{"id":94417,"date":"2020-03-09T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T20:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=94417"},"modified":"2020-03-09T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T20:48:18","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-3-9-elimination-chamber-fallot-raw-to-get-rated-r-again-expectations-for-storyline-follow-up-in-preparation-for-wrestlemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/09\/wwe-raw-primer-3-9-elimination-chamber-fallot-raw-to-get-rated-r-again-expectations-for-storyline-follow-up-in-preparation-for-wrestlemania\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 3\/9: Elimination Chamber Fallot, Raw to Get Rated R Again, Expectations for Storyline Follow-Up in Preparation for WrestleMania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3191705027\" 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 \/>\nWASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE CAPITAL ONE ARENA<br \/>\nMARCH 9, 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>Top 10 Moments from Last Week\u2019s Show:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Raw moments: WWE Top 10, March 2, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mGi1K94kH_E?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<h3>Elimination Chamber Results Pertinent to Raw<\/h3>\n<p>Andrade def. Humberto Carrillo to retain the U.S. Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Aleister Black defeated A.J. Styles in a no-DQ match with help from the Undertaker<\/p>\n<p>The Street Profits defeated Seth Rollins &amp; Murphy to retain the Raw Tag Team Championship<\/p>\n<p>Shayna Baszler defeated Liv Morgan, Asuka, Sarah Logan, Natalya, and Ruby Riott in an Elimination Chamber match to earn the right to challenge Becky Lynch at WrestleMania for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship.<\/p>\n<h3>Arena, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE Raw returns to the Capital One Arena in our nation\u2019s capital of Washington, D.C. Elimination Chamber is behind us and we head now towards WrestleMania with four weeks to get ready for the \u201cbig one.\u201d The arena opened as the MCI Center in 1997 and started hosting wrestling events right away including that year\u2019s version of WCW Starrcade. That night saw Sting return to the ring in his \u201ccrow\u201d character after a year-long confrontation with the NWO. He defeated \u201cHollywood\u201d Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Championship with Bret \u201cHit Man\u201d Hart replacing Nick Patrick, who had been favoring the NWO, as the referee. Sting, Hogan, Hart are all WWE Hall of Famers and the NWO will be inducted this year.<\/p>\n<p>That was all then and this now. Here is what\u2019s on tap for tonight as we start to head towards WrestleMania:<\/p>\n<p>Edge makes Raw return following Orton\u2019s attacks<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1839868895\" 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>Edge Returns<\/p>\n<p>You think you him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On this day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been some time since Edge made his initial return to WWE this year, as he was a surprise entrant into the Royal Rumble and lasted until the final three. He returned to Raw the night after and told us how happy he was to have the opportunity to end things on his turns. Later on, his long-time friend Randy Orton came out eventually attacked him with an RKO and a chair shot to the head.<\/p>\n<p>Randy has tried to explain himself for weeks but had been interrupted by Matt Hardy, whom he attacked and is no longer under contract to WWE. Kevin Owens stopped him a few weeks ago, and they had a match which saw Randy win with the help of a referee who revealed himself to be a disciple of the \u201cMonday Night Messiah\u201d Seth Rollins.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Edge\u2019s wife Beth Phoenix tried to give an update on his condition but was interrupted by Randy. He finally admitted why he did what he did, saying he attacked Edge to save him from himself. He wanted him to be home with his family and be a husband and father, and not risk further injury knowing how much he loves \u201cthis.\u201d Beth was treated to an RKO.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, after much ado, Edge makes his return to Raw. Here\u2019s Randy on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton\/status\/1234905443610263556?s=20<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3645026078\" 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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Assuming WWE doesn\u2019t have any tricks up their sleeves and Edge is actually coming back tonight, we have to figure they\u2019ll set up their WrestleMania match. I have to admit I like this heel version of Randy Orton. He honestly believes what he\u2019s doing is in the best of interests of Edge and his family. There\u2019s a side of remorse, which you typically don\u2019t see from past heel versions, but let us not keep our radar up for the true viper to appear. All that said, I\u2019m just ecstatic Edge is back in the fold overall. I struggled to stay a WWE fan throughout his prominent years, but he was one of the people that kept me watching.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Expectations for Storyline Follow-Up Heading Towards WrestleMania<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Shayna Baszler to Challenge Becky Lynch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shayna Baszler won the elimination chamber match last night to earn the right to challenge Becky Lynch at WrestleMania for the Raw Women\u2019s Championship. Their story goes back to before Survivor Series, where they had a face-to-face interview in the run-up to a triple threat match between them and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bayley. At the time, Shayna was the NXT Women\u2019s Champion, who ended up winning the match.<\/p>\n<p>Several weeks ago, Shayna appeared on Raw and infamously bit Becky, claiming it was something not planned but rather what he thought of at the moment. They brawled the night the contract was signed for the elimination chamber match. Last night, Shayna eliminated everyone in the match with her signature Kirafuda clutch as Becky was watching the match on TV in the back.<\/p>\n<p>We now head towards WrestleMania where these two will square off for the Raw title. We can expect these two will confront each other over the next several weeks. Here\u2019s Shayna on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Careful what you wish for <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MmTX1WEhle\">https:\/\/t.co\/MmTX1WEhle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shayna Baszler (@QoSBaszler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QoSBaszler\/status\/1236897736030470144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: What was needed to get done last night got done, and that\u2019s establishing Shayna as a badass. It\u2019s too bad there were dead spots in the match as a result of the elimination chamber rules (if you call them rules), and acts that aren\u2019t necessarily over. Shayna really didn\u2019t beat anybody, but still running through everyone the way she did was cool. We\u2019re where we need to be now, and that\u2019s getting ready for Shayna vs. Becky<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew McIntyre to Challenge Brock Lesnar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve known this now since the night after the Royal Rumble, as the 2020 winner Drew McIntyre will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. The latest chapter in their story unfolded last week as Drew delivered not one, not two, but three Claymore kicks to the reigning champion to open the show.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is on tap yet for tonight, but we can expect WWE to continue to tell the story between these two. For you Philadelphia Flyer fans (boo LOL), Drew was at a Flyers game this past week in the run-up to Elimination Chamber. He also put up a pretty funny tweet using a Sesame Street reference. It took me a second to get why he did it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> Superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DMcIntyreWWE<\/a> headed out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> game in Philadelphia tonight ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EliminationChamber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EliminationChamber<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> even had a parade for the man who will face <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockLesnar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrockLesnar<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleMania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WrestleMania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9eDCJkBvU\">pic.twitter.com\/V9eDCJkBvU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE Public Relations (@WWEPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEPR\/status\/1235744862672220161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iq0jtrj1Ln\">https:\/\/t.co\/Iq0jtrj1Ln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7g4M8O9rLa\">pic.twitter.com\/7g4M8O9rLa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew (@DMcIntyreWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE\/status\/1235607579499216896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I loved what was done last week, although I hope they didn\u2019t spend too much equity with a month to go until WrestleMania. I\u2019m sure Lesnar will do something to re-establish himself as a badass.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens has been a thorn in the side of Seth Rollins and Murphy over the past week. He cost them the Raw Tag Team Championship last week, as he gave Rollins a Stunner allowing Montez Ford to pin him off a top rope splash. Last night, he came through the crowd with a large popcorn and threw some in the face of Rollins. Eventually, the Street Profits hit a splash off the top rope on Murphy to retain the titles. After the match, while Rollins was yelling at Murphy, Owens hit another Stunner on Rollins and went to the back.<\/p>\n<p>Everything points to Owens facing Rollins at WrestleMania. While they certainly won\u2019t point to this, there is history between these two. They feuded over the Universal Championship in late 2016, after Triple H helped Owens win the title in a fatal four-way involving Rollins. This started the ill-fated babyface turn for Rollins following the rejection of The Authority. The tables are turned as Owens is the crowd favorite and Rollins is now the \u201cMonday Night Messiah\u201d following his loss of the Universal Championship to \u201cThe Fiend\u201d Bray Wyatt back in October. Expect groundwork to be laid for what they do with these two as we head towards WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: While I like a match between Rollins and Owens, they can have it on Raw. What\u2019s going to be different about it being on WrestleMania? I\u2019d like to see some stakes at hand giving it more meaning. This isn\u2019t the 1980s-90s where you can build to straight one-on-one matches at bigger events.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Undertaker and A.J. Styles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last night, the Undertaker made his return to WWE assisting Aleister Black in his defeat of A.J. Styles in a no-DQ match. A.J.\u2019s O.C. partners Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson got involved in the match when the Undertaker\u2019s music hit. He was going to chokeslam both of them when A.J. stopped him. A.J. then got treated to the chokeslam. Black hit his Black Mass to win the match.<\/p>\n<p>A.J. has been making Undertaker reference lately including last night, when he did the thumb across the throat. With WrestleMania around the corner, we can expect the Undertaker to show up if not tonight, within the next few weeks to set something up involving A.J. and the O.C.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: To be honest, why would Undertaker need to do anything now? He won the Tuwaiq trophy by beating A.J., and he cost him the match last night. His work is done the way I see it! Anyway, I\u2019m think they do a handicap tag with Black and Undertaker taking on the all of the O.C. at \u2018Mania. That makes the most sense since Undertake wouldn\u2019t have to do as much and Black can get a rub working with \u2018Taker. I don\u2019t see much in a one-on-one match with \u2018Taker and A.J. but that\u2019s me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week Not Addressed at Elimination Chamber<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Riddick Moss defeated Ricochet to retain the 24\/7 Championship in a scheduled match.<\/li>\n<li>Erick Rowan revealed he had a spider in the carry case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Despite some issues with last week\u2019s show and shows in general recently, I\u2019m overall intrigued by the Raw storylines. I\u2019m most anxious to see what they do with Shayna Baszler now that we know she\u2019s headed towards a one-on-one with Becky Lynch. I\u2019m amped up for Drew McIntyre vs. Brock Lesnar as I\u2019ve always been a fan of Drew. Edge\u2019s return has me interested too, but I just have a buyer beware on that just in case they pull some shenanigans. It\u2019s always a little more fun once WrestleMania is the event on which they\u2019re focusing, and we begin that tonight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! Thank you for reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3925665699\"><div id=\"pwtor-195534677\"><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 WASHINGTON, D.C. 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