{"id":116085,"date":"2021-03-29T06:24:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T11:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=116085"},"modified":"2021-03-29T06:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T11:24:56","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-3-29-lashley-wants-drew-taken-out-riddle-vs-sheamus-in-non-title-match-ripley-and-asuka-to-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/03\/29\/wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-3-29-lashley-wants-drew-taken-out-riddle-vs-sheamus-in-non-title-match-ripley-and-asuka-to-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 3\/29:  Lashley Wants Drew Taken Out, Riddle vs. Sheamus in Non-Title Match, Ripley and Asuka to Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3951113765\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER<br \/>\nMARCH 29, 2021<br \/>\nTAMPA, FL. AT THUNDERDOME IN TROPICANA FIELD<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Samoa Joe<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defeated Sheamus in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Asuka defeated Peyton Royce in a non-title match. After the match Rhea Ripley made her official Raw debut and challenged her to a match at WrestleMania for the title.<\/li>\n<li>The Miz defeated Jeff Hardy. After the match he was attacked by Bad Bunny who hit him with a guitar and accepted his challenge to a match at WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Miz is not joking around with Bad Bunny: WWE Network Exclusive, Mar. 22, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOtxj12CwjI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kofi Kingston defeated A.J. Styles.<\/li>\n<li>Drew McIntyre defeated Cedric Alexander &amp; Shelton Benjamin in a handicap match. Shelton &amp; Cedric are banned from ring side in the upcoming WWE Championship match between Drew and Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"McIntyre is prepared to work twice as hard as Lashley: WWE Network Exclusive, Mar. 22, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vtzjK5zYlWU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler defeated Mandy Rose &amp; Dana Brooke in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman defeated Elias (w\/Jaxson Ryker).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Items Advertised by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight, we continue to get ready for WrestleMania which is less than weeks away as night one takes place one week from Saturday on April 10. Thus far, four matches from the Raw side will take place on that night including the WWE Championship match between champion Bobby Lashley and former champion Drew McIntyre. Here\u2019s the hype video WWE put out for tonight:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bobby Lashley places the target on Drew McIntyre this week on Raw\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Byr_6NM2R34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Bobby Lashley Wants Drew Out<\/h4>\n<p>WWE Bobby Lashley was upset with his Hurt Business compadres Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander when they interfered in his match with Sheamus, the issue being they made it seem like Lashley couldn\u2019t beat Sheamus on his own. They attacked Sheamus post-match, who was rescued by recent bitter rival Drew McIntyre. To make things right, they wanted to wrestle Drew in a handicap match. Drew told Adam Pearce he would do it, and if they lost, they would be banned from ringside in the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania. I stated earlier that Drew went on to win the match, and now Cedric and Shelton are banned.<\/p>\n<p>Upset with Cedric and Shelton, Bobby Lashley turned to the band of 24\/7 Championship \u201cpursuers\u201d and said if any of them took out Drew, they would get a championship match.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with Keith Lee, but he\u2019s been conspicuously off TV for a while. I wonder if this is the spot for him to return and attempt to take out Drew. There is history between them, and it appeared Lee could have been turning heel anyway. He\u2019s a better choice than any of the 24\/7 crew, right?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Non-Title Match: U.S. Champion Riddle vs. Sheamus<\/h4>\n<p>Speaking of Sheamus, he gets a non-title match against U.S. Champ Riddle after what happened last week. Riddle showed up during his interview backstage where he was talking about Drew coming to his aid after being attacked after his match with WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. He said it was all about respect, but really didn\u2019t want his help. Riddle rode up in his scooter asked him about Loch ness monsters and leprechauns. Sheamus jammed Riddle in the stomach with the scooter.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Sheamus jamming Riddle in the stomach with the scooter not only makes him a babyface, but a national hero! Maybe that\u2019s a stretch, but Riddle is not only annoying he\u2019s embarrassing. If non-wrestling fans were over my house watching that with me, I would get questioned as to why I\u2019m watching this stuff. WWE has nothing to worry about because they get billions of dollars poured into their pockets, which isn\u2019t my issue. My issue is the constant attempt at terrible humor which makes wrestlers and characters look like complete idiots. That all said, I think it\u2019s pretty obvious this is leading to a U.S. Championship match at WrestleMania.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Contract Signing: Raw Women\u2019s Champion Asuka and Rhea Ripley Sign for their WrestleMania Match<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight, Asuka and Rhea Ripley will sign the contract for their Raw Women\u2019s Championship match at WrestleMania. Rhea made her debut last week, as advertised, and challenged Asuka to the match at WrestleMania. She acknowledged that Charlotte initially issued the challenge, but because of her having COVID she\u2019s unable to compete. Asuka yelled in Japanese, and said, \u201cyou are not ready for Asuka\u201d and then accepted the challenge. Rhea is awful confident as evidenced on Twitter:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2654399934\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brutality. Something <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEAsuka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEAsuka<\/a>  isn\u2019t ready for at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wrestlemania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wrestlemania<\/a>! Make sure you don\u2019t miss out on my crowning moment. <br \/>Get your tickets NOW! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J00AxBFlWk\">https:\/\/t.co\/J00AxBFlWk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Sx9IX26Rl\">pic.twitter.com\/3Sx9IX26Rl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RheaRipley_WWE\/status\/1375124251171303430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Let\u2019s be honest. Rhea is getting this match because they don\u2019t have anybody to wrestle Asuka. That doesn\u2019t make it right, nor does the fact that WWE has no standards when it comes to wrestlers getting title matches. Who did Sting beat in 2015 to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship with Seth Rollins? Anyway, my issue was more with the demeanor and presentation of Rhea. It didn\u2019t feel impactful or memorable the way the debut should have felt, considering they hyped it for many weeks. She came across flat and they looked like two teenage girls happy that a boy (or girl) is interested in them when Asuka accepted the challenge. It might have been better if Rhea came out in her own segment, separate from Asuka, and cut a promo explaining who she was and why she should get a title match.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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