{"id":93703,"date":"2020-02-24T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=93703"},"modified":"2020-02-24T12:29:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:29:10","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-2-24-uncoiled-viper-the-beast-appears-becky-the-vampire-slayer-final-hype-for-super-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/02\/24\/wwe-raw-primer-2-24-uncoiled-viper-the-beast-appears-becky-the-vampire-slayer-final-hype-for-super-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 2\/24: Uncoiled Viper, The Beast Appears, Becky the Vampire Slayer? Final hype for Super Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-443531866\" 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 \/>\nWINNIPEG, MB AT THE BELL MTS PLACE<br \/>\nFEBRUARY 24, 2020<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Tom Phillips, Jerry \u201cThe King\u201d Lawler, Byron Saxton<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arena, Top 10 Moments of Last Week\u2019s Show, Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Raw will head north of the border again and pull into the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. According to prowrestling.fandom.net, the 16-year old building has never hosted any WWE events other than house shows. It is home of the current iteration of the NHL\u2019s Winnipeg Jets and their farm team, the Manitoba Moose<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 10 moments from last week\u2019s show:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Raw moments: WWE Top 10, Feb. 17, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Fdv2ssjEnM?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>Here\u2019s what advertised for tonight\u2019s show thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who will Randy Orton target next?<\/li>\n<li>WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to appear live on Raw<\/li>\n<li>Will Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler come to blows in the same building?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It seems like creature control is in order as there will be a viper, a beast, and a vampire likely in the building. Raw is turning into a PG horror movie. Imagine if Bray Wyatt was still on the show?<\/p>\n<h3>Tyson Fury<\/h3>\n<p>Before I dig into Raw, I wanted to acknowledge something that may or may not have WrestleMania implications. I don\u2019t follow boxing, but Tyson Fury won his match Saturday night over Deonte Wilder. WWE made it a point to acknowledge that:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyson_Fury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tyson_Fury<\/a>! The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GypsyKing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GypsyKing<\/a> remains undefeated with another HUGE win!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c0pYXc94nL\">https:\/\/t.co\/c0pYXc94nL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1231595621385166849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fury defeated Braun Strowman via count out at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia back in October. They then \u201cteamed up\u201d and beat up the B-Team on a Smackdown segment. Who knows if Fury is tabbed for anything, but I think it\u2019s significant that they acknowledged his victory.<\/p>\n<h3>Randy Orton\u2019s Next Target?<\/h3>\n<p>Last week on Raw, a No Holds Barred match was advertised between Randy Orton and Matt Hardy. As the show unfolded and Randy made his way out, we learned that Matt wasn\u2019t medically cleared to wrestle. (Why was the match advertised ahead of time then? Whatever.) Anyway, Matt still came out despite not being cleared and said he had grit. He didn\u2019t know what the future held for him, but things were going to be on his terms.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1054865521\" 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>Randy walked away but came back and as the two went at it, Randy RKO\u2019d Matt. Fast forward, Randy walked away but came back and eventually smashed Hardy in the head with a chair while his head was laying on the steps. He then said he was sorry twice, showing the conflict he had within himself for his actions. The segment covered about 20 minutes to open the show.<\/p>\n<p>According to WWE.com, he was \u201creleased from a medical facility\u201d the day after the attack. Matt has been busy on Twitter, but here\u2019s a tweet that stood out to me and probably everyone following his account:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MATTHARDYBRAND\/status\/1231059175448424448?s=20<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: 3220 has to mean March 2, 2020 so that means he\u2019s staying with WWE contrary to popular belief? I\u2019m thinking he obviously skips Raw this week and comes back next week to reveal whatever he\u2019s going to reveal. If it\u2019s Woken Matt I suppose that\u2019s cool, but the character was somewhat bland the last time around, so I don\u2019t know how excited one can be. Who knows, but eventually all roads lead back to Randy and Edge setting up a match at WrestleMania. One thing\u2019s for sure, they\u2019re making better use of Matt than just jobbing him out on the way out, if in fact he is leaving the company. I\u2019m more interested in him than I have been in a while.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to Appear<\/h3>\n<p>Drew McIntyre pointed at the WrestleMania sign last week (clearly to troll PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin), and defeated MVP in about two minutes. Prior to this, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar\u2019s advocate Paul Heyman came out to talk to Drew. Paul teased Lesnar coming out, but he was not in the building. That said, he didn\u2019t wish to debate Drew, but rather introduce MVP who had a gripe with him after Drew treated him to a Claymore Kick a week earlier in the VIP lounge.<\/p>\n<p>This week, there\u2019ll be no tease. Lesnar will be in the building, as he gets ready for his title defense against Ricochet at Super Showdown. Ricochet defeated Karl Anderson of the O.C. last week, so it\u2019s expected he\u2019ll have words for Lesnar. We\u2019ll see if Drew will do the same. Here\u2019s Ricochet in a WWE.com exclusive:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricochet recalls bringing Brock Lesnar to his knees: Raw Exclusive, Feb. 17, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IL4M4TrUgi0?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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I feel somewhat bad for Ricochet as he\u2019s in a match where the outcome is all but a foregone conclusion. He should \u2026 I say should \u2026 get a rub from working with Lesnar, but you never know if it\u2019s going to benefit him going forward. To me it\u2019s just something to pass the time. It can\u2019t hurt.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Becky The Vampire Slayer?<\/h3>\n<p>Two weeks ago, Shayna Baszler bit Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch following a match where she retained the title over Asuka. Last week, Becky arrived and poured a bunch of money in the ring as a down payment on a potential fine she would get for what she would do to Shayna. Shayna appeared on screen, and said the biting wasn\u2019t planned but rather something that just came to her.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-238828305\" 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>It had been announced earlier that Shayna, not officially a Raw wrestler, would partake in an Elimination Chamber match to determine Becky\u2019s WrestleMania opponent for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship. That match will involve Shaya, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Natalya, Asuka and Ruby Riott. Shayna said she would tear the living shit out of Becky \u2026 yep she said shit \u2026 and Becky said she would be rooting for her to win. Shayna said the cage was her thing, citing her MMA background.<\/p>\n<p>Becky put this up on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1231347543264636930?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Shayna was not quiet in her own right. Also, WWE posted a video of Shayna\u2019s \u201csavage\u201d moments:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s already my right. This is just to let everyone else know. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eata05C37R\">https:\/\/t.co\/Eata05C37R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler\/status\/1230642233055088642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We should all be afraid of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@QoSBaszler<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWKse7eqgN\">https:\/\/t.co\/EWKse7eqgN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1231352973101539333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you care, they did an exclusive with Sarah Logan talking about who piqued her interest in the Elimination Chamber match.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who pique&#039;s Sarah Logan&#039;s interest in Chamber Match?: Raw Exclusive, Feb. 17, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYP3vyK-a6I?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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: A few weeks ago, King Corbin poured a drink on a fan, and was suspended from participating on Smackdown the following week. He still showed up and attacked Roman Reigns, but that\u2019s besides the point. Shayna bites Becky and gets put into an Elimination Chamber match to determine the challenger for a championship on a show in which she is not an official member. Liv Morgan defeated Lana twice recently. No offense to Lana, but she has ZERO in-ring credibility so why do those victories matter? Asuka has lost two straight championship matches clean. Ruby Riott hasn\u2019t wrestled in almost a year (although I will selfishly not be too upset about this as I\u2019m a Ruby fan). Natalya, I feel hasn\u2019t won a match since the Obama administration (exaggerating of course). Sarah Logan has wrestled a grand total of probably three minutes recently and been made to look like a joke. Also, Randy Orton smashes two wrestlers in the head with a chair and hey, we wonder who his next target will be. So anyway, where was I going with this? Oh yeah, the way they\u2019ve handled a potential Shayna vs. Becky match is dumb. They did the same thing last year with Becky and Ronda, so why should we have expected any different.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week:<\/p>\n<p>Aleister Black defeated Erick Rowan.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Flair cut a promo in regard to her upcoming challenge to Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women\u2019s Championship. She claimed everyone is the next big thing, until they\u2019re not.<\/p>\n<p>Riddick Moss retained the 24\/7 Championship over Mojo Rawley and R-Truth.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Garza &amp; Bobby Lashley defeated Rusev &amp; Humberto Carrillo.<\/p>\n<p>Kairi Sane defeated Natalya via countout.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins held \u201csermon,\u201d which was more like a promo talking about rehabilitating and eradicating people.<\/p>\n<p>A.J. Styles talked about being the new Mr. WrestleMania, and said he was the greatest of any era. He basically hinted he\u2019ll be wrestling a past legend at \u2018Mania, which is likely the Undertaker as has been hinted on multiple wrestling media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Liv Morgan cut a really crappy promo.<\/p>\n<p>The Viking Raiders and Kevin Owens defeated AOP and Murphy via DQ when Seth Rollins got involved in the match. The Street Profits got involved as well to close out the show.<\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I continue to be discouraged by Raw, but I\u2019m not going to panic. We have to get through Super Showdown and then get ready for Elimination Chamber. After that, we head towards WrestleMania where television \u201ctends\u201d to be better. Let\u2019s hope it gets that way.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/02\/17\/2-17-wwe-raw-results-kellers-report-on-orton-vs-hardy-rusev-carillo-vs-lashley-garza-seths-sermon-baszler-bite-fallout\/\">2\/17 WWE Raw Results: Keller\u2019s report on Orton vs. Hardy, Rusev &amp; Carillo vs. Lashley &amp; Garza, Seth\u2019s Sermon, Baszler Bite Fallout<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! 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