{"id":121570,"date":"2021-06-21T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=121570"},"modified":"2021-06-21T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:30:58","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-6-21-hell-in-a-cell-follow-up-next-up-for-drew-lashley-ripley-vs-charlotte-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/21\/wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-6-21-hell-in-a-cell-follow-up-next-up-for-drew-lashley-ripley-vs-charlotte-more\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 6\/21: Hell in a Cell Follow-Up, Next Up for Drew, Lashley, Ripley vs. Charlotte, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1098986690\" 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 \/>\nJUNE 21, 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: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results &amp; Key Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikki Cross defeated Charlotte Flair. Flair attacked Cross afterwards and Rhea Ripley made the save.<\/li>\n<li>John Morrison defeated Jeff Hardy.<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Hardy defeated Cedric Alexander. Jeff would have had to retire if he lost.<\/li>\n<li>Piper Niven (w\/Eva Marie) defeated Naomi. Eva was advertised to wrestle Naomi on her \u201cre-debut,\u201d but Niven wrestled instead. The announcers did not mention her name.<\/li>\n<li>Dana Brooke &amp; Mandy Rose brawled with Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Natalya &amp; Tamina after a photo shoot.<\/li>\n<li>Riddle &amp; Randy Orton (RKBro) defeated New Day (Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods).<\/li>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley defeated Asuka in a non-title match. Afterwards Charlotte Flair attacked Ripley and they had a pull-apart brawl. Charlotte had a bloody nose. Here was Rhea in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rhea Ripley is irate after brawl with Charlotte Flair: WWE Network Exclusive, June 14, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p3kULpqKBd4?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>Alexa Bliss defeated Nia Jax (w\/Reginald) via DQ.<\/li>\n<li>Jaxson Ryker defeated Elias via count out. Here was Ryker in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jaxson Ryker now walks alone and is hungrier than ever: WWE Network Exclusive, June 14, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rYmiygaJRT4?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 A.J. Styles (w\/Omos via DQ when WWE Champion Bobby Lashley attacked Drew. They followed that with an impromptu six-man tag match where Drew teamed with the Viking Raiders (Erik &amp; Ivar) to defeat Lashley, Styles, and Omos. Drew pinned Lashley after hitting a Claymore Kick. I think announcer Jimmy Smith needed to be resuscitated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Hell in a Cell Results Pertinent to Raw<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s Tag Team Champion co-holder Natalya (w\/Tamina) defeated Mandy Rose (w\/Dana Brooke) on the Kickoff Show.<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss defeated Shayna Baszler (w\/Nia Jax &amp; Reginald)<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Flair defeated Raw Women\u2019s Champion Rhea Ripley via DQ. Rhea retained the title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlotte Flair gives Rhea Ripley her due: WWE Network Exclusive, June 20, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ez_gcfR0HXI?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>Bobby Lashley (w\/MVP) defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship in a Hell in a Cell match. Drew can no longer challenge for the title as long as Lashley is champion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MVP demands respect for Bobby Lashley: WWE Network Exclusive, June 20, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8GOZi42Hxg?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>This Week<\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019re past the 2021 edition of Hell in a Cell and on our way to the next PPV, Money in the Bank which takes place on Sunday July 18 from the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX. It will be the first PPV in front of live fans since this year\u2019s WrestleMania, which was the first since the 2020 edition of Elimination Chamber. I\u2019m sure we\u2019re all excited that the Thunderdome era will be concluding. That said, we follow up tonight on what took place during last night\u2019s event. WWE does not have their preview up as of this article being published, so we\u2019ll just take a look at the big topics coming out of Hell in a Cell.<\/p>\n<h4>Hot Button Issues<\/h4>\n<h5>What\u2019s next for Drew McIntyre?<\/h5>\n<p>Since he lost the match last night, he can no longer challenge for the WWE Championship so long as Bobby Lashley is the champion. Last week Drew wrestled A.J. Styles and I mentioned the results of that in my recap. If they\u2019re going to hold off on Randy Orton &amp; Riddle vs. Styles and Omos for the tag team titles, we could see a personal type of feud with A.J. which leads to something with Omos. That\u2019s not me endorsing that by any stretch. \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt looms as well. They could have a SummerSlam match with Bray and Drew. I don\u2019t like to fantasy book, but a scenario where Bray costs Drew Money in the Bank could set up that match. They\u2019d have to explain why Bray has an issue with Drew.<\/p>\n<h5>What\u2019s next for Bobby Lashley?<\/h5>\n<p>Speaking of Lashley I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to want to line up another challenger if they\u2019re going to have a title match at Money in the Bank. The only one I see that\u2019s feasible is Kofi Kingston. There are no other babyfaces on the roster that make sense to me unless they\u2019re going to split off Riddle from Randy Orton. I don\u2019t see that, nor do I see someone like Keith Lee coming back. Until that guy is physically on TV, unfortunately he doesn\u2019t exist. If there was an injury we knew about or some other issue going on, I\u2019d understand. I don\u2019t get the secrecy of his absence. The rest of the babyfaces on Raw are chasing the 24\/7 Championship or are involved with Sheamus. Do you like a rocket under Mansoor? I don\u2019t know. Everyone is minimized on this show so it\u2019s hard to speculate on a potential challenger.<\/p>\n<h5>Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair?<\/h5>\n<p>The feud is not over between these two, and I don\u2019t think they\u2019re waiting until Money in the Bank. I think it may have been suggested on the PWTorch VIP Post-PPV Roundtable that they could have a Hell in a Cell match on TV, much like they did with Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio on Smackdown. In fact, I could see that happening as soon as tonight if not soon. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ll do a title match at Money in the Bank, which makes Charlotte a candidate to win this year. WWE likes their stars to have resumes with multiple accolades, and she\u2019s yet to win \u201cthe briefcase.\u201d Assuming they have another match and Rhea retains, it\u2019s hard to know what\u2019s next. Again, they have no depth on Raw and nobody relevant, so what are the options. I didn\u2019t totally hate the Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax match last night, and I could live with a feud between Alexa and Rhea (if Rhea is a babyface and Alexa is a heel, unless it\u2019s the other way around, who knows). Do me a favor if you do that WWE and leave the supernatural crap home, will you?<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2992770708\"><div id=\"pwtor-2501684895\"><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>WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER JUNE 21, 2021 TAMPA, FL. 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