WWE Monday Night RAW: Top 5 Moments (2/1/2021)

Bodeen is back with your look at this February 1 edition of WWE Raw, and the Top 5 Moments!

With the Royal Rumble just behind us, we are on the cliched road to WrestleMania. Despite the first RAW on the road to WrestleMania feeling flat and slow, there were still some great moments that stood out, with veterans like Edge, MVP and Randy Orton standing out. With that in mind let’s look at the top 5 moments from this week’s edition of RAW.

5. MVP being the MVP of commentary 

Without a doubt, MVP has revived the careers of Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander. This has been done through his amazing mic skills. These mic skills were in action on RAW as MVP blended the roles of guest commentator and manager perfectly in a great match between The Hurt Business and Lucha House Party. With MVP promoting his fraction, while at the same time still calling out to The Hurt Business.

The cherry on top of this performance was MVP panicking during a moment in the match where the Lucha House Party nearly won, which made Lucha House Party look like a huge threat.

With The Hurt Business starting to show some creaks we can only hope that MVP can revive the career of other superstars like he did with The Hurt Business.

4. Damian Priest makes his RAW debut 

While personally, I think Damian Priest looked slightly weak in his match due to Bad Bunny helping him win, it is still great to see Damian Preist on RAW. There is no doubt he is the full package having speed, power and charisma while having a huge Scott Hall influence.

The best moment of the night for the former North American Champion came after his match against The Miz when Edge gave him a few words, putting him over in the process.

Hopefully, Priest avoids the trend of NXT stars flopping on the main roster, especially as he has such a unique style and look about him.

3. Bobby Lashley destroys Riddle 

When Bobby Lashley returned to WWE years ago, it didn’t take long for him to become irrelevant and stale with Lashley going from beast to a giant with a happy smile in weeks. Even a heel turn could not save him as he ended up being a generic henchman for names like Baron Corbin. Then the previously mentioned MVP showed up and gave Lashley his old mean streak back with Lashley winning the United States Championship shortly after.

Lashley destroying Riddle during their United States title match further showed how dangerous and unhinged Lashley can look, as MVP even showed concern for the safety of Riddle showing how much of a threat Lashley can be.

With Lashley being this dominant, it will also help the star that eventually beats him for the United States title, as they will have beaten one of the most dominant mid-card champions in recent history.

2. Carlito returning? Now that’s cool 

Carlito returning was one of the most surprising Rumble returns in recent history and it looks like Carlito is not done as he had his first match on RAW in over 10 years, teaming up with Jeff Hardy to beat Elias and Jaxson Ryder in a ruthless aggression era flashback.

Carlito looked great physically and showed he can still go in the ring at 100% despite the long hiatus outside from WWE for more than 10 years.

I would not be surprised if Carlito has a role similar to MVP in the future, where he focuses on putting over new talent and reviving other names.

1. Edge faces off against Randy Orton  

When COVID first hit WWE, forcing them to have empty arena shows, many superstars struggled at first in the conditions. However, Edge and Randy Orton put on amazing promo after amazing promo during their feud, showing you don’t need crowds to put on a good performance. Both men would continue to show this during their match at Backlash putting on one of the best matches during 2020.

While their match on RAW was not up to the level of their match at Backlash, it was still a great performance for both men, especially given the limited time they both had. The match told a great story, with Edge trying to put Orton away early due to Edge still be hurt after the Rumble match, while Orton tried to slow down the match to his own pace.

With Edge heading to WrestleMania to face either Drew Mcintyre or Roman Reigns and Orton most likely going to face The Fiend, it will be interesting to see with we get a definite finish to the Orton and Edge feud in the future.

These are many top 5 moments for the 1\2\2021 edition of RAW, what were your top 5 moments? Let us know in the comments below.