WWE Raw (Episode 1,449)
Live from Tampa, Florida at Tropicana Field
Aired March 1, 2021 on USA Network
[Hour One] Raw opened with a recap of last week’s segments involving Bobby Lashley and The Miz, and Lashley beating Braun Strowman in the main event…
The broadcast team was Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Samoa Joe, and Mike Rome was the ring announcer… The broadcast team hyped the WWE Championship match and announced Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus…
Drew McIntyre made his entrance. Once in the ring, he said it’s been a bitch of a month. He said it started with Sheamus stabbing him in the back. He said he didn’t understand why, but he suggested fans watch their match because they would beat the hell out of each other and have an absolute war.
The Big Takeaway
Show Recap
There was a long video recap of last week’s angle to set up tonight’s title match.
Tom Phillips said tonight would be one of the biggest nights in Raw history.
Drew McIntyre promo
McIntyre said it’s been a bitch of a month for him. He was stabbed in the back by Sheamus and still doesn’t understand why and now they were about to beat the hell out of each other. He retained his champion inside a brutal chamber match only to be attacked by Bobby Lashley. Then the resident cockroach Miz successfully cashed in his contract.
According to a new backstage rumor, WWE officials and higher-ups were reportedly very pleased and high on last night's Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus match.
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021: Miz wins WWE title, full results and analysis
Daniel Bryan won his third Elimination Chamber, and Miz won his second WWE Championship. Listen - 07:33
Miz is now a two-time WWE Champion. WWE
Elimination Chamber 2021 closed with a surprise: The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and won the WWE Championship off Drew McIntyre. He did so with the help of Bobby Lashley, who after losing his US Championship looks to feud with Drew McIntyre heading into WrestleMania.
It capped off a strong pay-per-view, which opened with a fantastic Elimination Chamber match won by Daniel Bryan. In what would become a theme of the show, Bryan was immediatey defeated by Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the bout that followed.