Monday, March 23, 2020

Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 23, 2020

The show starts with the Brock Lesnar/Drew McIntyre video package that aired last week.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar are in the ring at the WWE Performance Center. Heyman says that we live in most uncertain times right now, and in a time where everyone needs certainty in their lives, he brings that certainty in Brock Lesnar. He states that Drew McIntyre can do anything he wants to get ready for Lesnar, but he cannot beat him at WrestleMania, and says that getting on his hands and knees will not help McIntyre. Heyman then says that Lesnar will answer McIntyre's next prayer concerning WrestleMania and make his end quick, but not painless. Heyman also says that McIntyre will main event WWE for years to come after what he did to Lesnar, but after WrestleMania, McIntyre will be just another of Lesnar's victims and Lesnar will stay WWE Champion.



John Cena vs. Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship from Royal Rumble 2015 is replayed.

Next week: Seth Rollins live!

The O.C. ("The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) show up. Styles celebrates the fact that he will finally face The Undertaker at WrestleMania, and says that The Undertaker has "lost control of everything" after walking out with "maternity pants" last week and looking like "a Gothic version of the Tiger King." Styles also makes light of a video on The Undertaker's Twitter account of The Undertaker with Michelle McCool in a swimming pool with a tiger, and says 'Taker has lost control of himself after losing to Brock Lesnar. Styles then says that The Undertaker's mystique is gone, and says that he wants The Undertaker from yesterday, but he is nowhere to be found. Nevertheless, he will give the fans what they want to see, and says he will bring that Undertaker back. He then says he will bring back the old Undertaker by challenging him to a Boneyard Match, and when it is over, he has the perfect plot to bury him: the same plot that Michelle McCool picked out when she buried his career.



It is announced that Andrade and Angel Garza vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships is official for WrestleMania.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Zelina Vega, Andrade and Angel Garza. Zelina says that Andrade and Angel Garza will prove why they are the best team in WWE, and that Andrade will soon be the most decorated champion in WWE. She says that Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) can dance around all they want, but they will lose the tag team titles. Andrade says Street Profits "want the smoke," but they want the titles, and Garza says they are men and they know what they want.

Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) guest on commentary in the middle of the next match.

Andrade and Angel Garza beat Ricochet and Cedric Alexander. After the match, Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) approach the ring, and when Andrade and Garza attack, both teams go at it. Street Profits eventually get the upper hand and force Andrade and Garza to retreat.



We look back on Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship win from last year's WrestleMania, courtesy of Snickers.

Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat Shane Thorne and Brendan Vink.



We see footage of R-Truth pinning Riddick Moss for the WWE 24/7 Championship from over the weekend.

Elias vs. King Corbin and Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley are both made official for WrestleMania.

Charly Caruso interviews "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler in the ring. Shayna refuses to answer Charly's questions at first, noting Charly's nervousness, then says that Becky Lynch should expect to lose at WrestleMania. Shayna then says she wants the Raw Women's title because she loves to destroy, and when she takes the title from Becky, it will destroy her. She then says she has shown who she was since the beginning. All of a sudden, a steel chair is smashed into Shayna's back, and when the lights come back on, it is revealed that Becky has attacked Shayna from behind.



Aleister Black beats Leon Ruff. Just like on Main Event, Aleister sits down in front of Ruff, and when Ruff tries to hit him with a boot, Aleister gets up, catches it and hits Black Mass for the win.



Kevin Owens is in the ring. He states that Seth Rollins was nowhere to be found when he offered his challenge, and says that he knows that Seth is here tonight and that he is all ears if he has something to say. Rollins soon shows up. He tells Owens that he was looking for him and that he has a few questions regarding his comments from last week, then asks Owens if he honestly believes that fighting him in the Performance Center gives him an edge. Rollins then states he did not train in the WWE Performance Center because it did not exist yet, and that it was built off his blood, sweat and success while he trained in a warehouse and was told his past work did not matter. Nevertheless, he had to keep coming back and suffer and succeed for people like Owens, so that they could get the chance to train in a beautiful building like this. He then says that Owens refuses to fall in line, and says nothing involving the building exists without him. He also states that without him, there is no Owens. Rollins then asks why Owens picked WrestleMania as the one time to try to make an example out of him, given his track record at the event. Rollins says he has more WrestleMania moments than he can count while Owens has zero and a track record at the event that is nothing but failure after failure. He says that Owens cannot beat him on his worst day and that WrestleMania is not it, as he is a god under pressure. Rollins tells Owens that he does not stand a chance, then leaves.



Charlotte vs. Asuka for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship from WrestleMania 34 is replayed.

An encore of WrestleMania 32 will air this Sunday on ESPN at 7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Charlotte Flair, who says that while Rhea Ripley wants to be like her and ready to make history, she is the master of making history at WrestleMania and plans to do the same this year. Charlotte then says that Rhea is more than welcome to watch her legacy matches and maybe learn a thing or two.



Randy Orton shows up. He says that over the last few months, he has done and said some things that have been misunderstood, and that his actions have come from a place of love but have only been taken as actions of violence and brutality. Orton says he is here to respond to Edge's challenge, but first, he has to apologize for lying to his wife Beth Phoenix when he said Edge was a junkie for the roar of the crowd; instead, Edge is a junkie for his own ego. He then admits that he was handed an opportunity because of who he was and what his last name is as Edge said, but he says this does not guarantee a Hall of Fame career, as he had to earn the Intercontinental and World Heavyweight Championships. He then says he had to take the torch from Mick Foley by beating him up when Foley did not pass the torch to him, and went from being a third-generation prospect to the three most dangerous initials in the process thanks to his own grit. He considers grit to be longevity in a business that rarely has any, and being the only constant in a locker room that has not accomplished even nearly as much as he has, then calls Edge calling him an entitled brat ironic, as Edge would have done the same things he did. Orton then says that he has done and said what he has done in the last few months to Edge because he loves him, and after Edge's challenge of a Last Man Standing Match at WrestleMania, Edge may be writing the story, but he will write the last chapter and end it. Orton then accepts Edge's challenge.



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





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