WWE Raw preview (Mar. 15, 2021): Too good to be bad Mar 15, 2021, 9:00am EDT
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We never got the celebration of new
WWE champ Bobby Lashley last week. Raw switched up the card late in the day on Monday, and let the All Mighty beat The Miz up again instead.
Hey, everybody likes seeing The Miz get beat up, right?
You can’t beat Miz up forever, though. WWE will look to turn the page tonight, and they’re teasing the reveal of Lashley’s first real challenger. With less than a month to go until
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SmackDown Women s Champion Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair are set to team up again on the road to their title match at WrestleMania.
WWE has announced that Banks & Belair will challenge for Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler s Women s Tag Team titles at Fastlane on Sunday, March 21. The pay-per-view will stream live on the WWE Network and Peacock.
This is the first match that s been announced for Fastlane.
Jax & Baszler retained their titles against Banks & Belair at Elimination Chamber last month. The finish of that match was Jax pinning Banks after Banks was distracted by Carmella s sommelier Reginald. Reginald, who is infatuated with Banks in storyline, tried to give Banks a champagne bottle to use as a weapon, but Banks refused to use it. Jax then gave Banks a Samoan drop to get the win.
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT
MARCH 1, 2021
AIRED ON USA NETWORK
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
[HOUR ONE]
-They opened with clips of Miz’s WWE Title win celebration last week followed by Bobby Lashley and MVP demanding reciprocation for their help in Miz beating Drew McIntyre, then Lashley beating Braun Strowman.
-Phillips welcomed people to the “critically acclaimed ThunderDome” and said this is one of the biggest nights of Raw ever. Saxton hyped the Miz defense against Lashley. Phillips said McIntyre returns to Raw to face Sheamus in the opener.
-Drew made his way to the ring as a “Drew! Drew!” chant filled the arena. The announcers touted his Elimination Chamber victory. He said February was a rough month with his long time best friend turning on him and then losing his WWE Title to Miz after overcoming five former WWE Champions. He said he didn’t see the Lashley attack coming. “Quite frankly, he kicked my ass,” he said. “Again, and again, and again.” He said th