{"id":125875,"date":"2021-08-30T13:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=125875"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:18:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T18:18:05","slug":"championship-open-challenge-set-to-start-this-weeks-monday-night-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/30\/championship-open-challenge-set-to-start-this-weeks-monday-night-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship open challenge set to start this week&#8217;s Monday Night Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4021044902\" 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>This week&#8217;s episode of Monday Night Raw will start with Damian Priest issuing an open challenge for his WWE United States Championship. WWE social media accounts revealed the news early Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1432392995337392132<\/p>\n<p>Priest became WWE United States Champion after defeating Sheamus at Summerslam. This is his first title defense since becoming champion.<\/p>\n<p>Open challenge matches have become synonymous with the WWE United States Championship. 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