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WWE RAW REPORT: BRAUN GOES INTO BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF, PEARCE AND SONYA ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THIS SHOW, ASUKA DOES DOUBLE DUTY, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-05-10 23:00:00

We begin with a look back at last week's Raw main event between Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley.

We are in Tampa, Florida and your announcers are Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, and Corey Graves.

Match Number One:  Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, and Shayna Baszler (with Reginald) versus Asuka, Dana Brooke, and Mandy Rose

Nia and Mandy start things off and Nia misses a splash into the corner.  NIa with a splash on Mandy and Shayna tags in.  Shayna kicks Mandy while Charlotte holds her.  Shayna works on the wrist and puts Mandy in a hammer lock.  Shayna with a waist lock take down into a front face lock.  Mandy runs Shayna into the corner and Shayna kicks Dana on the apron but Asuka tags in and kicks Shayna.  Asuka with a wrist lock and Shayna blocks a German suplex attempt.  Asuka with a drop kick and Shayna goes to teh floor.  Mandy drop kicks Charlotte to the floor while Dana does the same to Nia.  Reginald flips off the apron for no reason at all.

Alexa Bliss appears on the stage in her swingset with Lily.  Alexa asks if they interrupted things.  Alexa says she is sorry, but Lily is not.  She says they wanted to come out and keep their eye on someone.  Alexa laughs as we go to commercial.

We are back and Charlotte kicks Mandy in the corner and Charlotte with a head scissors and she drives Mandy's head into the mat.  Shayna tags in and she takes Mandy down with a top wrist lock take down for a near fall.  Nia tags in and she slams Mandy and gets a near fall.   Nia gets Mandy on her shoulders but Mandy gets to her feet and Dana tags in.  Dana with a forearm but Nia takes Dana down.  Shayna tags in and avoids a kick and hits a clothesline followed by a handspring elbow in the corner and a bulldog for a near fall.  Shayna with a back breaker.  Shayna's knee gives out and Asuka tags in and knocks Nia off the apron and hits a Shining Wizard for the three count.

Winners:  Asuka, Dana Brooke, and Mandy Rose

After the match, Charlotte with a boot to Asuka.

Alexa and Lily start laughing and everyone at ringside has no idea what to make of it.

We take a look back at the Tomato Crew and their assault of Randy Orton and their inevitable loss to Randy Orton and Riddle.

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are in the back and Riddle stops by and he says that R-K-Bro will be an official tag team by filling out their registration.  Riddle asks about their 8 man tag match.  They discuss what to hit Ryker, Elias, or Omos with.  

Woods gestures to tell Riddle to turn around and Riddle reminds Randy about him getting hit with tomatoes last week.  Woods says he would have taken the shot for Randy.  

Riddle says it was pretty funny.

Orton tells Riddle if he thought that was funny, Orton says he finds ending careers funny.  Killing legends, and kicking people in the head, and setting things on fire.  He tells them that he will see them out there.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the night that Bobby Lashley helped Miz win the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber.

Montel Vontavious Porter walks in the back and stops at Braun Strowman's door.  He knockes on the door and then enters.

We see Braun talking to someone and then Braun tells Porter to get out of his locker room.  Porter says he wants to talk business with him.  Porter says that Drew beat him last week, not Lashley.  You almost beat him if it wasn't for Drew.  Braun wants to know what does Porter want to talk about.

Porter says if Lashley had to lose the title, he would rather lose it to Braun than Drew.  Drew has already had his chance while Braun didn't.  If Drew was so injured and could not make it to Backlash, it would be a singles match.  

Braun tells Porter he doesn't like him and Porter says a lot of people feel that way.  Porter says it is just business and he leaves.

We take a look back at last week's match between John Morrison and Damian Priest.

Damian Priest faces The Miz at Backlash.

Adam Pearce and Damian Priest are in the back and Miz and John Morrison enter.  

Adam says that Damian Priest had a good idea.  Priest says he has a better idea about his match with Morrison tonight.

Morrison says he would have won if not for Miz.

Priest says if Morrison wins tonight, Morrison can pick the stipulation for the match on Sunday, but if Priest wins, he gets to choose the stipulation.

Miz says he will not let someone else choose the stipulation for his match and Morrison accepts.

Jinder Mahal says nothing smells better than fresh competition.  He says he is happy to be back on Raw.  He says he has a couple of people with him.  He introduces everyone to Veer and Shanky.  Mahal says he will remind you why he is a former WWE Champion.

Match Number Two:  Jinder Mahal (with Veer and Shanky) versus Jeff Hardy 

Hardy with punches and a drop kick that sends Mahal into the corner.  Hardy with punches and a kick.  Mahal blocks a jaw breaker and hits a thrust kick for a near fall.  Mahal with kicks to Hardy.  Mahal with a knee drop.  Mahal with kicks to Hardy.  Mahal with a suplex and elbow to the top of the head.  Mahal with a knee to the back and a chin lock into a reverse chin lock.  Mahal takes Hardy to the mat.  Hardy with elbows followed by a sit out jaw breaker.  Hardy with a reverse heel kick and a running forearm.  Hardy goes for the reverse atomic drop but Mahal blocks it.  Hardy with boots to Mahal and a double sledge from the turnbuckles.  Hardy with a kick and he sets for Twist of Fate but Mahal with a knee and he applies Khallas and hits it for the three count.

Winner:  Jinder Mahal

Sonya Deville is in Adam Pearce's office and her friend Charlotte Flair shows up.

Elias and Jaxson Ryker have more tomatoes.  What could go wrong?

AJ Styles and Omos show up and want to know what is going on.  Elias says he wrong a song about them being a team.  

AJ says no tomatoes and no song.  AJ says that Jaxson and Elias are with the tag team champions so they need to take this match seriously.  

They toss Omos a tomato and he says this is what happens to their opponents and he squeezes the tomato.

Match Number Three:  Riddle, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods versus AJ Styles, Omos, Jaxson Ryker, and Elias

Elias and Riddle start things off and Riddle with a cross arm breaker out of a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock.  Elias makes it to the ropes to force a break.  Ryker tags in and Riddle with a side head lock take down.  Ryker with a head scissors and Riddle escapes and he kicks Ryker.  Omos tags in and Riddle with punches but Omos grabs Riddle by the head and tosses him to the mat.  Riddle has a kick blocked and he is flipped to the mat.  Woods is knocked down by Omos and then Omos gives Kofi a head butt.  Orton goes to the floor because he is not stupid.  Omos sends Riddle to the mat.  Orton sticks his head in the ring and then goes to the floor as we go to commercial.

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