shoulder in the corner and an elbow to the back of the neck.  Drew gives Bobby a thumbs up.  Lashley misses a shoulder and he bounces off the ring post and goes to the floor.  Sheamus goes to the floor and Sheamus with divorce court on the floor.  Sheamus sends Lashley back in and Sheamus goes up top and hits a clothesline and gets a near fall.  Sheamus with an arm bar.

Sheamus with elbows to the side of the head and Lashley tries to stay conscious.  Sheamus returns to the arm bar.  Lashley with forearms and a kick to the midsection.  Sheamus sends Lashley over the top rope and Sheamus drops Lashley on the top rope.  Sheamus with forearms to the chest.  Sheamus brings Lashley back into the ring and Sheamus with a uranage back breaker for a near fall.  Sheamus sets for another uranage back breaker for another near fall.

Sheamus with a Cloverleaf but Lashley escapes and hits a power slam for a near fall.  Lashley with a short arm clothesline.  Sheamus with a kick to the chest but he misses the Brogue Kick.  Lashley goes for the Full Nelson but Sheamus escapes.  Lashley wtih a flatliner for a near fall.  Lashley backs Sheamus into the turnbuckles and he puts Sheamus on top.  Lashley sets for a superplex and he hits it.  Lashley goes for a spear but Sheamus with a bicycle kick and Sheamus with an Air Raid Crash for a near fall.  Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick but Lashley with a spear for the three count.

Winner:  Bobby Lashley

After the match, Lashley puts Sheamus in the full nelson and Drew gets on the apron and into the ring.

Sheamus bumps into MVP and that distracts Lashley.  Drew with a Claymore to Bobby.

We go to credits.


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