{"id":98686,"date":"2020-06-08T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=98686"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T19:59:45","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-6-8-final-hype-for-backlash-one-more-peep-show-new-womens-tag-champions-check-in-the-ballad-of-mysterio-profits-and-raiders-in-a-decathlon-what-happened-to-the-champ-afte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/08\/wwe-raw-primer-6-8-final-hype-for-backlash-one-more-peep-show-new-womens-tag-champions-check-in-the-ballad-of-mysterio-profits-and-raiders-in-a-decathlon-what-happened-to-the-champ-afte\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 6\/8: Final Hype for Backlash, One More Peep Show, New Women\u2019s Tag Champions Check In, The Ballad of Mysterio, Profits and Raiders in a Decathlon, What Happened to the Champ After Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-116784358\" 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, FLA. AT THE PERFORMANCE CENTER<br \/>\nJUNE 8, 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, Byron Saxton, Samoa Joe<\/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, June 1, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AF-3AN3r7kg?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>Overview and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s show will be the go-home episode from the Raw side for Backlash coming to us this Sunday. Five matches are scheduled in total for the PPV and there will likely more set up this week. Two titles from Raw will be on the line. Drew McIntyre defends the WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley with MVP in his corner. Asuka defends the Raw Women\u2019s Championship against Nia Jax. Let us not forget the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever where Edge takes on long-time friend and rival Randy Orton. (I don\u2019t understand the concept as I thought WWE was about sports entertainment. What\u2019s this wrestling of which they speak?) Anyway, my smart-ass comment aside, here\u2019s what advertised thus far for tonight along with the hype video WWE put out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edge to join Christian for \u201cThe Peep Show\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks set to appear on Raw fresh off Women\u2019s Tag Title victory<\/li>\n<li>Will Rey Mysterio retire?<\/li>\n<li>The Street Profits and the Viking Raiders set for decathlon in latest chapter of competition<\/li>\n<li>What happened to Drew McIntyre after Raw went off the air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edge &amp; Christian reunite for a special edition of \u201cThe Peep Show\u201d on Raw\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x3IL_NPopWU?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>I am excited to be joining Wade Keller on the Raw post show tonight, returning to the co-host chair after appearing last in March. I was the co-host for the first empty arena show, which was March 13 edition of Smackdown. It\u2019s crazy what\u2019s happened with the product since, given what we talked about that night, and what\u2019s gone on in the world. I look forward to talking to Wade, the callers, and talking about your emails. Listen, give a call, or send an e-mail!<\/p>\n<h3>The Peep Show: Christian to Have Lifelong Friend Edge as Guest<\/h3>\n<p>Christian and his Peep Show are back. The Peep Show started a few months before Christian\u2019s initial departure from WWE in 2005 and returned in 2009, several months after his return to the company. There were sporadic episodes and guests over the years with one of them being current AEW TNT Champion Cody Rhodes. Chris Jericho was a guest in 2014. The last episode, according to Pro Wrestling Fandom, took place on the 25th anniversary of Raw. Christian\u2019s guests were then-Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins &amp; Jason Jordan (remember that guy?). Here\u2019s a clip of that segment to give you a taste of the Peep Show if you never saw it:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christian invites Seth Rollins &amp; Jason Jordan to &quot;The Peep Show&quot;: Raw 25, Jan. 22, 2018\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YoOPE1pzmg8?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>Tonight, Christian welcomes his real-life long-time friend Edge who is set to take on Randy Orton this coming Sunday in a rematch from their WrestleMania Last Man Standing match. They will most certainly discuss the match and we can expect Orton to be not so far behind. Ironically, one of Christian\u2019s best feuds was with Randy Orton over the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011 immediately after Edge retired. Orton spoke of the upcoming match last week in a backstage segment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019ll never turn down seeing Edge and Christian together as admittedly, I\u2019m one of Christian\u2019s peeps. I always enjoyed him in WWE and if you look back at his career, he is quite accomplished and served multiple purposes. While I enjoyed the feud with Orton, who can forget all the TLC matches and the feuds he and Edge had with the Hardys and the Dudley Boys. It\u2019s still corny as sin to call the Edge vs. Orton the greatest wrestling match ever but complaining about it is like speaking into an echo chamber. I\u2019m sure it will be good, but I highly doubt it can be dubbed the greatest ever.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Two-Time Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks to Appear<\/h3>\n<p>This past Friday on Smackdown, Women\u2019s Champion Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks defeated Alexa Bliss &amp; Nikki Cross to capture the Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship for the second time. They were the initial champions because of winning the Elimination Chamber match for the titles at the aforementioned PPV last year. Bayley now stands as a double champion, with the last time someone holding two belts being Becky Lynch after winning both the Raw &amp; Smackdown Women\u2019s Championships at last year\u2019s WrestleMania. She made sure to emphasize she isn\u2019t a \u201cBecky replacement\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SHEEP!!!!! you better stop calling me \u201cBayley 2 Belts\u201d!!!!!!!!! I\u2019m not a Becky Lynch replacement!!!!!!! Instead, you can refer to me as BAYLEY DOS STRAPS!!!!!! Your loving Role Model! Thank you and good day!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#raw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nxt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nxt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlVcI7OqCb\">pic.twitter.com\/TlVcI7OqCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bayley (@itsBayleyWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsBayleyWWE\/status\/1270035978858758145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Billie Kaye of the IIconics defeated Nikki Cross when she was still co-holding the Championship. Here are the IIconics after the match:<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3285255523\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The IIconics have their eyes on the prize: WWE Network Exclusive, June 1, 2020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYNs5vjxtGI?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>According to WWE\u2019s website, the new champs will \u201cdivulge an impending announcement\u201d tonight on Raw. The IIconics will likely not be too far behind.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I can\u2019t say I have an idea of what the announcement will be, but I don\u2019t expect much. Look for the IIconics to challenge the new champions either tonight or set something up for Backlash.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Will Rey Mysterio Retire?<\/h3>\n<p>Seth Rollins hosted a retirement ceremony for Rey Mysterio at the onset of Raw. He said it was his duty as a leader to appreciate Rey as a sacrifice for the greater good of Monday Night Raw. He showed a video packages with highlights of Rey\u2019s career, and then said he would personally be honored to induct Rey into the WWE Hall of Fame. He then went on to lose to Aleister Black, who was Rey\u2019s partner the night Seth injured his eye.<\/p>\n<p>Later Rey came on remotely from his own. He didn\u2019t say for sure he was retiring, but rather awaiting medical clearance, which may or may not come. He acknowledged he has been thinking about his future for a long time. His son Dominick walked in and said that something had to be done, but his father told him to chill out. After some more works from both men, Dominick chillingly said, \u201can eye for an eye\u201d and then walked away.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll find out tonight as to whether Rey has reached the finish line.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Rey is not retiring, but they\u2019ll continue to lead us down that path until he\u2019s ready to come back. I wasn\u2019t certain how Dominick would fit in to the situation, but it looks more and more like he\u2019ll get involved and turning on his father is a very distinct possibility.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders in a Decathlon<\/h3>\n<p>(Sigh)<\/p>\n<p>Last week, The Viking Raiders (Erik &amp; Ivar) beat the Raw Tag Team Champions the Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) in a bowling contest in the ongoing \u201canything you can do; we can do better\u201d competition. Thus far, the teams are tied at two wins each after playing basketball, gold, going bowling, and having an axe throwing contest. Tonight, they have a rubber match as they will have a decathlon.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3113384505\" 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>Frank\u2019s Analysis: You all remember what I\u2019ve been typing about that fast forward button, right? I\u2019m sorry, but after sitting through the basketball competition I have fast forwarded through every skit. I have no interest. This does nothing to elevate either team, nor does it have anything to do with wrestling. It does shorten my Raw viewing time by five minutes or so, although I can\u2019t do that tonight since I\u2019ll be in the co-host chair. It\u2019s all good, we\u2019ll try to have a couple of laughs.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happened to WWE Drew McIntyre After Raw Went off the Air<\/h3>\n<p>WWE is not advertising this as a point of emphasis, but they did include it in their hype video over the weekend and on their website today.<\/p>\n<p>In the main event last week, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defeated MVP in a non-title match. After the match, Bobby Lashley came out and put Drew in his signature Full Nelson, and Raw went off the air. WWE has advertised that they will show what happened after Raw went off the air. Lashley is set to take on Drew for the WWE Championship this coming Sunday at Backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Lashley\u2019s on-screen wife Lana was at ring side for the match with MVP, much to the dismay of Lashley. He has asked Lana not to accompany him due to her being a distraction, much to Lana\u2019s dismay. Lana accused MVP of trying to resurrect his career on the coat tails of her husband. MVP thinks Lana is trying to do the same. Lana didn\u2019t appreciate him pointing that out last week and treated him to a genuinely nice slap in the face. Tensions are high all around in this situation, and we\u2019ll find out the next chapter tonight as we head towards the title match on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s probably not anything exciting that happened after Raw last week. Overall, I\u2019m still interested in this match because of the players involved. Although I don\u2019t want to see Lashley defeat Drew, I side with MVP and the situation with Lana. Lana\u2019s character is a jealous woman that\u2019s all about herself and doesn\u2019t want to see her on-screen husband succeed, which is why she is resenting MVP. I\u2019m curious where it\u2019s all going. A small part of me thinks Lashley could be winning the gold if not Sunday, then sometime soon.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Match Results and News Items from Last Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Aleister Black defeated Seth Rollins.<\/li>\n<li>Apollo Crews chose Kevin Owens as his challenge for the U.S. Championship. They wrestled to a no-contest when Angel Garza and<\/li>\n<li>Andrade interfered. Crew &amp; Owens then defeated Garza &amp; Andrade in a tag team match.<\/li>\n<li>R-Truth defeated Rob Gronkowski to regain the 24\/7 Championship.<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax defeated Kairi Sane.<\/li>\n<li>Then-NXT Women\u2019s Champion Charlotte Flair defeated Raw Champion Asuka via count out when Nia Jax came out dressed like Asuka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>They\u2019ve done a lot to build up the top matches especially Drew-Lashley match as well as Orton-Edge. I expect that they\u2019ll do a little more to hype Asuka vs. Nia Jax, despite advertising focus on the other matches. The IIconics will likely want to get at Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks for the Women\u2019s Tag Team Titles, so we\u2019ll see if something is set up there. Andrade might want to get his U.S. Championship back, so we\u2019ll see if they set up something with Apollo Crews. They don\u2019t have to defend every title on every show, and truthfully if they have six-eight good matches and the show is no more than three hours I\u2019m fine. More is not necessarily better!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! Thank you for reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/01\/heydorns-wwe-raw-report-6-1-alt-perspective-coverage-of-the-live-show-in-a-crowd-free-environment-including-rey-mysterios-retirement-ceremony-asuka-vs-charlotte-flair-and-more\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S WWE RAW REPORT 6\/1: Alt Perspective coverage of the live show in a crowd free environment including Rey Mysterio\u2019s retirement ceremony, Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair, and more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-250962861\"><div id=\"pwtor-2687774596\"><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 ORLANDO, FLA. 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