{"id":138438,"date":"2022-04-25T13:38:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138438"},"modified":"2022-04-25T13:38:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:38:03","slug":"wwe-monday-night-raw-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/25\/wwe-monday-night-raw-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PREVIEW 4\/25: Women&#8217;s division takes centerstage with title match and major return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2404766035\" 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>Well, it\u2019s Monday. Let your wrestling week begin. Monday Night Raw airs live on the USA Network as WWE builds to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/09\/i-quit-match-announced-for-wrestlemania-backlash\/\">WrestleMania Backlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode of Raw will feature a heavy does of what has becoming an entertaining women&#8217;s division. Bianca Belair will defend her Raw Women&#8217;s Championship against Sonya Deville after two weeks of effective build. Sonya Deville revealed herself to be the number one contender and last week Belair responded with the threat of a KOD. Belair didn&#8217;t hit the move due to Deville being a WWE official, but was fined $1 by Adam Pearce for the physicality.<\/p>\n<p>Becky Lynch will make her long awaited return to WWE this week on Raw as well. Lynch has not been seen on WWE television since losing the Raw Women&#8217;s Championship to Belair at WrestleMania 38. There is now news at the time regarding what she&#8217;ll do on the show. Reports indicate that Asuka may make her return to Raw this week as well. She&#8217;s schedule to begin a feud with Lynch after missing nine months of action.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode of Monday Night Raw will also feature <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1518333969460248577\">Randy Orton Appreciation Night<\/a>. WWE has been celebrating Orton&#8217;s 20 years with the company and that celebration will culminate with an appreciation segment on Monday Night Raw. Orton and Riddle will compete for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania Backlash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feels weird to \u201ccelebrate\u201d myself, but throughout the week I\u2019ve read your messages and posts and am truly humbled.<\/p>\n<p>A wild 20-year ride with much, much more to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OrtonWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OrtonWeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVo7foDKjb\">https:\/\/t.co\/kVo7foDKjb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1518632957166211072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Raw will also feature an arm wrestling match between Bobby Lashley and Omos.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/04\/24\/dax-harwood-responds-to-wwe-rumors\/\">Dax Harwood responds to WWE rumors<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4255892893\"><div id=\"pwtor-3547706787\"><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>Well, it\u2019s Monday. 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