WWE Raw opened with Jey Uso coming through the crowd, hyping everybody up on his way to the ring. Uso would start to promo his upcoming match against Gunther, for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday’s Main Event, but was quickly interrupted by Gunther. The physicality started after the two had verbal blows at each other. Gunther powdered when Uso gained the upper hand—the two face off for the title this Saturday.
Rey Mysterio Vs Kofi Kingston On WWE Raw
Rey Mysterio versus Kofi Kingston was the first match, with JBL as a special guest commentator. New Day would cut their music to shoot off to the crowd, furthering their recent heel-turn. Kingston got the upper hand by distracting the referee, allowing Xavier Woods to get involved. Mysterio managed to reverse into a roll-up for the victory. New Day jumped Mysterio after the match but were forced to powder when LWO showed up.
Royal Rumble Storyline On WWE Raw
Sami Zayn announced his championship intentions based on his childhood dreams and then was interrupted by Kevin Owens. Owens surprisingly backed Zayn and his intentions of winning the Royal Rumble and then having a WrestleMania match with him after he takes the title from Cody Rhodes. “I have your back, and I know you’ll do the same”, said Owens.

WWE Raw’s Newest Stars
In her first match since moving to Raw from SmackDown, Bayley took on Nia Jax. Bayley would get involved with Roxanne Perez, who was in the crowd at ringside. Jax took advantage of the distraction, until Bayley hit a sunset flip on the apron, launching Jax into the ring post.
Jax powered back and got a ring post spot of her own. They had a smooth back-and-forth match, with Jax powering her way to victory. After being jumped by Jax earlier, Rhea Ripley rushed the ring after the match. Ripley challenged Jax this Saturday.

Penta had his second WWE match against Pete Dunne. This match had good striking and great reversals from both men. Penta appeared more comfortable than he did last week. This finish was predictable, Penta via pinfall after hitting a Penta Driver.

Tag Team Action On WWE Raw
Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler versus Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky were next. Stark and Baszler were using great power moves early, singling out Kai until she made the hot-tag. Sky made it count, taking out everybody with great pace and high-spots. Iyo finished the match by hitting her Over The Moonsault.
WWE Raw Main Event
The WWE Raw main event was Seth Rollins versus Drew McIntyre. This was a physical and stiff matchup, working in smooth reversals. The reversals and overall quality of the match were PLE quality. Rollins pulled out the victory, but McIntyre won the fight by immediately knocking out Seth afterward.
McIntyre set up Rollins’ head against the ring post, but Sami Zayn came to his aid. McIntyre proved too strong and angry, disposing of Zayn as well. McIntyre moved his attention back to Rollins, giving time to Zayn to recover and set up for a Heluva Kick. His intentions were good, but Zayn kicked Rollins after McIntyre moved out of the way, and that is how WWE Raw went off the air.

End Of My WWE Raw Rant
The drama and physicality intensify as Royal Rumble approaches. With so many big stars involved in deep, overlapping storylines, there’s no telling what’s next for WWE fans.
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