{"id":124613,"date":"2021-08-09T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=124613"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T21:19:49","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-8-9-charlotte-and-lashley-have-something-to-say-to-their-summerslam-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/09\/wwe-monday-night-raw-primer-8-9-charlotte-and-lashley-have-something-to-say-to-their-summerslam-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"(Updated) WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 8\/9:  Charlotte and Lashley Have Something to Say to their SummerSlam Opponents, Orton Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1783088633\" 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 \/>\nAUGUST 9, 2021<br \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE AMWAY 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 from Last Week and Exclusives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>WWE Champion Bobby Lashley opened the show to address Golberg\u2019s challenge to him at SummerSlam. Goldberg came out and said whether he\u2019s 35, 45, or 105 he lives by the spear and Lashley will die by the spear. He eventually speared MVP when he and Lashley confronted Golberg\u2019s son at ringside. Lashley accepted Goldberg\u2019s challenge later in the show.<\/li>\n<li>Drew McIntyre defeated Shanky &amp; Veer (w\/Jinder Mahal) via DQ. After the match, Drew warded off all three men with his sword, which he called Angela.<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Ripley defeated Nia Jax (w\/Shayna Baszler). Jax yelled at Baszler after the match.<\/li>\n<li>Mace &amp; T-Bar defeated Mansoor &amp; Mustafa Ali.<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Flair cut a promo hyping the non-title match with Raw Women\u2019s Champion Nikki ASH and discussed being cashed in on with Money in the Bank. Nikki attacked Charlotte from behind.<\/li>\n<li>Tamina (Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship Co-Holder) defeated Doudrop (w\/Eva Marie).<\/li>\n<li>Damian Priest was a guest of the Miz on MizTV which led to match between Priest and John Morrison. Priest defeated Morrison. Following this, U.S. Champion Sheamus attacked Priest. Ricochet made the save, which led to a tag team match (what are the odds?). Ricochet &amp; Priest defeated Sheamus &amp; Morrison.<\/li>\n<li>Omos (Raw Tag Team Championship co-holder) defeated Riddle.<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss\u2019s doll Lilly stood up on her own after Doudrop attacked Alexa in her playground.<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee defeated NXT Champion Karrion Kross.<\/li>\n<li>Reggie defeated Akira Tozawa to retain the 24\/7 Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Nikki ASH defeated Charlotte Flair in a non-title match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The New Day celebrate with Nikki A.S.H after her victory: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-vUh-oW_po?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=\"Priest &amp; Ricochet were glad to teach Sheamus &amp; John Morrison a lesson: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPKvu0TtcNo?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=\"MACE &amp; T-BAR will always stand tall: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xa_Z43-Xmss?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=\"Nikki A.S.H. proved her worth against Charlotte Flair: Raw Exclusive, Aug. 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GyXQzgggkCA?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>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Raw returns to the Amway Center in Orlando, FL., which was the first home of the Thunderdome starting in August of last year and lasted until December before they moved to Tropicana Field in Tampa, FL. The WWE\u2019s history in the Amway Center, home of the NBA\u2019s Orlando Magic, goes back to 2010 hosting mostly Raw, Smackdown, and NXT tapings. The 2017 WrestleMania weekend NXT Takeover took place here, as well as all WWE PPVs during the Thunderdome tenure.<\/p>\n<p>As of this posting, two talking segments have been advertised. No matches have been announced yet.<\/p>\n<h4>Charlotte Flair to Confront Nikki ASH<br \/>\nThe \u201cAll Mighty\u201d Has Something to Say to Goldberg<\/h4>\n<p>After what took place last week, Charlotte Flair apparently has something to say to Nikki ASH, the current Raw Women\u2019s Champion. Charlotte is set to challenge Nikki at SummerSlam in a Triple Threat match that will involve Rhea Ripley. Charlotte defeated Rhea for the championship at Money in the Bank. The following night on Raw, Nikki cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on Charlotte after she retained the title over Rhea Ripley in a rematch.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that during Charlotte\u2019s promo, there was a \u201cBecky\u201d chant. Charlotte acknowledged it by saying Becky wasn\u2019t here, but rather she was the reason everyone was there.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the match has been made official for SummerSlam, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley will have something to say to Goldberg.\u00a0 Here\u2019s some Twitter trash talk:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unwavering. <\/p>\n<p>Think about your family before you step to me again. They\u2019re the ones that\u2019ll have to deal with what\u2019s left of you. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qfDiNlJCi7\">pic.twitter.com\/qfDiNlJCi7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fightbobby\/status\/1422381107903930369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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: Hard to really analyze what\u2019s going to happen in talking segments. I did like Charlotte handling the crowd during the \u201cBecky\u201d chant, and saying she was the reason everyone was there. A heel should believe something like that about themselves. As far as Goldberg goes, I don\u2019t get the involvement of his son, but we\u2019ll see if anything comes of it. Tonight, is just about hyping the SummerSlam matches.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Updated This Afternoon<br \/>\nRandy Orton Returns<\/h4>\n<p>Randy Orton tweeted that he will be returning to Raw tonight and will kick off the show. Randy had been teaming with Riddle prior to his \u201csabbatical\u201d to form RK-Bro.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1110718867\" 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\">Been away for a bit, but tonight, I\u2019m back on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWERaw<\/a> \u2026 and I won\u2019t keep you waiting, I\u2019m kicking off the show. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ViperIsBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ViperIsBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/doKobmWF4F\">https:\/\/t.co\/doKobmWF4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1424780999418908677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He failed to qualify for Money in the Bank, and still couldn\u2019t get in when Riddle wrestled for him by proxy in a triple threat qualifying match against Drew McIntyre and A.J. Styles (both former WWE Champions). Riddle has paid tribute to his partner as of late but suffered losses to Omos and John Morrison.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: The logic is he is returning to reform RK-Bro and go after A.J. Styles and Omos for the Raw Tag Team Championship, but the recent time off and announced return has me curious. I don\u2019t know the \u201calternate,\u201d but something could be up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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