Randy Orton summoned The Fiend, Drew McIntyre earned an important WWE Title Match advantage, Rhea Ripley, The Miz and Braun Strowman laid out WrestleMania challenges, and more.
WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley defeated Sheamus by submission.
Twenty-four hours after a grueling No Holds Barred defeat to Drew McIntyre at WWE Fastlane, Sheamus stepped up for a battle with Bobby Lashley to open Raw. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, The Celtic Warrior fought back against Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin, but The All Mighty prevailed with a Hurt Lock. As The Hurt Business unleashed on Sheamus after the match, Drew McIntyre stormed into the ring attempting to goad the WWE Champion into a fight. (Via WWE.com)
RAW Women's Champion, Asuka defeated Peyton Royce by submission.
Peyton Royce made an impassioned plea on Raw Talk for an opportunity to face Asuka a few weeks ago. The challenger nearly made the most of it with a double stomp to the back of the Raw Women’s Champion, but The Empress of Tomorrow rallied into an Asuka Lock to shut down Royce’s gritty effort. The real brutality followed after the match, as Rhea Ripley made her Raw debut and extended a WrestleMania challenge to Asuka, which the Raw Women's Champion immediately accepted. (Via WWE.com)
The Miz defeated Jeff Hardy.
The Miz laid down a brash WrestleMania challenge for Bad Bunny, then set out to prove his headlining status in a matchup with Jeff Hardy. The Charismatic Enigma nearly pulled off the win with a series of splashes, but The A-Lister hit a Skull-Crushing Finale for an Awesome win. After the match, Bad Bunny emerged with a smash-hit guitar strike to The Miz and an emphatic acceptance of his WrestleMania offer. (Via WWE.com)
The new, RAW Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston (with the new, RAW Tag Team Champion Xavier Woods) defeated AJ Styles (with Omos).
The New Day called into question the chemistry of AJ Styles & Omos, as the two teams barrel toward a WrestleMania showdown. Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles traded haymakers in a battle of former WWE Champions, but as Xavier Woods lured Omos outside the ring, the Raw Tag Team Champion landed an S.O.S. to set up the pin. (Via WWE.com)
Drew McIntyre defeated The Hurt Business. (2-on-1 Handicap Match)
Wary of the presence of Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin heading into his WWE Title clash with Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre made a proposal to Adam Pearce to remove The Hurt Business duo from ringside of his WrestleMania match if he was able to beat them in a Handicap Match. The Scottish Warrior matched the best efforts of both men and sent Alexander into orbit with an earth-shattering Claymore to bar the pair from ringside at WrestleMania. (via WWE.com)
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke.
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler have put Raw on notice with their dominance, and the addition of Reginald has provided a whole new wild card to their powerful reign. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke showed flashes of promise once again, but a circus act from Reginald opened the door for a Samoan Drop from Jax to give the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions another win. (Via WWE.com)
Braun Strowman defeated Elias (with Jaxson Ryker & Shane McMahon).
What Elias brings in showmanship, he may lack in common sense, as the artist mocked Braun Strowman’s intelligence in a pre-match number. The Monster Among Men took exception from the start, and The Strowman Express rolled to a win with a Running Powerslam. After busting the myth on Shane McMahon’s apparent knee injury, Strowman challenged Shane O-Mac to a WrestleMania clash. (Via WWE.com)
Randy Orton summoned "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.
Armed with a can of gasoline, Randy Orton was looking to put an end to The Fiend and Alexa Bliss once and for all. Despite an RKO for the deformed demon, The Viper fell into the twisted duo’s trap, as a Mandible Claw and Sister Abigail left him staring at the ceiling, and Bliss pointed to the WrestleMania sign to set up a dark showdown at The Showcase of the Immortals. (Via WWE.com)