WWE RAW Results: #1 Contender crowned in controversial fashion; Authority figure returns

Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre on RAW

This match is already starting off 🔥!#WWERaw @DMcIntyreWWE @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/XHwHKWCQCR

— WWE (@WWE) February 9, 2021

Both men went for their finishers early on in the main event of RAW. Randy Orton left the ring to recoup. Drew McIntyre almost hit the draping DDT on Randy before Sheamus' music hit and he walked out. Randy capitalized off the distraction and wiped Drew out by sending him into the ring post before we headed for a break.

Back on RAW, Randy dropped Drew on the announcers' desk before taking it back to the ring. McIntyre tried to hit the Future Shock DDT, but Orton reversed it into the Jack-knife cover. Orton hit a superplex and got a near fall before McIntyre hit the Glasgow Kiss, looking to finish the match with the Futureshock DDT.

Sheamus came in and tried to hit McIntyre with a Brogue Kick, but the WWE Champion got out of the way with Orton bearing the brunt, thus ending the match with a DQ.

Payback! 🧾#WWERaw @DMcIntyreWWE @RandyOrton @WWESheamus pic.twitter.com/NGR5b6Qwd7

— WWE (@WWE) February 9, 2021

Result: Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre via DQ

With @WWESheamus lurking at ringside, can @DMcIntyreWWE manage to overcome The #LegendKiller @RandyOrton one more time? #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/f9QBCZ2STH

— WWE (@WWE) February 9, 2021

Match rating: A

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Episode rating: B

Things are getting heated with WrestleMania just over a month away. Shane and Adam Pearce are set up a great Elimination Chamber tonight on RAW. We got another visit from Edge, the Miz declared his plans to cash in, and Kofi Kingston's in-ring return.