{"id":56253,"date":"2018-03-05T15:45:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56253"},"modified":"2018-03-05T15:45:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:45:03","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-3-5-nia-jax-asuka-clash-will-rousey-repay-triple-h-stephanie-didnt-lesnar-confront-reigns-will-challenge-miz-wrestlemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/05\/wwe-raw-primer-3-5-nia-jax-asuka-clash-will-rousey-repay-triple-h-stephanie-didnt-lesnar-confront-reigns-will-challenge-miz-wrestlemania\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 3\/5: Nia Jax and Asuka clash again, how will Rousey repay Triple H and Stephanie, why didn\u2019t Lesnar confront Reigns, who will challenge the Miz at WrestleMania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2687846229\" 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>RAW PREVIEW<br \/>\nMARCH 5, 2018<br \/>\n<b>MILWAUKEE, WISC. AT BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER<br \/>\n<\/b>By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ANNOUNCED BY WWE.COM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nia Jax and Asuka clash once again with Asuka\u2019s undefeated streak on the<br \/>\nline<\/li>\n<li>How will Ronda Rousey repay Triple H and Stephanie McMahon?<\/li>\n<li>Why didn\u2019t Lesnar confront Reigns, and will we be hearing from the advocate<br \/>\nPaul Heyman?<\/li>\n<li>Who will step up to challenge the Miz at WrestleMania for the I.C. title?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cTHE LONG ROAD OF COMPLAINT\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an interesting turn, Universal Champion Brock Lesnar failed to show up to<br \/>\nconfront his WrestleMania opponent Roman Reigns last week on Raw. Whether this<br \/>\nis due to Brock\u2019s contract coming to an end or his interest in resigning with the UFC<br \/>\nthe only thing that\u2019s certain is that it has left a sour taste in the mouths of the<br \/>\nwrestle verse. Roman Reigns is pretty sour as well, using the no-show to call Brock a<br \/>\npiece of crap and further progress the idea that no matter what, he will be standing<br \/>\ntall in New Orleans. Big words from the Big Dawg. Lesnar is unfortunately not<br \/>\nscheduled to appear in Wisconsin this evening, but that doesn\u2019t mean that advocate<br \/>\nPaul Heyman, who has also been silent, won\u2019t be present to set the record straight.<br \/>\nExpect some type of advancement in this very interesting story tonight, and prepare<br \/>\nto hear a chorus of boos from the fans who just can\u2019t like anything.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cDEFINITION OF INSANITY\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty clear at this point that Nia Jax is the future title contender for Alexa Bliss.<br \/>\nHer vast improvement in the ring and on the microphone has given Jax a confidence<br \/>\nthat is almost scary considering she\u2019s already a very intimidating presence.<br \/>\nHowever, her constant attempt to chop away at the legendary tree known as Asuka<br \/>\nwill not do her any favors since the Empress so clearly has her number, and has had<br \/>\nit since they started feuding back in NXT. The Glamazon and the undefeated one will<br \/>\nonce again clash in singles action this evening. Will this be the upset that gets Nia a<br \/>\ntitle shot, or will Asuka sweep the floor with her and jump to the much more<br \/>\n\u201ccompetitive\u201d Smackdown Live?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI CAME TO PLAY\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Asuka\u2019s MMC partner has his problems to deal with. Last Monday The Miz ate a pair<br \/>\nof losses back-to- back to Seth Rollins and Finn Balor, clearly establishing both men<br \/>\nas title challengers for Miz\u2019s prestigious I.C. belt. However, with Braun Strowman<br \/>\nand Elias still with nothing to do at the show of shows, don\u2019t be surprised if this<br \/>\nmatch gets turned into a fatal 5-way on April 8 th . As for tonight, the Awesome One<br \/>\nwill most likely be complaining to General Manager Kurt Angle for putting him in<br \/>\nthis situation in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>-Elsewhere in the tag division, The Bar\u2019s Cesaro and Sheamus are sitting<br \/>\ncomfortably at the top as tag champions, recently vanquishing Titus WorldWide in<br \/>\nan easy sweep of matches. The Club\u2019s Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson have a small<br \/>\nwin streak building up. Could a rematch of last year\u2019s Royal Rumble title match be<br \/>\non the card for Mania? What about The Revival, who haven\u2019t even received a fair<br \/>\nshot yet since being added to the main roster? All I\u2019m certain of is the only person<br \/>\nwith hair out of all these teams is Wilder and Sheamus.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4151408684\" 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<p>-The cruiserweight division prepares for round two of their tournament to crown a<br \/>\nnew champion, but they still can\u2019t seem to translate any of this onto Monday nights<br \/>\nso expect limited purple brand appearances.<\/p>\n<p>-Surprisingly, John Cena is scheduled to appear in Milwaukee this evening. It was<br \/>\nseven days ago that the 16x champion informed the wrestle-verse that he would be<br \/>\ngoing through Smackdown Live in an attempt to make it onto the Wrestlemania<br \/>\ncard. He would then go on to defeat WWE Champion A.J. Styles and earn his way into<br \/>\nthe Fastlane main event. Is Cena kicking down all doors and showing up everywhere<br \/>\nuntil he is guaranteed to make the cut? Apparently. Fingers crossed that a certain<br \/>\nSamoan destroyer recuperates fast enough to challenge the man who cannot be<br \/>\nseen.<\/p>\n<p>-Another scheduled appearance is the most recent superstar signed Ronda Rousey.<br \/>\nThe former MMA star had quite a showing at the Elimination Chamber and cut a<br \/>\nstrong promo last week to the despite of said wrestling fans who hate everything.<br \/>\nThe power couple of Stephanie and Triple-H would respond to Rousey\u2019s Chamber<br \/>\nactions when Aitch sucker punched Kurt on his ass. Angle has clearly been a major<br \/>\nkey (in storyline) of getting Ronda to the WWE, and it\u2019s setting things up nicely for a<br \/>\nmixed tag in New Orleans. Will they make it official tonight? Guess you\u2019ll just have to<br \/>\ntune in to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Five weeks until the SHOW OF SHOWSSSS. You watching?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK\u2019S REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/26\/kellers-wwe-raw-report-2-26-elimination-chamber-fallout-including-brocks-face-off-reigns-asuka-decision-make-rousey-authority-fallout\/\">KELLER\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT 2\/26: Elimination Chamber fallout including Brock\u2019s face-off with Reigns, Asuka has a decision to make, Rousey-Authority fallout<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-493159823\"><div id=\"pwtor-4265288083\"><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>RAW PREVIEW MARCH 5, 2018 MILWAUKEE, WISC. 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