WWE Raw is back for another week, which means Bodeen Green isn’t far behind with your Top 5 Moments from the show!

Monday Night RAW came from the Thunderdome once again this week with RAW yet again failing to deliver after weeks and weeks of slow and painful programming. Despite having a large, talented roster RAW was once again hurt by slow pacing as recap packages and backstage segments were once again overused with the matches that did occur failing to save the show. That being said, I am here to look on the bright side as we look at the highlights from RAW. So while the moments here may not of been great, these are the top 5 moments from Monday Night RAW this week.

5. Charlotte Flair takes on Dana Brooke 

With the first hour of RAW feeling slow and boring, Charlotte Flair and Dana Brooke did their best in improving the show. While their match wasn’t great and did little to help RAW feel any better it was still a solid showing for both women involved with Dana Brooke getting a surprising amount of offence in against The Queen as she pushed Charlotte to the limit leading to some tight moments throughout the match.

Dana would start off the main strong against The Queen, surprising Charlotte with a series of dropkicks as Charlotte tried to recover. Brooke would continue to take the fight to Charlotte Flair with Brooke going for the top rope and hitting a senton on Charlotte for a nearfall. Charlotte would then lock the Figure Eight forcing Brooke to tap out, with Charlotte only letting go after being attacked by Mandy Rose.

After the match, Charlotte would talk to Sonya Deville about being left out of the Raw’s Women Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash with Deville agreeing to Charlotte’s demands and making the match a triple threat match. This would lead to Rhea Ripley and Asuka coming out with all three women having a brawl with Asuka being the last women standing in the ring.

4. MVP and Bobby Lashley carry Monday Night RAW on their backs 

While RAW suffers from having too many promos one saving grace has always been MVP on the mic. Whether he is cutting a promo backstage, in the ring or on the commentary table, MVP always delivers with this week’s edition of RAW being no exception as MVP throughout the night talked about Braun Strowman being added to the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania as well as the main event between Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman, hyping the fight between the two big men.

Both men would exchange holds early in the match as they tried to overpower each other with Strowman clotheslining Lashley onto the floor. Strowman would then send the WWE Champion into the ring and would continue to inflict more pain on Lashley before Drew Mcintyre made his entrance and went to the commentary desk as RAW went to an ad break.

Lashley and Strowman would continue to fight back and forth, late in the match with Strowman sending Lashley outside. Strowman would then attempt to charge Lashley outside the ring, with Lashley sidestepping leading Strowman to collide with Drew. Drew and Lashley would then confront each other, allowing Lashley to spear Strowman for the win. After the match Drew would claymore Strowman and Lashley as RAW closed.

3. Damien Priest and John Morrison square off against each other  

Despite this being a short match, both Damien Priest and John Morrison would put on an entertaining performance as both men showcased their unique offence as the feud between The Miz and Damian Priest continues to heat up with Priest getting the upper hand this week.

Both men would waste no timing in hitting their big moves in this short match with John Morrison nearly getting the upset win after The Miz distracted Damien Priest allowing John Morrison to hit the Spanish fly on Priest for a near fall.

However, The Miz’s involvement would cost John Morrison after The Miz distracted the referee when Morrison was pinning Priest. Priest would then recover and perform the Hit The Lights on John Morrison for the pinfall victory.

2. Mansoor takes on Sheamus for the United States Championship on his RAW debut   

Monday Night RAW would see the signing of the talented Mansoor. In his time in WWE, Mansoor has proved himself to be a solid wrestler as he has put on great matches with the likes of Cesaro at Super ShowDown. Mansoor would waste no time in getting an opportunity on his first night on RAW, as the United States Champion, Sheamus offered him a title opportunity just seconds after being signed with Adam Pearce.

Both men would start off the match evenly before Sheamus got the upper hand by hitting Mansoor with a brutal looking clothesline sending Mansoor outside in the ring. Sheamus would continue to brutalise Mansoor, throwing him into the barricade near the announce table with Mansoor just avoiding being counted out, making it back to the ring on an eight-count.

Mansoor would then fight back, coming back with a tornado DDT for a nearfall with Sheamus regaining control shortly after only for Humberto Carrillo to attack Sheamus for the disqualification, with Sheamus shrugging off the attack to hit a Brogue Kick on both Mansoor and Carrillo.

1. Randy Orton and Riddle continue to work together as a team  

After beating Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexender last week on RAW, Riddle and Randy Orton would once again work together with RK-Bro taking on Jaxson Ryker and Elias. Before the match started Riddle would talk about how much it was was an honour it was to team with Randy Orton with the backstage segment finishing after Orton stopped forced the king of bros to stop talking in a short entertaining segment.

Orton and Riddle would start of the match strong against Elias and Ryker with Orton taking the fight to Elias. Orton would then tag in Riddle with Riddle, with Ryker eventually getting the upper hand after some back and forth. Despite Ryker’s best attempt to work over Riddle, Riddle would get the hot tag to Orton with Orton changing the tide of the match.

Orton would make short work of Elias and Ryker, with Orton slamming Elias onto the announce table. Orton would then throw Elias back into the ring and hit the hanging DDT on Elias, tagging in Riddle with Riddle hitting the floating bro on Elias to pin him with RK-Bro looking stronger as they continue to work together.

These were my top 5 moments from another disappointing edition of Monday Night RAW. What were your top 5 moments from this week and what do you think RAW needs to do to improve their recent poor form. Let us know in the comments down below.