{"id":119486,"date":"2021-05-17T17:01:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T22:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=119486"},"modified":"2021-05-17T17:01:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T22:01:36","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-5-17-wrestlemania-backlash-fallout-new-womens-tag-team-champions-coming-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/17\/wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-5-17-wrestlemania-backlash-fallout-new-womens-tag-team-champions-coming-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 5\/17:  WrestleMania Backlash Fallout, New Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Coming to Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-841037807\" 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 17, 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 &amp; Key Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Asuka, Mandy Rose, and Dana Brooke defeated Charlotte Flair and Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler. During the match somehow magically Alexa Bliss and her doll Lilly showed up on the swing set of Alexa\u2019s Playground. Shayna Baszler\u2019s knee was injured out of nowhere (Papa Shango must be proud) and Asuka pinned Shayna. Charlotte and Alexa eyed each other after the match.<\/li>\n<li>Jinder Mahal (w\/Veer and Shanky) defeated Jeff Hardy. This was Jinder\u2019s return to Raw after a year off due to injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jinder Mahal is ready for fresh competition on Raw: WWE Network Exclusive, May 10, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JOnewhyp77I?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 and Riddle) and New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) defeated Raw Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles &amp; Omos and Elias &amp; Jaxson Ryker.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Champion Sheamus and Humberto Carrillo wrestled to a no-contest when Carrillo was injured.<\/li>\n<li>A video aired with Lucha House Party (Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik) discussing their plans on Raw.<\/li>\n<li>A vignette aired for the returning Eva Marie.<\/li>\n<li>Shelton Benjamin defeated Cedric Alexander.<\/li>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhea Ripley thinks Charlotte Flair is misunderstanding her: WWE Network Exclusive, May 10, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIe4giMNBAo?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>Damian Priest defeated John Morrison (w\/the Miz) to earn the right to pick the stipulation for the match between he and Miz at WrestleMania Backlash. Later, he told WWE official Adam Pearce that he wanted it to be a Lumberjack match. (Little did he know\u2026.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Damian Priest wants no more escape routes for The Miz: WWE Network Exclusive, May 10, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPB01FCImXc?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>Drew McIntyre defeated WWE Champion Bobby Lashley via DQ when Braun Strowman attacked Drew mid-match. Later, he appeared to align with Lashley by shaking his hand until he power-slammed him to close out the show. Throughout the night, Lashley\u2019s manager MVP was proposing working with Braun to take out Drew so the match at WrestleMania Backlash can be a one-on-one between Braun and Lashley. I can\u2019t believe Braun betrayed Lashley! How could he?!?!?!?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>WrestleMania Backlash Results Pertinent to Raw<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>During the kickoff show, U.S. Champion Sheamus defeated Ricochet in a non-title. Ricochet responded to another Sheamus open challenge where he refused to put his title on the line.<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair and Asuka to retain the Raw Women\u2019s Championship. Rhea pinned Asuka after hitting her signature Riptide finisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhea Ripley proved herself in victory: WWE Network Exclusive, May 16, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTcJ8KgjrH8?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<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlotte Flair not dwelling on defeat: WWE Network Exclusive, May 16, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rahvuuEaQZE?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>Damian Priest defeated the Miz (w\/John Morrison) in a Lumberjack match consisting of \u201czombies,\u201d promoting Army of the Dead coming to Netflix.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Lashley defeated Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship. Lashley pinned Strowman after being thrown through an LED board, but returning to spear him after Drew hit his Claymore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MVP lets Bobby Lashley know he has a surprise for him on Raw: WWE Network Exclusive, May 16, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Ejt0rDn3tc?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>Advertised Matches and Segments by WWE<\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re past WrestleMania Backlash and onto the next PPV, Hell in a Cell, which comes to us on the evening of Father\u2019s Day (June 20) as we found out during the PPV last night. Hell in a Cell is usually reserved for later in the year (September or October), but has been moved to the month where Money in the Bank typically takes place. Though not confirmed, rumor is circulating that Money in the Bank could take place in July in front of a live crowd. Check back here at PWTorch.com for follow-up on that situation.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, we move towards the next PPV with follow-up on WrestleMania Backlash. No matches are advertised. On the other hand, WWE has announced that new WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Natalya &amp; Tamina will come to Raw and be welcomed into Alexa\u2019s Playground. Natalya &amp; Tamina defeated Nia Jax &amp; Shayna Baszler this past Friday on Smackdown to win the titles. While Natalya has held gold before, this is the first championship for Tamina who debuted for the WWE in May of 2010 alongside the Usos (Jimmy &amp; Jey).<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s hard to know where this is going after Alexa \u201ctargeted\u201d the six-woman tag match discussed earlier. Hey, if WWE can book Shawn Michaels &amp; God vs. the McMahons like they did at Backlash of 2006, what\u2019s to stop them from booking Alexa &amp; her doll Lilly to challenge for the championship? Speaking of Backlash 2006, I will be reviewing that for WWE Then and Now this week with Torch contributor Bruce Hazelwood, author of the Raw \u201cAlt Perspective\u201d report in which Bruce gives his analysis on Raw in real time alongside Wade Keller every Monday night. Bruce and I will not only review that show but relate it to current events and give our analysis on what\u2019s taking place heading towards Backlash.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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