{"id":119026,"date":"2021-05-10T07:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=119026"},"modified":"2021-05-10T07:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T12:49:13","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-5-10-lashley-vs-drew-in-non-title-affair-new-day-and-rk-bro-vs-elias-ryker-and-champs-styles-omos-asuka-dana-mandy-vs-nia-shayna-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/10\/wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-5-10-lashley-vs-drew-in-non-title-affair-new-day-and-rk-bro-vs-elias-ryker-and-champs-styles-omos-asuka-dana-mandy-vs-nia-shayna-c\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 5\/10: Lashley vs. Drew in Non-Title Affair, New Day and RK-Bro vs. Elias &amp; Ryker and Champs Styles &amp; Omos, Asuka &amp; Dana &amp; Mandy vs. Nia &amp; Shayna &amp; Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3129198675\" 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 \/>\nMAY 10, 2021<br \/>\nTAMPA, FL. AT THUNDERDOME IN YUENGLING CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Adnan Virk, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A.J. Styles &amp; Omos defeated New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) to retain the Raw Tag Team Championship. Before the match, Styles explained that he &amp; Omos were not on Raw as of late due to them celebrating in the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AJ Styles &amp; Omos discuss their dominance: WWE Network Exclusive, May 3, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/usud0pkqidI?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>Charlotte Flair defeated Dana Brooke (w\/Mandy Rose). After the match Sonya Deville added Charlotte to the Raw Women\u2019s Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash between champion Rhea Ripley and Asuka, making it a triple threat. Later, Adam Pearce took issue with Sonya adding Charlotte (just override her Adam).<\/li>\n<li>Damian Priest defeated John Morrison (w\/The Miz).<\/li>\n<li>Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado &amp; Gran Metalik) defeated Cedric Alexander &amp; Shelton Benjamin. After the match, Cedric said Shelton was the weak link in the Hurt Business and split up their team. Shelton later said he was the one who saw something in Cedric and said he himself will survive.<\/li>\n<li>Angel Garza defeated Drew Gulak. After the match, Angel stuck a rose up Drew\u2019s ass and kicked him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Angel Garza always delivers on his promises: WWE Network Exclusive, May 3, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tbUWXT7_0vI?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>RK-Bro (Randy Orton &amp; Riddle) defeated Elias &amp; Jaxson Ryker.<\/li>\n<li>Sheamus defeated newly signed Mansoor via DQ when Humberto Carrillo interfered. Sheamus attacked Carrillo during an interview backstage earlier in the show. Sheamus retained the U.S. Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler defeated Lana &amp; Naomi to retain the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lana &amp; Naomi are tired a 3-on-2 disadvantage: WWE Network Exclusive: May 3, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/71uaWq7DBeM?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 Champion Bobby Lashley defeated Braun Strowman in a non-title match. Braun was distracted by Drew McIntyre, who was on guest commentary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Significant Non-Wrestling Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A vignette aired for the returning Eva Marie.<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss said her doll Lilly\u2019s favorite color is red and caught her having her eye on someone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Advertised Matches and Segments by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>WrestleMania Backlash is less than a week away. Tonight\u2019s episode of Raw will be the last before that event. Coming out of last week we learned that Bobby Lashley will face his other Backlash opponent, Drew McIntyre in a non-title match. In addition, the Raw Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles &amp; Omos will be involved in an eight-man tag match while the Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler &amp; Nia Jax are booked for a six-woman tag match.<\/p>\n<h4>Non-Title Match: WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre<\/h4>\n<p>At WrestleMania Backlash, Bobby Lashley defends the WWE Championship against Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre in a triple threat match. Originally it was to be a one-on-one match between Lashley and Drew after Drew defeated Braun and Randy Orton in a triple threat match. Weeks later, Braun got himself added after defeating Drew one-on-one. I mentioned earlier that Braun lost a one-on-one to Lashley last week.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Lashley faces his other Backlash opponent in Drew in a non-title match. While their history goes back to their days in TNA, their WWE history is complex. They were part of an unofficial trio with Baron Corbin towards the end of 2018. Last year, ironically at Backlash, Drew defeated Lashley to retain the championship when Lashley\u2019s then-storyline wife Lana got involved. Lashley recently retained the championship over Drew at WrestleMania. Check out Lashley\u2019s little but of sarcasm on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/fightbobby\/status\/1389717582773694470?s=20<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I know Lashley, I know! We talk about this all the time. Matches are done over and over and over. It\u2019s hard to come up with new things to say here. That being said, Mace and T-Bar were not on the show last week and have attacked Drew on numerous occasions. They\u2019re likely still involved in this and could show up tonight.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Raw Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles &amp; Omos and Elias &amp; Jaxson Ryker vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) and RK-Bro (Randy Orton &amp; Riddle)<\/h4>\n<p>Feuds will coalesce in a matter of speaking when Raw Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles &amp; Omos team with Elias &amp; Jaxson Ryker to take on New Day (Kingston &amp; Woods) and RK-Bro (Orton &amp; Riddle). New Day lost the Raw titles to Styles &amp; Omos at WrestleMania and came up short in their chance to regain them last week.<\/p>\n<p>RK-Bro and Ryker &amp; Elias aren\u2019t in a feud necessarily, but they did have a match last match. New Day and Ryker &amp; Elias had a series of matches in different variations following WrestleMania. Elias holds a singles victory over Kofi. RK-Bro has won each of their two matches since Riddle defeated Orton in a singles match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2072587975\" 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<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Orton and Kingston did have a fairly heavy-duty personal feud not two years ago over the WWE Championship, right? I guess everything is good now. Orton was also kicking legends in the head and was involved in a dark feud with Bray Wyatt where he set him on fire. Let\u2019s all just forget that and move on because this is what Vince McMahon wants to do now and, we just don\u2019t care about any of that. Anyway, there isn\u2019t anything worth analyzing here as it\u2019s just a way to fill TV and feature the teams in a different way.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Six-Woman Tag Match: Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler and Charlotte Flair vs. Mandy Rose &amp; Dana Brooke and Asuka<\/h4>\n<p>In another coalescence of feuds, Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler will join up with Charlotte Flair to take on Mandy Rose &amp; Dana Brooke and Asuka. Jax &amp; Baszler retained the tag team titles over Lana &amp; Naomi last week but were involved with Mandy &amp; Dana not too long ago. Charlotte holds recent singles victories over Mandy and Dana. Raw Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley interfered in a match between Charlotte and Asuka several weeks ago. She defends the title against both women in a triple threat match at WrestleMania Backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte and Jax\u2019s history are complicated as in storyline, Nia injured Charlotte last year. Charlotte holds a singles victory over Baszler before WrestleMania. Dana was Charlotte\u2019s \u201cunderstudy\u201d back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I do find it interesting Rhea Ripley is not involved in this match. When Vince gets a \u201cnew toy,\u201d he loves to \u201cplay\u201d with it as much as he can. I get the sense they\u2019re avoiding putting Rhea in the ring as much as possible. That\u2019s strange to say about the reigning Raw Women\u2019s Champion. That said, like the eight-man tag, there isn\u2019t much to analyze here other than getting these women on TV. I\u2019m sure Rhea will get involved in some way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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