Lorcan and Black didn't go nearly 30 minutes like Black and Apollo Crews last week, but this may have been better for it. Oney Lorcan: Much like last week, Black was put through a tough, lengthy wrestling match. MVP announced that next week on Raw, there will be three Money in the Bank qualifying matches. After the match, Asuka announced, "Money in the Bank, nobody is ready for Asuka." Asuka def. Riott was able to counter the first attempt into a near fall, but moments later Asuka did lock up the hold for the submission victory, qualifying her for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Asuka turned the miss into nearly sinking in the Asuka Lock. Riott managed to give as good as she got until Riott went for a backward senton from the second rope. Ruby Riott in a women's Money in the Bank qualifying match: This was a strong opening match for the show with two of the best pure wrestlers in the women's locker room. McIntyre said if Andrade wants a champion vs. McIntyre admitted he remembered Andrade beating him for the NXT championship and injuring him in the process. McIntyre said he set the tone for his title reign and anyone who deserves a shot at the title, will get a shot at the title before being interrupted by Andrade and manager Vega. WWE champion Drew McIntyre opened the show in the ring, thanking fans for their support and discussing the surreal situation involving beating Brock Lesnar to win the title at WrestleMania 36 and then having to beat The Big Show 20 minutes later. Let's take a look at everything that went down during a very strong edition of Raw featuring plenty of meaningful moments and some strong in-ring action. champion match served as the night's main event, but after three hours of build, it wasn't either man but instead Seth Rollins who ended the show standing tall. Zelina Vega helped get the match set up to open the show before Andrade, Austin Theory and Angel Garza took out Theory and Garza's opponents throughout the show.
Also, WWE champion Drew McIntyre once again was featured, this time against Andrade after a strong night for the United States champion's growing stable.Īndrade was the man responsible for ending McIntyre's reign as NXT champion, injuring the Scot in the process. Rather than go for a slow draw to May 10, the show hosted a trio of women's Money in the Bank qualifying matches while building to three men's qualifying matches next week. Like it or not, WWE returned to live programming - though still from the empty WWE Performance Center - for Raw, and they began a strong build to May's Money in the Bank pay-per-view.