{"id":119884,"date":"2021-05-24T21:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T02:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=119884"},"modified":"2021-05-24T21:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T02:14:25","slug":"major-number-one-contender-match-announced-for-next-weeks-monday-night-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/24\/major-number-one-contender-match-announced-for-next-weeks-monday-night-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Major number one contender match announced for next week&#8217;s Monday Night Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3834187056\" 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><p>Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston will face off next week to determine the number one contender for Bobby Lashley&#8217;s WWE Championship at the Hell in a Cell PPV event.<\/p>\n<p>WWE official, Adam Pearce, made the announcement after their match on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/24\/5-24-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-natalya-tamina-defending-against-jax-baszler-riddle-vs-xavier\/\">Raw this week<\/a> was interrupted by Lashley and MVP. McIntyre and Kingston both confronted Pearce about their interference. Pearce&#8217;s response was to &#8220;run it back next week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEXT MONDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWERaw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrueKofi<\/a> collides with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DMcIntyreWWE<\/a> and the winner will challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fightbobby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fightbobby<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEChampionship<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HIAC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HIAC<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Who will be victorious? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQTS3Bc1px\">pic.twitter.com\/sQTS3Bc1px<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1396994980116303872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Pearce made the announcement, he told MVP and Lashley that if they got involved in next week&#8217;s match, Lashley would be suspended 90 days without pay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;If EITHER of you interfere in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrueKofi<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DMcIntyreWWE<\/a> next week or even go to ringside&#8230; you&#39;ll be suspended for 9\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3 days. WITHOUT PAY.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScrapDaddyAP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScrapDaddyAP<\/a> is not afraid to lay down the law and make things fair.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HlnU1NvZf1\">pic.twitter.com\/HlnU1NvZf1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1397002435483291650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Hell in a Cell PPV event will air live on Peacock on June 20. Currently, there aren&#8217;t any matches officially announced for the show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/05\/22\/rey-and-dominick-mysterio-talk-wwe-rey-reveals-whether-dominick-can-wear-the-mask-yet\/\">Rey and Dominik Mysterio talk WWE, Rey reveals whether Dominik can wear the mask yet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-196761194\"><div id=\"pwtor-3042200045\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston will face off next week to determine the number one contender for Bobby Lashley&#8217;s WWE Championship at the Hell in a Cell PPV event. 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