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The Monday Night Raw roster stopped in Fresno, California one day before Raw takes place live at the SAP Center in San Jose.
With the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view less than two weeks away, some of the roster members are preparing their bodies for the torture it will endure inside the Chamber; while the rest of the roster tries to figure out how to capture or retain their respective championships.
The Elimination Chamber spots are currently filled with the exception of the final spot in the men's match; which will be determined tonight via a fatal-four-way match between Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt, Matt Hardy, and Apollo Crews.
On Sunday evening, there were a total of seven matches including two titles up for grabs. The WWE Raw Women's Championship and WWE Raw Tag Team Championships were defended.
Continue on to see the results of the opening contest in Fresno...
Match #1 - WOKEN Matt Hardy vs Bray Wyatt
One of the longest-running feuds in the WWE right now is "The Eater Of Worlds" Bray Wyatt and WOKEN Matt Hardy, and they clashed once again in Fresno on Sunday evening.
Both men will get a second chance to enter the Elimination Chamber on tonight's edition of Monday Night Raw, but I have a feeling this feud could cancel both guys out enabling Finn Balor or Apollo Crews to take the advantage.
On this night, the Woken Warriors saw Hardy advance his position in The Great War with a victory of Wyatt.
Result - WOKEN Matt Hardy defeated Bray Wyatt
Match #2 - The Revival and The Miztourage vs Rhyno, Health Slater, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson
Eight-man tag action was up next for the WWE Universe in Fresno as The Revival teamed with The Miztourage to take on Rhyno, Heath Slater, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson.
Gallows and Anderson have been on a roll lately ever since teaming up with their former Bullet Club brethren Finn Balor; while Rhyno is trying to toughen up Slater to try and turn their fortunes around.
Both of those teams were able to use their own motivation to take out the heels in this contest.
Result - Heath Slater, Rhyno, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson defeated The Revival and The Miztourage
Match #3 - Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax vs Bayley for the WWE Raw Women's Championship (triple threat match)
The first of two title matches was up next for the Fresno crowd as the WWE Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss defended her belt against her "best friend" Nia Jax and Bayley.
This was an Elimination Chamber warm-up match for Bliss as she will have to defend the title inside the structure for the first ever women's match in the Chamber. In addition to Bayley, the other four competitors for that match will be Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Sonya Deville, and Sasha Banks.
Jax gets to face Asuka at the pay per view and if she becomes the first person to ever beat Asuka since she debuted with NXT and the WWE, she'll be added to the WrestleMania card.
On this night, Bliss was able to retain the title with the odds stacked against her. In about two weeks, the odds against her will be stacked even higher for Bliss.
Result - Alexa Bliss defeated Nia Jax and Bayley to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship
Match #4 - Braun Strowman vs Elias
Two men who will compete in the Elimination Chamber on 25 February clashed in the fourth match of the evening when "The Monster Among Men" Braun Strowman took on the artist formally known as The Drifter, Elias.
Elias scored a surprise win last week on Monday Night Raw when he faced John Cena and Strowman in a triple threat match to determine who would get to enter the Chamber last.
Braun would get a little bit of revenge from last week by destroying Elias in this match.
Result - Braun Strowman defeated Elias
Match #5 - Sasha Banks and Mickie James vs Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville (with Paige)
Four women to be involved in the first-ever Women's Elimination Chamber Match had a tag team match next when Sasha Banks and Mickie James teamed up to face Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville of Absolution.
All four women will have a legitimate chance to become the next WWE Raw Women's Champion in less than two weeks, and they had a chance to gain some momentum in Fresno last night.
While Absolution has ran through the women's division since their formation, it was Mickie and Sasha who came out on top.
Result - Mickie James and Sasha Banks defeated Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose
Match #6 - John Cena vs Roman Reigns
This past September, the WWE Universe was treated to a feud that surprisingly had never happened before when John Cena and Roman Reigns clashed at No Mercy.
Reigns came out on top then, and they would clash for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City the day after Christmas last year, with Reigns winning again.
Both men (who will take part in the Elimination Chamber match) clashed again in Fresno, and once again Cena couldn't get past Reigns. It may be safe to say that the torch is being passed.
Result - Roman Reigns defeated John Cena
Match #7 - The Bar vs Finn Balor and Seth Rollins for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
The main event of the evening in Fresno was for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship when The Bar defended their title against Seth Rollins and Finn Balor.
Both Balor and Rollins were in the first-ever WWE Universal Championship match at SummerSlam in 2016 where Balor won but suffered an injury and had to relinquish the championship the next day.
Rollins had his own major injury when he tore his ACL in 2015, and he bonded with Balor during their rehabs. That bond would lead to a tag team championship win eventually with this talented duo, but due to disqualification, The Bar escaped Fresno still the champs.
Result - Seth Rollins and Finn Balor defeated The Bar by disqualification (The Bar retains the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)
