Raw Deal - Raw recap for February 24, 2020

Randy Orton shows up to start tonight's show. Orton says he needs to apologize, and while he is not the most sentimental of men, his emotions have become unbalanced. He says that when he arrived to the arena, he was told that it had been 15 years since WWE made it to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and last time they were here, he was Intercontinental Champion and punched in the face by "a certain man." He says this certain man would save him from himself and his self-destructive tendencies and would be a person he would look up to like a brother: Edge. Orton says that none of the fans would ever understand why he did what he did to Edge, yet he is still very sorry for it. Suddenly, Kevin Owens shows up. Owens says he has been dealing with a lot of delusional people in the form of Seth Rollins, AOP and Murphy lately, but he is putting all of that aside tonight because he has an issue with Orton. Since dealing with delusional people seems to be a specialty of his, Owens says he feels that Orton does not mean it, and when Matt Hardy asked for answers only to get beaten up, he is now asking. Orton tells Owens he does not want to go down that road, but Owens says he does, as he has been a WWE fan his entire life and he remembered what it was like seeing Edge retire, so when Edge returned, he wanted to share the ring with him. He then tells Orton that he took that all away before asking Orton why he did what he did again. Orton says "You think you know me?" before stating that Edge thought he knew him, too, and Owens says the only thing he knows is that people would rather see them fight rather than talk. Orton tells Owens he has his match, but not right this minute.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Zelina Vega and Angel Garza. Zelina says the only business they have with Humberto Carrillo is "the unnecessary chore of taking out the trash," as Angel has to put his cousin where he belongs. She then says that there will be nothing stopping Angel Garza from taking the top spot on Raw. After Charly Caruso shakes Zelina's hand, Angel Garza takes Charly's hand and kisses it, saying there is business and there is pleasure, and that business with Charly is always a pleasure.

Angel Garza beats Humberto Carrillo after sitting down on Carrillo during a series of pinfall attempts.

Ricochet beats Luke Gallows.

Backstage, AJ Styles tells Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to stop arguing, as Ricochet could miraculously beat Brock Lensar for the WWE Championship and he could easily take the title from him. As he tells them that they must plant their flag on the top of the food chain with WrestleMania in the corner, Aleister Black shows up, and Styles tells him he is getting too comfortable and that he should get familiar with them. The three of them then proceed to gang up on Aleister. Aleister gets up and gets back on his feet, even though he is a bit woozy.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar show up. Heyman says people have been trying to come up with catchphrases and brand themselves as WWE Champion, but nobody seems to get that Lesnar does not need to do that, as he always reigns as champion when he wants to. He says that Lesnar taking somebody to Suplex City is a rare event, and when Lesnar lays steps into the ring at Super Show-Down, it is not only a special event, but a match where the stakes are high. He says that if Ricochet pulls off "the miracle of miracles" and wins the WWE Championship and goes on to main event WrestleMania, the consequences will be groundbreaking and will change everything. He then says "if" can go out the window when Lesnar decimates Ricochet at Super Show-Down, and that Lesnar will make mincemeat out of Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania and remain WWE Champion.

The Harvie Family are the recipients of the Little Caesars Seat Upgrade.

Aleister Black beats Erick Rowan. During the match, Aleister Black sends Erick Rowan into the steel steps, knocking Rowan's cage off the steps in the process. When Rowan puts the cage back on the steps and apologizes to whatever is inside, he goes back into the ring where he falls victim to Black Mass not once, but twice, as Aleister gets the win despite the beating he received earlier from The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson). After the match, Sarah Schreiber interviews Aleister, who says that unbridled rage got him through the match, and says that his rage will be AJ Styles' burden next week.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Drew McIntyre. McIntyre says he does not care who he faces at WrestleMania, as he has always wanted to main event the show and now he is finally doing it. He says that his WrestleMania main event never materialized, even after WWE Chairman Vince McMahon called him "The Chosen One," and he never won any world titles and things did not go well for him. McIntyre blames himself for that, and that he never thought he would return to WWE, but after three years, he was able to do so. He says that he "left as a boy" and "returned as a man" to Raw. At the men's Royal Rumble match, he knew that he had to eliminate Brock Lesnar, and he did. McIntyre says that regardless of who he is facing at WrestleMania, he will finally fulfill his destiny.

R-Truth is in the ring for Truth TV. Tonight's guests are Bobby Lashley and Lana. Lana says she and Lashley are not here for his talk show, as R-Truth has a match with Lashley. R-Truth admits that Lashley is "really, really, really big" and that he would rather ask him questions than have a match with him. After R-Truth asks Lashley if he has seen the new Sonic The Hedgehog movie, the next match starts after Lana says the interview is over.

Bobby Lashley beats R-Truth.

Next week: Rey Mysterio and Humberto Carrillo vs. Andrade and Angel Garza!

It's time for the women's Elimination Chamber Match contract signing. The signing is moderated by Jerry "The King" Lawler. It is not long before Asuka takes the microphone away from Lawler and speaks, demanding to know where "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler is after seeing only four other competitors in the ring. Lawler says he does not know where Baszler is despite seeing her in the arena earlier, then goes ahead with the contract signing anyway. As everyone signs the contract, Liv Morgan personally brings the contract over to Ruby Riott to ensure she signs it. She signs, then Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan have a brief staredown, with Sarah Logan almost standing up as well. As Asuka signs the contract, Baszler's music hits. Baszler shows up through the crowd, enters the ring and signs the contract. She then has a staredown with Natalya, then Lawler gets out of the ring. Asuka shoves Natalya out of the way so she can confront Baszler herself, saying "Bite me." Natalya takes down Asuka, then Liv Morgan attacks Ruby Riott. Security and referees show up to break up the brawl. Baszler ends up being the only person standing in the ring as everyone else brawls with one another, then Becky Lynch shows up. Lynch and Baszler then brawl in the ring, and referees, officials and security quickly move in.

Before the next match, Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) mention how they helped out Kevin Owens, and now, they have a Raw tag team title match at Super Show-Down. After Dawkins calls Rollins and Murphy "The Monday Night Pariah" and "Murph the Smurf", Ford proclaim they will become Raw Tag Team Champions on Thursday.

Angelo Dawkins beats Murphy by disqualification after Seth Rollins interferes. After the match, Montez Ford tells Rollins to protect Murphy, because last week, he got hit so hard that he lost his first name. After stating that he plans to do the same to Rollins, the next match starts.

Seth Rollins beats Montez Ford.

Next week: Beth Phoenix returns!

Randy Orton beats Kevin Owens, but not without controversy. During the match, Seth Rollins, Murphy and AOP (Akam and Rezar) show up to watch the match from ringside, and later, Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) and The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) run in to attack AOP and brawl with them in the crowd. After Owens fends off Rollins, Orton hits Owens with a draping DDT, then wins after the referee makes a fast count. After the match, the referee checks on Rollins, not on Owens or Orton. Rollins gets two chairs to give to Orton for a Con-chair-to to Owens, but Owens grabs the other chair. Orton drops his chair and retreats, but the referee takes Owens' chair away from him. Owens goes after the referee, gets him in the ring and rips his striped shirt to reveal a "Monday Night Messiah" T-shirt underneath, revealing that the referee was in cahoots with Rollins the entire time. Owens gives the referee a Stunner as Rollins swears that he has nothing to do with this while he stands on the stage, then pulls out a table from underneath the ring and powerbombs the referee through it to end the show.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!