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WWE RAW REPORT: LEGENDS NIGHT, DREW VERSUS KEITH, HURT BUSINESS MIGHT NEED A NAME CHANGE AFTER TONIGHT, AND A CHALLENGE IS MADE FOR ROYAL RUMBLE BY A LEGEND.

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-01-04 23:00:00

We are back and Matt Riddle is asking Big Show if he ever thought about being the Big Bro.  Riddle says he has some ideas and he will get back to him but he has a match tonight against Bobby Lashley.

Randy Orton shows up and he says it is an interesting feeling to know that you cannot compete in the ring again.  Show says he can still compete in the ring.  Orton says he hit Show with an RKO and then the kick. 

Show says he can compete and Orton grabs Show.  Show starts to laugh and he says he is happy to be out there with the legends.  

We go to comments from Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce.  Peyton says Charlotte and Asuka are like Serena and Venus Williams.  Lacey says they will get to show the legends what a future legend looks like.  

Match Number Three:  Charlotte Flair (with Ric Flair) and Asuka versus Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans in a Non Title Match

Peyton and Charlotte start things off and they lock up.  Charlotte with a waist lock take down and Lacey tags in.  Charlotte with a waist lock take down.  Lacey goes to the floor and Charlotte follows her.  Peyton makes the blind tag and Charlotte with a forearm to Peyton on the apron.  Lacey pulls Charlotte down and Peyton slams Charlotte's head into the mat.  Peyton with a forearm but Charlotte with a forearm of her own.  Royce with an Irish whip and Charlotte with a Flair Flip and a shoulder.  Charlotte with a rollup but Peyton with a knee.  Peyton swings at Asuka and Lacey tags in and kicks Peyton.  Charlotte with a kick to Lacey and a forearm to Peyton.

Charlotte with a back breaker and Asuka tags in and hits a missile drop kcik.  Asuka with a clothesline to Peyton followed by a hip attack to Peyton.  Asuka with a clothesline and bulldog combination for a near fall.  Peyton with an Irish whip and Asuka goes to the apron.  Peyton with a forearm to knock Asuka to the floor.  Lacey gets too close for comfort to Ric and Charlotte slaps Lacey.  They fight on the floor as we go to commercial.

We are back and Lacey with an arm bar on Asuka.  Peyton tags in and chokes Asuka.  Lacey tags in and snap mares Asuka and applies a reverse chin lock.  Peyton keeps Asuka from making the tag and she Irish whips Asuka and Asuka knocks Lacey off the apron.  Asuka with a clothesline and Lacey and Charlotte tag in.  Charlotte with a boot to Peyton and a forearm to Lacey followed by a knee drop to the leg.  Charlotte with chops.  Lacey escapes a slam and Peyton tags in.  Charlotte with a suplex to Lacey and a knee to Peyton.  Flair with a fallaway slam and Charlotte goes up top and Asuka tags in.  Charlotte with a moonsault to Lacey and Peyton.  Asuka with a Shining Wizard to Peyton for a near fall.  Peyton with an elbow to Asuka.

Charlotte tags in and Asuka with a Codebreaker followed by Natural Selection but Lacey breaks up the cover.  Asuka goes for a hip attack in the ropes but misses.  Lacey sends Asuka to the floor and Lacey crawls seductively and breathes heavily as she approaches Ric.  Charlotte with a baseball slide to Lacey to knock her off the apron.  Ric trips Charlotte and Peyton with a rollup for the three count.

Winners:  Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce

After the match, Lacey kisses Ric.

Charlotte tells Ric to stay out of her business . . . again.  She tells him to back up now and get out.

Drew McIntyre is getting ready for his match and Sheamus shows up.  Sheamus tells Drew to give Keith an extra kick in the head for him.  Drew says he will do whatever it takes to defend the title.

Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart show up and Hogan says he is Sheamus' biggest fan.  He tells Drew he wanted to wish Drew all of the luck in the world but it looks like he has been training, saying his prayers, and eating his vitamins.  He says that Drew has been doing a lot to raise the flag for WWE.  

Drew thanks Hogan for the support.  He says if Hogan thinks Drew reminds him of himself, does Sheamus remind Hogan of Jimmy Hart.  

Sheamus says it isn't funny and he will see Drew after the match.

Drew throws out a WHACHA GONNA DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and then he poses with Hogan.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Four:  Bobby Lashley (with Montel Vontavious Porter) versus Matt Riddle in a Non Title Match

Riddle attacks Lashley from behind before the bell rings.

The match starts and Lashley misses punches and an elbow.  Riddle goes for the arm but Lashley slams Riddle and then sends Riddle into the turnbuckles.  Lashley with kicks and punches in the corner.  Lashleyw ith elbows in the corner and then Riddle blocks a punch with a triangle and Lashley falls to the floor (and wa are reminded that if this was the Royal Rumble, Lashley would have been eliminated).  Lashley gets Riddle on his shoulders and he runs Riddle face first into the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lashley works on the back and he rakes at the face.  We see Lashley hitting a choke slam during the commercial.  Riddle with a round kick but Lashley blocks a kick and hits a back elbow followed by a clothesline.  Lashley with a rear chin lock.  Riddle with punches to the midsection but Lashley sends Riddle into the turnbuckles and continues with punches.  Lashley runs his forearm across the bridge of the nose.  Lashley misses a splash when Riddle moves.  Lashley sends Riddle into the turnbuckles.  

Riddle with a Pele Kick followed by forearms.  Lashley blocks an exploder and goes for a Dominator but Riddle lands on his feet and kicks Lashley and hits a back senton for a near fall.  Riddle with a knee for a near fall.  Riddle is stopped on the turnbuckles and Lashley gets Riddle on his shoulders and hits a Dominator.  Lashley with the full nelson and Riddle uses the ropes to try to escape.  Riddle taps but the referee does not see it but Lashley releases the hold and celebrates.  Riddle with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Matt Riddle

After the match, MVP argues with the referee.

Mark Henry is in the back with Ricochet and he tells Ricochet to get the job done.  Ricochet says he is trying to stay strong and follow his beliefs.

Randy Orton stops by to say hello to Mark Henry.  The World's Strongest Man, in the flesh.  Randy says he is entering himself in the 2021 Royal Rumble and he asks Mark if he has done the same.  It looks like Mark will never compete in the ring due to all of the wear and tear.  It is Legend's Night and he wants to know how fast Mark's scooter can go.  Mark says he hopes it can go faster than your ass.  Randy suggests getting back in touch so he can give Mark all those receipts, but he will forgive Mark if he pedals his ass out of here.  He says he is giving Mark a pass and he tells Mark to leave.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of the referee not seeing Matt Riddle tapping out and Lashley thinking he won, only to be pinned by Matt Riddle.

Bobby Lashley and MVP are ambushed by Charly Caruso and she asks about the controversy.

Porter says there was no controversy.  Riddle tapped out.  Lashley says he will punish Riddle when he gets his hands on his punk ass.

Match Number Five:  Mandy Rose versus Shayna Baszler

Shayna attacks Mandy during a replay from last week.  Shayna sends Mandy into the ringside barrier and the apron.  

Dana Brooke comes to the ring to check on Mandy and then Dana says she will face Shayna.

Match Number Five:  Shayna Baszler versus Dana Brooke

Shayna kicks Dana and then Dana sends Shayna to the floor.  Shayna with a Kirifuda Clutch and Dana falls back and Shayna's shoulders are on the mat and Dana gets the three count.

Winner:  Dana Brooke

After the match, Shayna refuses to release the Kirifuda Clutch and Mandy with a running knee.  Dana and Mandy with a double flapjack to Shayna.

Ric Flair is in the back with Mike Rotunda and Molly Holly.  Randy Orton shows up and it is just Ric and Randy.

Randy asks Ric to walk him down the aisle tonight but he won't let Ric ruin his match like Ric did for his daughter.  Ric says he will never walk Randy down the aisle again.

Randy says Ric taught him everything he knows.  You were the dirtiest player in the game.  The only way you are relevant is because of your daughter. She is ten times the competitor that Ric is.  Randy reminds Ric of the kick to the head and you are back on your own two feet.  Randy says he sees man who looks like Ric Flair and talks like Ric Flair, but you are not the Ric Flair who taught him.  You are a pathetic old man.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at how Keith Lee beat Sheamus last week.

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