{"id":95038,"date":"2020-03-23T12:33:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=95038"},"modified":"2020-03-23T12:33:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T17:33:49","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-3-23-continued-audience-free-show-viper-response-to-edges-challenge-the-sexy-scotsman-in-the-house-the-beast-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/23\/wwe-raw-primer-3-23-continued-audience-free-show-viper-response-to-edges-challenge-the-sexy-scotsman-in-the-house-the-beast-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 3\/23: Continued Audience-Free Show, Viper Response to Edge\u2019s Challenge, The Sexy Scotsman in the House, The Beast is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3940547567\" 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 \/>\nORLANDO, FL. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER<br \/>\nMARCH 23, 2020<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<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 16, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-sxRZdoAc1U?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>Arena, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>The trend of audience-free shows continues as Raw will emanate from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. This will be the second edition of Raw in this facility following Smackdown having their last two shows as well as NXT.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what\u2019s on tap for tonight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How will Randy Orton respond to Edge\u2019s WrestleMania challenge?<\/li>\n<li>Drew McIntyre set to appear<\/li>\n<li>WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to appear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Randy Orton Response to Edge\u2019s WrestleMania Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Edge came out to address Randy Orton. He talked about meeting him and his father several years ago, their battles for the Intercontinental Championship, teaming up as Rated-RKO and battling DX (Shawn Michaels &amp; Triple H), and the man whom they both considered a mentor in WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley. Edge said that Randy didn\u2019t love him and his family. Instead he was jealous seeing as Edge worked for everything being raised by a single mother while Randy was born into the business and was an entitled brat.<\/p>\n<p>Edge said that his wife, Beth Phoenix, came out to announce his re-retirement a few weeks ago. Since Randy didn\u2019t let her finish, he challenged him to a last man standing match at WrestleMania. He said he wants to write this story, a redemptive story, and Randy will not stand back up. Tonight, we get Randy\u2019s response to this challenge. Here\u2019s a little Twitter talk from Edge where he retweets Roman Reigns:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aw that\u2019s cute Big Pup. But whether you realize it or not, if <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RandyOrton<\/a> has the nads to accept my challenge for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WrestleMania<\/a> we\u2019ve already marked our territory on what the real main event is. After 9 years the wolf is back in the yard. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LastManStanding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LastManStanding<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MainMainEvent?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MainMainEvent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MZ4umW1NYB\">https:\/\/t.co\/MZ4umW1NYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RatedRCope\/status\/1240677137419587584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 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: We could see a match with Reigns and Edge down the line seeing as they both use the spear as their finisher, correct? Anyway, as far as Edge and Orton, their story feels like the biggest of WrestleMania. Edge was intense and great last week and I expect the same from Randy tonight. It\u2019s just too bad all of this, Edge\u2019s comeback in particular, is happening in front on no fans. How amazing would it have been to have his first WrestleMania match in nine years be in front of 70,000+ fans?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar in the Building<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3208822707\" 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>2020 Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre is set to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, which will be now pre-recorded in the Performance Center and aired over two nights (April 4 and April 5). Last week, they replayed the Royal Rumble match itself which saw Brock eliminate 13 wrestlers including 2006 winner Rey Mysterio and 2018 winner Shinsuke Nakamura (remember that?). Drew entered at #16 and eliminated Brock and of course would go on to win the match. He announced on Raw the following night that he would challenge Brock at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to replaying the rumble they replayed Drew giving Brock two Claymore Kicks on Raw several weeks ago at the Barclays Center (I kinda wish I went to that Raw now.). According to WWE.com, both Drew and Brock will be on Raw tonight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeymanHustle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeymanHustle<\/a> gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUniverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEUniverse<\/a> an important history lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockLesnar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrockLesnar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DMcIntyreWWE<\/a> made a BOLD prediction for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WrestleMania<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmJQUt8WDa\">pic.twitter.com\/lmJQUt8WDa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1238344443637518336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 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: You can\u2019t help but wonder if they hold off on Drew beating Brock if that was the original plan. Ideally Drew\u2019s first WWE Championship victory should be in front of a crowd, but what can you do? Who knows with anything right now, which makes it difficult to have real discussion about current and future storylines.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Match Results and Segments from Last Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Undertaker and A.J. Styles signed the contract for their WrestleMania match. A.J. and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were on the Titantron while Undertaker was in the ring. Gallows and Anderson brought the contract out and were beaten down by Undertaker.<\/li>\n<li>Rey Mysterio defeated Andrade. Here\u2019s Rey in a WWE exclusive:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rey Mysterio\u2019s vindication on a special night: Raw Exclusive, March 16, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6nPcFMHoxo?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<ul>\n<li>Kevin Owens challenged Seth Rollins to a match at WrestleMania.<\/li>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch arrived at the P.C. in a truck and cut a promo in regard to her upcoming WrestleMania match against Shayna Baszler. In a pre-taped interview, Shayna said she was taking the title and there wasn\u2019t a damn thing you can do about it, bitch. Becky said she would prove Shayna\u2019s life was a lie and it\u2019s going to hit her like a truck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/beckylynchwwe\/status\/1240355388345790472?s=21<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin appeared and declared 316 Day a national holiday. He stunned Byron Saxton and shared a beer with Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once again this report is shorter than normal, because it is tough to preview what we don\u2019t know outside of what is advertised. It\u2019s funny watching the Royal Rumble match and the Cena vs. Wyatt match on Smackdown and seeing the huge crowds. A concept like that &#8211; meaning a match in front of a crowd &#8211; seems like a lifetime ago. I\u2019ve enjoyed rewatching matches. Let\u2019s see what they come up with tonight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! 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