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WWE RAW REPORT: WELCOME TO CLAYMORE COUNTRY, THREE TITLE MATCHES, NEW TALENT ON RAW, GARZA GARDENS, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-05-03 23:00:00

We are back with a look at Garza doing some gardening with Drew Gulak.

Match Number Six:  Randy Orton and Riddle versus Elias and Jaxson Ryker

Orton with a kick to Elias and he sends Elias into the turnbuckles.  Orton with punches to Elias.  Elias with a kick and he connects with a forearm.  Ryker tags in and he punches Orton and kicks him in the corner.  Orton with a thumb to the eyes and a wrist lock.  Riddle tags in and he kicks Ryker and applies a kimura with a body scissors but Ryker counters with a slam.  Riddle goes for a sleeper but Ryker backs Riddle into the corner and Elias tags in.  Elias with a jumping knee while Ryker holds Riddle and Elias gets a near fall.  Elias with a punch and chops.  Elias with a back elbow for a near fall.  Elias with forearms and Ryker tags in.

Elias with a suplex onto Ryker's knee and Ryker gets a near fall.  Ryker with punches to the midsection and he hits a slingshot suplex for a near fall.  Ryker with knees and a reverse chin lock.  Riddle with a kick to the ribs and knees.  Ryker with a kick and he goes for a suplex but Riddle escapes and hits a jumping knee on Ryker.  Orton and Elias tag in and Orton with a clothesline and kick.  Elias drops Orton on the top rope and he pulls Orton to the floor.  Orton sends Elias into the announce table and hits a back drop driver onto the announce table.  Orton punches Ryker and then returns to teh ring and Orton with a back breaker.  Elias rolls to the apron and Orton with an IEDDT but he tags in Riddle before hitting the move.

ORton with an RKO to Ryker and Riddle with a floating Bro for the three count.

Winners:  Randy Orton and Riddle

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Drew McIntyre.  She asks Drew about the match between Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman.  Drew says he does not care who wins as long as they beat the hell out of each other.  Drew is asked about Mace and T-Bar.  Drew wants to know why have they done what they did and who are they working with?  What is meant to be will be.  What is meant to be is Drew slamming in Lashley and Braun's heads to win the title at Backlash.

Braun shows up and he says he earned his opportunity last week and there isn't a damn thing you can do.  I will walk out of Backlash as the WWE Champion.

Match Number Seven:  Sheamus versus Mansoor for the United States Championship

Sheamus with a hip lock take down and another take down.  Sheamus with a kick and Sheamus gets Mansoor on his shoulders but Mansoor gets back to his feet.  Mansoor pushes Sheamus and Sheamus slaps Mansoor.  Mansoor with a rollup and drop kick.  Mansoor with another drop kick and a La Magistral for a near fall.  Mansoor with a wrist lock but Sheamus with a knee to the midsection.  Sheamus puts Mansoor on the top rope and then connects with a forearm to send Mansoor to the floor.  Mansoor beats the count back into the ring and Sheamus with more kicks and then he fish hooks Mansoor.  Sheamus sends Mansoor to the apron and he connects with forearms and then clotheslines Mansoor off the apron.

Sheamus presses Mansoor over his head and he hot shots Mansoor onto the ringside barrier.  Mansoor crawls his way back into the ring to beat the count.  Mansoor with elbows to Sheamus.  Mansoor lands on his feet on a belly-to-back suplex and then he sends Sheamus into the turnbuckles and hits a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Mansoor goes to the turnbuckles but Sheamus hits Mansoor in the back of the leg and Mansoor falls to the mat.  Sheamus with an Air Raid Crash.  Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick and Humberto Carrillo with a drop kick and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Sheamus (by disqualification)

After the match, Carrillo sends Sheamus to the floor and hits a suicide dive.  They return to the ring and Sheamus with a Brogue Kick to Carrillo and then to Mansoor.

Alexa Bliss is in the back with Lily and Alexa says Lily will tell you about her adventures . . . but first we go to commercial.

We are back and Alexa Bliss is with Lily.  She says Lily is a big fan and it was a nightmare come true when she got to meet her favorites.  Lily loves to play hide and seek but she always finds her in peculiar situations.  Alexa says her favorite color is red.  Wherever Lily goes, trouble seems to follow.  Alexa giggles when she says Lily says someone caught her beady little eyes.  Alexa says not to blame her for what comes next.

Alexa starts to sing and then Alexa starts to regret the song.

Match Number Eight:  Naomi and Lana versus Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (with Reginald) for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship

Nia and Naomi start and Nia sends Naomi into the air and face first to the mat.  Naomi avoids a leg drop after Shayna tags in.  Naomi with an enzuigiri and Lana tags in and hits a cross body for a near fall.  Lana with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.  Lana with a spinning heel kick and a knee to the back.  Naomi tags in and Naomi with a split legged stunner.  Lana with a kick and Naomi gets a near fall.  Naomi drop kicks Nia off the apron.

Lana tags in and they hit a double sit out X Factor but Nia sends Naomi into the announce table.  Lana kicks Nia and Reginald distracts the referee so Shayna is able to kick out.  Shayna with the Kirifuda Clutch and Lana rolls through to escape.  Shayna reapplies the Kirifuda Clutch and Lana taps out.

Winners:  Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (retain championship)

MVP is in the Gorilla Position and he says that Strowman is strong but he is not Bobby Lashley.  This match will be between two bulls who will try to pull bones off the body.  There is only one bull tonight and his name is Bobby Lashley.

Match Number Nine:  Bobby Lashley (with Montel Vontavious Porter) versus Braun Strowman in a Non Title Match

They lock up and Lashley backs Braun into the corner and Bobby with a shoulder in the corner.  Lashley with a waist lock and Braun backs Bobby into the corner.  Braun with elbows but Bobby with forearms.  Lashley bounces off Strowman on a shoulder tackle.  Lashley with a neck breaker and he gets a near fall.  Strowman with a shoulder tackle and he gets Lashley up but Lashley gets to his feet.  Braun clotheslines Bobby over the top rope to the floor.  Braun knocks Bobby off the apron again.  Strowman sends Lashley back into the ring and he hits a splash into the corner.  Strowman runs into boots from Lashley and Bobby with a clothesline for a near fall.  

Strowman sets for the forearm across the chest and then Drew McIntyre's music plays and while Drew makes his way to the ring Braun with a forearm across the chest.  Braun sees that Drew is dressed to fight and Braun goes to the floor but Lashley with a shoulder off the apron to Braun.  Lashley offers his fist as we go to commercial.

We are back and Lashley with a leap frog but Braun grabs Lashley but Lashley with a flatliner for a near fall.  Lashley punches and kicks Braun and follows by choking Braun.  Bobby with crossfaces in the ropes and he continues to choke Braun in the ropes.  Lashley sends Braun shoulder first into the ring post.  Lashley runs his forearm across the bridge of the nose and Lashley gets a near fall.  Lashley with elbows to the ribs and then he works on the neck.  Bobby punches Braun and runs his forearm across the face again.  Lashley with a running shoulder into the corner.  Lashley punches Braun in the head and then he lines up Braun for a running forearm to the temple.  Bobby goes to the turnbuckles and he punches Braun.  Braun gets Lashley on his shoulders and Braun with an electric chair drop for a near fall.

Braun with a splash into the corner and he hits a suplex throw to Bobby.  Braun with a boot to the head and then he gets Bobby up for a power slam but Lashley escapes and he tries for the full nelson.  Braun with an elbow and side slam.  Lashley rolls to the floor and Braun feels that it is time to get on the tracks.  Braun goes for the running shoulder tackle but Bobby moves and Braun hits Drew.

Drew goes after Braun and gets on the apron.  Lashley with a spear for the three count.

Winner:  Bobby Lashley

After the match, Drew with a Claymore to Lashley and then he hits one on Braun.

Next week, Drew McIntyre faces Bobby Lashley.

We go to credits.


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