WWE Raw (Episode 1,456)
Live from Tampa, Florida at Yuengling Center
Aired April 19, 2021 on USA Network
[Hour One] Adnan Virk, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton checked in on commentary. Drew McIntyre made his entrance while the broadcast team recapped his Triple Threat win from last week to give himself a rematch with Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship at the WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view.
McIntyre stood in the ring and delivered a promo about last week’s Triple Threat. He recalled Mace and T-Bar attacking him afterward and spoke about how he would get “retribution” once he gets his hands on the duo.
WWE Raw: Charlotte Flair attacks referee, Drew McIntyre faces T-Bar, Mace
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April 20 (UPI) Charlotte Flair took on Asuka in the main event and Drew McIntyre was granted a 2-on-1 Handicap match against T-Bar and Mace on Raw.
Flair, who returned to Raw last week and attacked Asuka and Raw Women s Champion Rhea Ripley, addressed fans before her battle against The Empress of Tomorrow on Monday.
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The Queen called herself the biggest star in WWE s women s division and referred to the other grapplers as rats, mentioning how fake they act around each other.
Flair described her disappointment in missing WrestleMania 37 and brought up how she has defeated both Ripley and Asuka before. Asuka came out to interrupt Flair and was followed by Ripley.
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Natalya took to Instagram this week to praise her husband Tyson Kidd for the work he did during WrestleMania 37 Weekend.
Kidd works as a WWE Producer and produced the women’s division matches during Night One and Night Two of WrestleMania 37. It was recently reported that Kidd produced new SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defeating Sasha Banks, and new RAW Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley defeating Asuka. It was also reported that Kidd worked with Pat Buck in producing the Tag Team Turmoil match won by Natalya and Tamina Snuka on Night One, and then their loss to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on Night Two.