Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: WWE RAW (3/8/21)

After Bobby Lashley beat The Miz for the WWE Championship last week,  eyes were glued on RAW this week to see what Bobby Lashley’s first actions would be as WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley’s wasn’t just the only big factor heading into RAW as Sheamus and Drew Mcintyre continued their hard-hitting rivalry heading into Fastline.

Unfortanly these were the only 2 factors of RAW that really impressed, as most of the show fell somewhat flat, especially due to a strange series of segments with Shane Mcmahon and Braun Strowman. However, let’s look at the positive side of things and look for the top 5 moments that stood out on RAW this week.

5. Riddle beats Slapjack 

While this segment was nothing special it was still a lot better than the rest of the things we sew on RAW this week. With Mustafa Ali facing Matt Riddle for the United States Championship next week, Riddle would face RETRIBUTION member, Slapjack, with Riddle getting the win over Slapjack in a match that passed the time well.

After the match RETRIBUTION leader, Mustafa Ali would berate Slapjack for losing against Riddle, potentially leading to a breakup between RETRIBUTION  as we have seen Mustafa Ali grown more frustrated due to the failure of his fellow  RETRIBUTION members.

While the feud has come out of nowhere, the match between Riddle and Mustafa Ali is sure to be an amazing showing with both men having a lot of talent between them.

4. Shelton Benjamin and Xavier Woods square off

While it is disappointing that The New Day’s feud with RETRIBUTION died with no real ending, a feud with The New Day and The Hurt Business has a lot of potential with both teams being extremely talented in the ring. We would get a glimpse of this potential as Xavier Woods challenged Shelton Benjamin in a singles match with both men having a solid match with each other.

Shelton Benjamin and Xavier Woods would trade blows against each other in a match that gave RAW a boost, as RAW was starting to feel stale. The match would end after Shelton was distracted by Kofi Kingston outside the ring, giving Xavier Woods the chance to perform a small package to beat Shelton for the win and give The New day Momentum heading to next week.

With The New Day facing The Hurt Business for the RAW Tag Titles next week, it will be exciting to see who comes out on top in what should be a great match to watch.

3. The beginning of Bobby Lashley’s title reign 

After his huge win over The Miz for the WWE Championship, last week on RAW, many eyes were glued to the opening of RAW to see what Bobby Lashley’s first actions as WWE Champion would be. Bobby would cut start the show, by cutting a solid promo about his long journey to become WWE Champion and how he has bounced back from huge setbacks throughout his career to finally become WWE Champion.

Lashley would then waste no time showing his power as WWE Champion as he faced The Miz in a rematch for the WWE Championship. The match between the two men was a solid encounter with The Miz getting some offense in, before eventually losing after Lashley applied The Hurt Lock to win and retain the WWE Championship

Kudos also have to be given to the presentation of Bobby Lashley as WWE Champion. His new entrance was amazing and showed off Lashley as a beast.

2. Randy Orton and AJ Styles main event RAW 

Without a doubt, Randy Orton and AJ Styles have amazing in-ring chemistry together. Every time these two men have faced that have put on a solid encounter with each other, as Orton’s slow style working well with AJ’s more faster-paced style. AJ and Orton would once again deliver a solid match this week on RAW, with Aj getting the win after Alexa Bliss distracted Orton.

In a change of pace, Orton would catch AJ by surprise in the match, hitting him with multiple strikes after weeks of minds games from Alexa Bliss. Styles would later come back in the match hitting a performing a calf crusher only for Randy Orton to grab the rope for the break.

After Orton would hit his rope-assisted DDT, Orton would then go for the RKO only for Alexa Bliss to appear on the titantron to distract Orton, Orton would then start spewing black goo, allowing Styles to hit the Phenomenal Forearm for the win against Orton.

1. Drew Mcintyre and Sheamus destroy each other

After their brutal match last week on RAW, Drew McIntyre and Sheamus had some high expectations heading into their match this week, especially after it was announced that their match would be a no disqualifications match. Luckily Mcintyre and Sheamus would deliver and rise up to the occasion as they put on a brutal and intense match with both men looking strong.

After Sheamus attacked Drew Mcintyre backstage, Mcintyre would get revenge by attacking Sheamus during his entrance. Sheamus and Drew would exchange kendo stick strikes and chairshots with Sheamus even throwing a chair at Drew after Drew tried to hit the Claymore on Sheamus during the match.

The match would end in a no-contest after both men hit each other in the head with the steel steps, setting up a rematch with the two down the line.

These were my top 5 moments from RAW this week. What were your top 5 moments and who do you think will win the RAW Tag Title match next week? Let us know in the comments below.