Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: WWE Raw (2/15/21)

Elimination Chamber is this weekend, and Bodeen provides his Top 5 for the go-home edition of WWE Monday Night Raw!

With the Elimination Chamber PPV just a few days away the go-home edition of RAW this week felt slow to watch, leaving a very disappointing taste in the mouth with the only real highlight of the show being the gauntlet match for the Elimination Chamber entry order. With that in mind, it is time yet again to look at the top 5 moments.

5. Drew McIntyre and The Miz open the show

A large problem with RAW is that it begins with a long promo which drags on for way too long. While opening promos can do a nice job in setting up a show, most of the opening promos on RAW feel long and dragged out, drawing out excitement for the show.

Luckily The Miz and Drew McIntyre avoided this trend as they had a solid segment with each other with Drew showing no care for The Miz’s promo as he gave The Miz a headbutt before leaving.

Miz would later get up and grab the microphone to tell fans that he was vacating his Elimination Chamber spot due to him holding the Money In The Bank briefcase.

4. Riddle and Lucha House Party beat The Hurt Business   

Despite this being yet another random 6 man tag team match on RAW, Riddle, Lucha House Party and The Hurt Business put on a good match, with Riddle gaining momentum heading into his United States Championship match at the Elimination Chamber as he pinned MVP.

Even though they were the side story of the match, Lucha House Party continued to show why they are extremely underrated as they put on some great action against The Hurt Business.

Bobby Lashley looked great once again as he destroyed Riddle ahead of their Triple Threat match with Keith Lee at the Elimination Chamber.

3. Kofi Kingston qualifies for the Elimination Chamber 

Throughout his long career in WWE, Kofi Kingston has proven time and time again that he can step up to any occasion when required, with Kofi stepping up yet again this week on RAW as he beat The Miz in a solid match to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match this Sunday.

Miz and Kofi delivered one of the few good matches on RAW this week as Kofi once again showed off his high flying ability. Miz would target the leg of Kingston later in the match, affecting Kingston heading into the gauntlet match later in the night.

With Kofi Kingston back in the title picture, could this mean a sequel to Kofimania?

2. Drew McIntyre runs the gauntlet  

Just over a year ago Drew won the 2020 Royal Rumble and gave himself a massive launching pad heading into WrestleMania 36. Fast forward a year later, Drew has had amazing matches for the WWE Championship with the likes of Seth Rollins, Randy Orton and AJ Styles, carrying RAW through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drew would once again look strong as he ran the gauntlet, beating AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton only to be eliminated by his former best friend, Sheamus who won the gauntlet match to enter at number 6 in the Elimination Chamber match.

Despite losing, Drew would push Sheamus to the limit even after being in three matches making Drew look resilient in defeat.

1. The pre-chamber gauntlet match delivers once again 

The pre-chamber gauntlet match once again delivered, putting on an amazing hour of wrestling. The match did a great job in showcasing the ability of all six men involved, as well as revisiting old and new rivalries such as the rivalry between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton.

Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles would do a great job in opening the match, with AJ targeting Kofi’s injured leg to win the match. Drew come on next and beat AJ in a hard-fought contest. Drew would keep on fighting, even beating Jeff Hardy.

Orton would come out next and dominate Drew, only for Orton to be distracted by Alexa Bliss, with Orton being counted out. Leaving Sheamus to beat his former best friend.

These were my top 5 moments from Monday Night RAW this week. What were your top 5 moments and what are your predictions for this Sunday? Let us know in the comments below