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Drew McIntyre kicked off RAW and celebrated his Royal Rumble win before challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE title at WrestleMania. He then laid out an open challenge and The OC answered the call. They both wanted to face Drew and he agreed to fight them both.
Drew McIntyre vs. The OC
Anderson kicked things off against Drew but Gallows was tagged in early on. The OC went for the Magic Killer early but was denied by McIntyre who hit a Futureshock DDT on Gallows and then the Claymore on Anderson. He hit another Claymore, this time on Gallows and pinned them both at the same time.
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Result: Drew McIntyre def. The OC
After the match, Drew tossed the OC out of the ring before Brock Lesnar sneaked up on him and hit an F5.
Match rating: B
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Rey Mysterio vs. MVP
MVP hit a huge boot to the face of Mysterio early on for a near fall. Rey got a bit of momentum with a senton but MVP hit the Ballin' Elbow for a near fall. After a botchy 619 and a frog splash, Rey picked up the win.
Result: Rey Mysterio def. MVP
Match rating: B
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Aleister Black vs. Promotional Talent
The rookie took kick after kick before Aleister hit the Black Mass for the easy clap.
After the match, he got on the mic and was not gonna wait for Superstars to come to him anymore. He was going to pick his fights from now on.
Result: Aleister Black def. Promotional Talent
Match rating: C
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Seth Rollins was out with his tag partner and newest disciple, Buddy Murphy. They revealed that KO and Samoa Joe asked them for a tag title match and Rollins accepted the match. Owens and Joe came out and questioned why Rollins was so ready to fight, deciding that the AOP were hiding nearby.
Rollins said the AOP were backstage and even showed them on camera to prove it. Joe and Owens had made their own arrangements as The Viking Raiders attacked AOP and took them out.
Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe - RAW Tag Title match
Rollins and Joe kicked us off before Buddy was tagged in and took a beating. The heels were outside and Joe & KO hit huge dives from the ring. Joe was sent off by the ref thanks to the move and Owens was now on his own.
Owens managed to get a couple of near falls and dodged a stomp on the apron. Owens hit the stunner on Rollins but Murphy was the legal man and managed to pull off the pinfall.
Result: Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy def. Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe to retain the RAW Tag Titles
Match rating: A
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Becky Lynch was backstage and said that she had realized that she was in a league of her own and had 'beaten them all'. She even had a jacket with the words GOAT on the back.
Andrade (c) vs. Humberto Carrillo - US Title match
Humberto took control of the match from the start and sent Andrade outside early on. Andrade hit a big knee but the challenger git a huge dive over the ropes and took him out. Back in the ring, Andrade hit a powerbomb and Carrillo hit a crossbody off the ropes and almost got the pin.
Andrade lined Carrillo up for the DDT but Carrillo reversed and hit the Springboard kick, followed by the Moonsault. Zelina Vega breaks up the cover and Humberto won the match by DQ but Andrade retained.
Result: Humberto Carrillo def. Andrade via DQ
Humberto flipped out after the turn of events and destroyed Andrade before hitting the Hammerlock DDT on Andrade on the concrete after ripping off the padding.
Match rating: A
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Charlotte was out next and was about to announce who she would challenge before Asuka and Kairi came out. Asuka said some things in Japanese before Charlotte asked her why she was there.
Asuka said that had she been in the match last night, she would have won before they attacked Charlotte and hit her with the Double Suplex. So much for the announcement!
Charlotte vs. Asuka
We returned from commercials to see Charlotte and Asuka in a match. Asuka hit a huge dropkick from up high before locking in a hold. They were on the top rope and Asuka tossed Flair to the outside.
After a break, Charlotte was in a Triangle Lock but Charlotte managed to get out and hit a powerbomb for a near fall. Asuka was caught in the Figure-8 but Kairi hit the Insane Elbow move and caused a DQ finish.
Result: Charlotte def. Asuka via DQ
Charlotte hit Kairi with a big boot after the match before the Kabukis retreated.
Match rating: A
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Kelly Kelly ran into The Street Profits backstage before Montez hyped the rest of RAW and the return of Edge tonight.
Mojo Rawley was out next and introduced us to Riddick Moss who was there to watch his back as his new offensive linesman. He put his title on the line and No Way Jose answered the challenge. Mojo pinned him right away but a member of the conga line came and pinned Rawley and it turned out to be R-Truth. Mojo pinned Truth right after to win the 24/7 title back as Riddick Moss blocked the record 24/7 Champion from escaping with the title.
Lana vs. Liv Morgan
Lana was yelling at Morgan throughout the match and Morgan took control early. Morgan hit the double stomp in the corner and then a flatliner for the win.
Result: Liv Morgan def. Lana
Match rating: C
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Rowan vs. Promotional Talent
Rowan hit a huge crossbody on the outside before hitting the Iron Claw in the ring for the win.
Result: Rowan def. Promotional Talent
Match rating: C
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Edge was out next to a huge pop from the crowd and he was very emotional as he recalled his injury and his break from WWE. He said he was eager to go back 'home' to the ring and he trained for all this time and now he was ready to end his career on his own terms.
He hinted at making a full return and the crowd went nuts. Randy Orton interrupted him just to welcome him home and proposed reuniting Rated RKO before hitting him with an RKO. He then brought a chair and smashed Edge in the back with it.
He set up the chair on Edge's neck but then had a change of heart. He returned again and put Edge's head on a steel chair and smashed him with another chair, right in the head.
Segement rating: A+
Epsisode rating: A
A great RAW after Royal Rumble saw the return of Edge while Humberto almost got his first taste of WWE gold.
