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WWE RAW REPORT: THE HURT BUSINESS IS THE NEW RETRIBUTION, MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR WRESTLEMANIA, THEY GAVE HIM RED SHOES, SHEAMUS VERSUS LASHLEY, AND MORE

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

They lock up and Lashley with a front face lock.  Sheamus backs Lashley into the ropes and Sheamus with a break.  They lock up and Sheamus with a wrist lock.  Sheamus with a front face lock but Lashley backs Sheamus into the ropes to force a break.  They lock up and Lashley goes for a punch in the corner but Sheamus blocks it and he punches Lashley.  Lashley fires back with punches.  Lashey runs into a boot and Sheamus with a clothesline and forearm in the corner.  Sheamus with kicks.  Sheamus with forearms and he goes for a belly-to-back suplex but Lashley blocks it and Lashley with a suplex.  Lashley with a rear chin lock.

Lashley with a neck breaker for a near fall.  Lashley with forearms and then he sends Sheamus to the apron.  Sheamus drops Lashley on the top rope.  Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander make their way to ringside to watch.

Lashley with a clothesline to knock Sheamus off the apron.  Cedric distracts the referee and Shelton with a clothesline to Sheamus on the floor.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lashley with a reverse chin lock on Sheamus.  Sheamus with elbows and a kick.  Lashley with a power slam for a near fall.  Lashley tells Cedric to get off the apron and that allows Sheamus to get a near fall with a rollup.  Lashley runs shoulder first into the ring post when Sheamus moves.  Sheamus with running double sledges.  Lashley with punches and Lashley is sent to the apron and Sheamus with forearms to the back.  Sheamus with forearms on the apron and then he sends Lashley to the floor. Sheamus goes up top and hits a clothesline off the turnbuckles.  Sheamus goes up top and he hits a clothesline for a near fall.  

Lashley with a punch to the midsection and he gets Sheamus but Sheamus lands on his feet and he connects with a knee for a near fall.  Lashley avoids a Brogue Kick and Sheamus is distracted by Cedric and Lashley with a spinebuster.  Lashley with the full nelson and Sheamus taps out.

Winner:  Bobby Lashley

After the match, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander attack Sheamus on the floor.

Drew McIntyre's music plays and he punches Shelton while Cedric witih some lackluster punches to Sheamus.  Drew sends Cedric into the ringside barrier and then over the ringside barrier.  Drew wants a piece of Shelton but he backs off.  

Drew gets into the ring and Lashley holds up his title belt.  Drew says he will wait until Wrestlemania with the big entrances.  Porter holds Lashley back but Drew dares Bobby to throw the first punch.  Porter tells Lashley to keep emotion out of this, it is business.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin walk in the back and they see Bobby Lashley.  Lashley wants to know what that was.  Cedric says it was the Hurt Business.  Lashley says it was not a Hurt Business match.  

MVP says that Cedric and Shelton made it look like Lashley couldn't beat Sheamus on his own.  Porter wants to know what they are going to do after embarrassing Lashley.

We have a video package for Randy Orton and The Fiend 2.0.

We go to commercial.

We are back with Peyton Royce's comments from Raw Talk a few weeks ago.

Match Number Two:  Asuka versus Peyton Royce in a Non Title Match

They lock up and go around the ring.  Royce with a side head lock and take down.  Asuka with a head scissors and Peyton escapes.  Asuka with a side head lock and Royce with punches.  Asuka floats over and she dances.  Asuka with a shoulder tackle.  Royce with a sunset flip but Asuka rolls through.  Asuka misses a knee and Royce with a take down.  Royce with a wrist lock but Asuka with a cross arm breaker.  Royce escapes and applies a heel hook and bridges.  Asuka with a kick to escape.

Royce sends Asuka into the turnbuckels and connects with an elbow.  Royce with a suplex and she floats over for a near fall.  Royce gets a boot up and Royce avoids Asuka on the apron.  Royce is sent to the apron and Asuka with a spinning back fist.  Asuka misses a Hip attack in the ropes and Royce with a kick and she sends Asuka to the floor as we go to commercial.

We are back and both women are down and Royce gets to her feet first.  Asuka with a drop kick and pop up knee.  Asuka with a hip attack and a German suplex.  Asuka with a running knee for a near fall.  Asuka goes up top and misses a missile drop kick  Royce goes for a German suplex but Asuka with a back elbow.  Royce with a Widow's Peak for a near fall.  Asuka with the Asuka Lock but Royce drops down and gets a near fall with a rollup.  Royce misses a spinning heel kick and Asuka with a Codebreaker for a near fall.

Asuka puts Royce on the turnbuckles.  Asuka and Royce exchange forearms and Asuka is sent to the mat.  Royce with a double stomp and she gets a near fall.  Rocye shows some frustration and starts to yell at the referee.  Asuka with a thrust kick and Asuka with a cross arm breaker and then she turns it into the Asuka Lock and Royce taps out.

Winner:  Asuka

After the match, Rhea Ripley's music plays and she makes her way to the ring.  

Rhea makes her way into the ring and she has something to say.  Rhea tells Asuka she is one of the greatest women's champions in WWE History.  You have proven your point.  Last I saw, Charlotte Flair was challenging you for the Title while you were recovering from having your teeth knocked out.  Charlotte isn't here and she is recovering from COVID.  Rhea says she is gonna need an answer.  On her first official night on Raw, I challenge you to a championship match at (points to the sign) WRESTLEMANIA.

Asuka takes the mic and she says something in Japanese and says that Rhea is not ready for Asuka.  Asuka says she accepts the challenge.

Drew McIntyre walks in the back and Adam Pearce talks to Drew about the match last night and he wants to know why Drew came out eawrlier.  

Drew says they fought each other for weeks, but I am not going to stand idly by when Sheamus is attacked.

Adam says that the Hurt Business wants a handicap match against Drew.  Adam wants to run it by Drew before making a decision.

Drew says Lashley did whatever it took to win the title and he will do everything to keep the title.  If I win tonight, Shelton and Cedric will be banned from ringside.

We go to commercial with the ring being set up for MizTV.

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