{"id":73826,"date":"2019-01-21T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=73826"},"modified":"2019-01-21T13:34:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T19:34:02","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-1-21-final-royal-rumble-raw-hype-balor-believes-ronda-natalya-vs-sasha-bayley-new-talent-is-here-lashleys-ic-reign-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/01\/21\/wwe-raw-primer-1-21-final-royal-rumble-raw-hype-balor-believes-ronda-natalya-vs-sasha-bayley-new-talent-is-here-lashleys-ic-reign-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 1\/21: Final Royal Rumble Raw hype, Balor believes, Ronda &#038; Natalya vs. Sasha &#038; Bayley, new talent is here, Lashley\u2019s IC reign begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1541196273\" 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><strong>WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER<br \/>\nJANUARY 21, 2019<br \/>\nOKLAHOMA CITY, OK. AT THE CHESAPEAKE ENGERY ARENA<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 P.M. EST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Renee Young<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Arena and Items Advertised by WWE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We put a wrap on the Raw side of things for WWE tonight as we get ready for Royal Rumble weekend.\u00a0 Raw returns to the Chesapeake Energy Arena for the first time since June of 2016.\u00a0 At that time, we had just found out that WWE was splitting the rosters again for Raw and Smackdown, after the previous split had ended about five years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what is advertised by <a href=\"http:\/\/wwe.com\/\">WWE.com<\/a>subject to change as the day goes on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finn Balor believes he can slay The Beast<\/li>\n<li>Ronda Rousey &amp; Natalya to square off against Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley<\/li>\n<li>New WRESTLERS make their presence felt<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s next for Braun Strowman<\/li>\n<li>The Bobby Lashley era has begun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Finn Balor to Challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>What\u2019s Next for Braun Strowman?<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These two items are tied together and thus I\u2019ll cover them in one section.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Braun Strowman was pulled from his upcoming Universal Championship match against champion Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>Raw opened with Strowman discussing the upcoming match with Lesnar.\u00a0 Baron Corbin interrupted, and told Strowman he would never main event WrestleMania let alone win the title.\u00a0 This sent Strowman into a rage which found him chasing Corbin in the back.\u00a0 He would eventually track Corbin down in Vince McMahon\u2019s limousine with the help of Elias, who just happened to be playing his guitar in the back.\u00a0 He ripped the door off, causing Corbin to exit and retreat.\u00a0 Vince McMahon just happened to show up, and fined Strowman $100,000 (which seems to be the going fine these days in WWE.\u00a0 Remember when Paige did this to Charlotte on Smackdown a few months ago?).\u00a0 When Strowman said \u201cthis piece of crap isn\u2019t worth $100,000,\u201d Vince pulled Strowman from the upcoming match.\u00a0 Strowman proceeded to lift and tip over Vince\u2019s limo, as we saw from MULTIPLE camera angles.<\/p>\n<p>John Cena, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, and Finn Balor would later come out to the ring to make their case to Vince to be given the opportunity against Lesnar for the Universal Championship.\u00a0 Cena made it a point to say that 20 years ago \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin, The Rock, and Brock Lesnar left Vince high and dry and he was the one to step up after given an opportunity to do so.\u00a0 He claimed that he had \u201cruthless aggression,\u201d the same way he did to Kurt Angle in his debut match in 2002.\u00a0 After a brawl broke out, Vince decided all four men would compete in a fatal four-way to determine whom would face Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p>After a commercial break, Jinder Mahal approached Vince in the back.\u00a0 He complimented him on his suit and stated his case to be Lesnar\u2019s opponent.\u00a0 Vince said he could choose an opponent from the fatal four-way and if he beat him, he could get in the fatal four-way.\u00a0 Mahal chose Balor.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1688644111\" 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>When it was time for the Balor-Mahal match, Mahal would attack Balor before it could start.\u00a0 This raised doubt as to whether the match would take place, but Balor insisted it happen.\u00a0 Balor would go on to defeat Mahal.\u00a0 He later went on to win the fatal four-way by pinning John Cena after hitting his signature Coup de Grace.<\/p>\n<p>Cena would endorse Balor after the match, saying he made a believer out of him.\u00a0 Balor is set to challenge Lesnar for the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown what is next for Braun Strowman.\u00a0 After he tipped over the limo, he was escorted out by security, and left the building without much resistance.\u00a0 Perhaps his automobile insurance covers vandalism of vehicles owned by your boss, but I\u2019m not that optimistic in that regard.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 Do we have to be reminded of the Ruthless Aggression era?\u00a0 Also, Mr. Cena, just a few quick memos: <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>20 years ago, Steve Austin and the Rock were getting ready to main event WrestleMania, an event I\u2019m sure you and your boys watched.\u00a0 I know I did, and I enjoyed it.\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Steve Austin\u2019s career was cut short in 2003 after an ill-fated piledriver by the late Owen Hart at SummerSlam \u201997.\u00a0 He recovered to have a Hall of Fame run and is universally beloved, unlike the way your run will be looked upon.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Rock went on to be an actor, the same way you did recently.\u00a0 He had a right to pursue his goals in life.\u00a0 The world doesn\u2019t revolve around Vincent Kennedy McMahon. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brock Lesnar decided a full-time WWE career was not for him.\u00a0 See previous comment.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>According to multiple reports, Balor vs. Lesnar was the plan all along so it\u2019s odd that they built to Strowman vs. Lesnar up until this point.\u00a0 There\u2019s a lot of questions, but one thing is for certain: We have a match we want to see.\u00a0 Balor vs. Lesnar is something we\u2019ve all been thinking about for a while, and now it\u2019s a reality.\u00a0 That win over McIntyre at TLC may have been a sign of a bigger push coming considering what had been going on with McIntyre in recent times.\u00a0 I just wish Balor was built up even stronger which might have led to even more excitement for him to challenge Lesnar.\u00a0 Either way, the destination is certainly better than the journey.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As far as Strowman goes, I don\u2019t see him being involved in the Universal Championship picture at WrestleMania.\u00a0 Is it possible he\u2019s earmarked for the Undertaker?\u00a0 Perhaps Triple H seeing as they planted a seed during Survivor Series 2017 but never followed up?\u00a0 John Cena is a possibility although him vs. Daniel Bryan or Drew McIntyre seems more likely.\u00a0 I suppose you can match him against Bobby Lashley assuming he keeps the IC belt until \u2018Mania.\u00a0 All I know is I don\u2019t need to see him plucking a 10-year old out of the stands to challenge for the tag team titles again. <\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Ronda Rousey &amp; Natalya vs. Sasha Banks<\/strong><strong>\u00a0&amp; Bayley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last week, Raw Women\u2019s Champ Ronda Rousey teamed with her Royal Rumble opponent and challenger Sasha Banks.\u00a0 They defeated Nia Jax and Tamina, two women with whom Ronda has been occupied with quite a bit lately.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the match, Charly Caruso interviewed the victors in the ring.\u00a0 Ronda discussed them having respect for one another, and how she was honored to be defending the Raw title against Sasha at the Rumble.\u00a0 She also said it would a great accomplishment to win, to which Sasha took exception.\u00a0 They went back and forth with Sasha ultimately telling Ronda she will teach her how to lose with class.\u00a0 Ronda said to her she can keep the title of World\u2019s Classiest Loser, to which Sasha took exception again.\u00a0 When Sasha left the ring, Ronda told her didn\u2019t mean any disrespect, but she would have none of it.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-811593991\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Later on, in the back, Ronda and Sasha were still arguing.\u00a0 Natalya and Bayley got in between them to try and settle things down, but then they started arguing.\u00a0 Bayley said that one minute, Ronda is complimenting her and acting arrogant the next, while Natalya argued Sasha is too sensitive.\u00a0 Before things went any further, the Riott Squad showed up and challenged Natalya and Bayley to find a partner and face them later on.\u00a0 That partner turned out to be Nikki Cross, who made her Raw debut.\u00a0 Nikki, Natalya, and Bayley would get the victory.<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, <a href=\"http:\/\/wwe.com\/\">WWE.com<\/a>\u00a0announced that Ronda &amp; Natalya would be facing Sasha and Bayley tonight.\u00a0 Ronda interestingly tweeted about her and Natalya possibly vying for the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RowdyHart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RowdyHart<\/a> VS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BossNhugConnection?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BossNhugConnection<\/a> was just announced for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raw<\/a> this Monday! Tune in to see us make our bid for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/womenstagteamchampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#womenstagteamchampionship<\/a> and see me give @sashabankswwe a taste of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rieXt4eY8\">https:\/\/t.co\/2rieXt4eY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RondaRousey\/status\/1086716710860800000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sasha did a little trash talking of her own on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sashabankswwe\/status\/1086795186401935361?s=21<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure what to make of Ronda commenting about her and Natalya going after the tag team championship, but it\u2019s something to which we should pay attention.\u00a0 As far as the segment last week Sasha certainly showed some fire, the likes of which we haven\u2019t seen in quite some time given she\u2019s spent most of the past year feuding and eventually teaming with Bayley.\u00a0 Ronda came off odd in her desperate to try and get Sasha to not be upset with her.\u00a0 I would have never imagined her caring about someone\u2019s approval.\u00a0 Sasha may have overreacted to most and I wouldn\u2019t disagree with anyone who felt that way.\u00a0 In storyline Ronda did come off as assuming she would beat her, so I could see where Sasha would be upset and even offended.\u00a0 There are a lot of other things to pick apart but overall, it\u2019s manufactured tension between the parties involved.\u00a0 This has been part of WWE\u2019s storytelling for quite some time and generally hasn\u2019t worked.\u00a0 Ultimately, look for Sasha to be elevated having worked with Ronda and vice versa.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>New WRESTLERS Debut<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>WWE has it as new \u201csuperstars\u201d make their debut but&#8230; ya&#8217; know&#8230; they\u2019re professional wrestlers, they wrestle.\u00a0 I don\u2019t work for WWE, so I don\u2019t need to speak their speak.<\/p>\n<p>EC3, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, and Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic &amp; Tucker Knight) all made their Raw debuts last week.\u00a0 Michael Cole informed us that all would appear on both shows until their permanent \u201cresidences\u201d are decided.\u00a0 This was announced during the six-woman tag I mentioned earlier involving Nikki Cross.<\/p>\n<p>When several wrestlers were outside Vince McMahon\u2019s office vying for a shot at Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, EC3 made his first appearance smiling at the camera (taking Finn Balor\u2019s smiling gimmick?).\u00a0 Lacey Evans was seen chatting with Mickie James and Dana Brooke.\u00a0 Otis Dozovic interrupted \u201cA Moment of Bliss\u201d where host Alexa Bliss was interviewing Paul Heyman and discussing the upcoming fatal four-way match to determine Lesnar\u2019s challenger.\u00a0 He was singing to Alexa when Tucker Knight came out and pulled Otis away along with the help of other WWE officials.<\/p>\n<p>Lars Sullivan was the only one not to debut.\u00a0 According to one report, WWE is supporting him in regard to his alleged recent anxiety attacks.\u00a0 They appear to be content to let him work through his issues and allowing him to return when he is ready.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 It seemed like an auspicious way to debut the new talent.\u00a0 Nikki\u2019s debut was the only one that felt important.\u00a0 It\u2019s likely that the others won\u2019t be on the top end of the card, so that\u2019s probably why their debuts weren\u2019t treated like that big of a deal.\u00a0 Still, you would think you\u2019d want each new talent to, at the very least, cut a promo or interfere in a match or something to that nature.\u00a0 If anything, I would have thought they\u2019d of made a bigger deal out of EC3 rather than having him Finn Balor-smile for the camera.\u00a0 Otis\u2019 interrupting of Alexa\u2019s show was something I could have done without, especially when they just end the segment and move on to the next thing without explaining anything or at least showing frustration with the interruption.\u00a0 It makes it feel less important and is something WWE has done with matches and things like this for a long time.\u00a0 I do have to admit though, Otis pursuing Alexa as a love interest would be amusing if that was the point of that interruption.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bobby Lashley Begins His IC Title Reign<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last week, both Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley challenged Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental Championship.\u00a0 Rollins was looking to start his third reign while Lashley was looking for his first.\u00a0 Lashley\u2019s only other title runs in WWE were during his first tenure from 2005-2007 when he held the U.S. Championship and ECW Championship at various times.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the match both men discussed their desire to win the title.\u00a0 Lio Rush spoke for Lashley of course and told us how Lashley would dominate and take the championship.\u00a0 It was time for Rollins and Ambrose to suffer.\u00a0 Rollins revisited recent history including how Ambrose turned on him the night their Shield brother Roman Reigns announced his recurrence of leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>At one point during the match, Ambrose and Rollins oddly worked together.\u00a0 The announcers justified it by saying it\u2019s a triple threat match, so anything can happen.\u00a0 Lio interfered in the match, but the announcers justified it too by pulling the \u201ctriple threat card.\u201d\u00a0 In the end, Lashley hit Ambrose with a spear to capture his first Intercontinental Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley, represented by Lio Rush, begins his reign tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 There is justification for putting the title on Lashley.\u00a0 It\u2019s not likely he\u2019ll be involved in the Universal Championship picture, and thus the IC title is a logical landing spot.\u00a0 He has been more impressive lately as WWE has taken his character more seriously.\u00a0 Lio Rush has also been more serious in his promos for Lashley, getting away from \u201cLashley Lashley\u201d chants and having him show his rear end on TV.\u00a0 Rush can be funny, but ultimately a serious and more dangerous combo of them is much better.\u00a0 As far as Ambrose goes, he is free to do something else, but you can\u2019t help but wonder why the title was taken off of him so quickly.\u00a0 As far as Rollins goes, it\u2019s looking more and more that he\u2019ll move into the Universal Championship picture.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Am I the only one that wants to see Balor win the title from Brock, and defend it against Rollins at WrestleMania?\u00a0 I know it\u2019s ultimately better to have Rollins be the one to conquer Brock, but the prospect of Balor vs. Rollins on the big stage is 1,000 times better.\u00a0 I could see that saved for SummerSlam, citing their history of having the first Universal Championship match in 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Revival <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>They are not an advertised item, but I wanted to touch on them really quick here.\u00a0 Last week they defeated the Lucha House Party.\u00a0 Scott Dawson hit a DDT on Lince Dorado and scored the pin; however, Dorado\u2019s foot was on the ropes.\u00a0 During the match, WWE cutaway to Vince McMahon\u2019s office showing wrestlers lining up to state their case for a Universal Championship match.\u00a0 One of those wrestlers was EC3, who made his first appearance as I discussed earlier.\u00a0 The point is though they cut away during a match, which gives us the message that the match isn\u2019t important.<\/p>\n<p>Several wrestling media outlets are reporting that the Revival have asked for their release but have been denied.\u00a0 They cite frustration with the manner in which the tag team division has been presented overall.\u00a0 One cannot blame them.\u00a0 Dash Wilder has changed his Twitter name to his actual name, Daniel Wheeler.\u00a0 We will stay with this story as it develops.<\/p>\n<p>There are also mixed reports that Maria &amp; Mike Kanellis (Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis-Bennett in reality) have asked for their release as well.\u00a0 They are currently featured on 205Live.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Other Items from Last Week:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Before \u201cA Moment of Bliss,\u201d someone knocked on Alexa Bliss\u2019 dressing room to deliver coffee.\u00a0 When Alexa didn\u2019t answer, the person walked in to find her topless, then quickly holding her top over her chest as she was getting dressed.\u00a0 I think Vince McMahon heard Prince\u2019s \u201c1999\u201d before the show and booked accordingly (ya know, because in 1999 there was heavy sexual content on then-WWF programming?\u00a0 The song lyrics are \u201ctonight we\u2019re gonna party like it\u2019s 1999.\u201d Work with me here people!).<\/li>\n<li>During \u201cA Moment of Bliss,\u201d Alexa Bliss revealed the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship title belts.\u00a0 She announced that three teams from Raw and three teams from Smackdown will compete in an elimination chamber match at the Elimination Chamber PPV in February to determine the new champions.\u00a0 Here\u2019s me taking a crack at the possible participants:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Raw: Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks, Nia Jax &amp; Tamina, the Riott Squad&#8230; Smackdown: The IIconics, Mandy Rose &amp; Sonya Deville, Carmella &amp; Naomi (odd couple pairing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Start Time &amp; Matches Advertised on the Arena Website <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Chesapeake Energy Arena is advertising a start time of 6:30 p.m.\u00a0 They show the following matches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intercontinental Championship match: Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow me on Twitter @FrankPeteani or e-mail me at <a>fpeteani@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Questions and discussion are welcome.\u00a0 Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3804733065\"><div id=\"pwtor-3520959867\"><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 JANUARY 21, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. 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