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From the final member of the men's RAW Survivor Series team being determined to a backstage segment between Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss, this week's edition of WWE RAW featured many contrasting moments.
Although not a stacked episode, the Red brand managed to put on another engaging show last night. With only one more edition of RAW remaining to air before Survivor Series, the buildup to WWE's upcoming pay-per-view has been a topsy-turvy ride.
RAW has done a considerably better job than SmackDown in terms of building up the traditional Survivor Series matches so far.
Let us know what you thought about this particular episode in the comments section below.
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Here are the five biggest news stories from this week's episode of WWE RAW (November 9, 2020).
#5: RETRIBUTION's Mustafa Ali faced Ricochet in a great match on WWE RAW
Despite RETRIBUTION's frequently criticized booking on WWE RAW, it's apparent that the members of the anti-WWE faction are trying their best to make this gimmick work.
One such example of the same occurred on this week's RAW, where Mustafa Ali and Ricochet faced each other in a match that featured solid in-ring action from both competitors.
At one point, Ali even said to his opponent that one man can't change the entire landscape of WWE, in reference to Ricochet's tendencies towards declining offers to join big groups on the Red brand. Ricochet came very close to winning this bout, even though other members of RETRIBUTION had established their looming presence near ringside.
In the end, Ali took advantage of the numbers game and was able to lock an overwhelmed Ricochet in a Koji Clutch submission to pick up the victory.
It's pretty clear by now that The Hurt Business got the better of RETRIBUTION in their recent feud, which is why Ali and his teammates are building themselves by picking off WWE Superstars from the mid-card/lower mid-card tier.
#4: Nia Jax humiliated Lana by putting her through a table for the eighth consecutive time on WWE RAW; Mandy Rose suffers a potential injury
Nia Jax fought Asuka in a non-title match on this week's episode of WWE RAW. Other members of Team RAW were gathered near ringside for this bout, and things soon got out of hand thanks to a series of distractions.
Asuka was able to capitalize on the chaos by locking her opponent into the Asuka lock. However, Baszler interrupted and kicked Asuka to cause a disqualification before her tag team partner could tap out.
Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke also got involved, but the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions were able to wipe them out successfully. Nia threw Mandy out of the ring, but the latter star may have injured herself during the spot, which can be viewed in the tweet embedded above.
Afterward, Nia and Shayna turned their attention towards Lana. Nia Jax put Lana through the commentary table for the eighth consecutive week, and one can't help but feel sympathetic for Lana after these past few weeks.
The story of Lana being pushed down by heels and babyfaces at the same time seems to be working in her favor to some extent. Judging by Lana's storyline and Mandy Rose's potential injury, there is a slight chance that a few other women on WWE RAW could replace either Mandy or Lana on Team RAW next week.
#3: Riddle earned his spot as the final member of WWE RAW's men's Survivor Series team; Entertaining conflict established between Team RAW members
At some point before WWE Survivor Series, either RAW or SmackDown invade the other show. While that did not happen on this week's RAW, the creative team did a good job building up inner-conflict between all Team RAW members.
Riddle defeated Elias and Jeff Hardy and became the fifth and final member to join the men's RAW Survivor Series team. The self-proclaimed team captain of Team RAW, AJ Styles, thought that a meeting between all members before WWE Survivor Series would help in terms of resolving some issues.
Riddle proceeded to give out a few code names to his teammates, and Sheamus being dubbed as Fire Face was easily the best nickname of them all. The Original Bro was clearly the MVP of these segments, who didn't mind being called dopey since it accurately represented his personality in WWE.
This led to a tag team match with Braun Strowman and Sheamus facing Riddle and Keith Lee, while Styles acted as the special guest referee here. The match itself was entertaining, with The Phenomenal One receiving a couple of unintentional moves. Riddle successfully rolled up Sheamus to earn a victory for himself and Lee.
Also, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre's backstage interaction regarding Team RAW was pretty well-done this week.
#2: A Moment of Bliss with Drew McIntyre was canceled as Alexa Bliss picked Bray Wyatt over Nikki Cross in a backstage segment on WWE RAW
This isn't the first time that a scheduled segment for WWE RAW has been canceled due to last-minute changes. But Alexa Bliss and Drew McIntyre's pre-announced segment was probably the part that people were most looking forward to this week.
Still, the WWE Universe got to witness an intriguing segment between former teammates, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross. Nikki met a demonic version of her former best friend last week. But this time around, she was greeted by a nose-boop by Alexa's overtly-cheerful alter-ego, who was busy picking roses all by herself.
Bliss has done a great job in terms of defining the differences between her split personas. Alexa Bliss was given a choice to pick her allegiances between Nikki Cross and Bray Wyatt.
Unfortunately for Nikki, Alexa's character has fallen to the dark side to a point of no return, which is why she chose Bray Wyatt over her former tag team partner.
Bray Wyatt didn't appear on this week's WWE RAW, but at this point, his absences only add more fuel to the fire behind the mysterious connection between himself and Alexa Bliss.
#1: WWE title rematch between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton announced for next week's RAW
Unfortunately for Randy Orton, his troubles have only increased on the Red brand ever since he became the new WWE Champion.
Multiple contenders on the roster have targeted him in recent weeks, and The Viper was scheduled to team up with The Miz and John Morrison to face Drew McIntyre and The New Day this week.
Before the main event, Orton received some news from Adam Pearce regarding his WWE title reign. After hearing that he would have to put the title at stake against Drew McIntyre next week, Orton became incensed and threatened Pearce to let the higher-ups know that he won't follow their orders like a sheep.
During the match itself, Orton stayed out of trouble from Drew McIntyre, as well as a possible cash-in by The Miz. This allowed McIntyre and his team to pick up a victory last night.
As mentioned in the previous slide, Bray Wyatt was absent from WWE RAW this week. But he could very well interrupt during Drew and Randy's title rematch to complicate matters further when it comes to the question of who will walk out as the WWE Champion and face Roman Reigns at Survivor Series 2020.
