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WWE RAW REPORT: THE RUMBLE IS COMING, STYLES AND RICOCHET HAD A NICE FINISH TO THEIR MATCH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2021-01-18 23:00:00

We are back with the Wrestlemania Report with the announcement of the next three Wrestlemanias.

Alexa Blis makes her way to the ring and she is dressed for a play date on the playground.

Alexa welcomes everyone to her playground.

Alexa says she wants to address the Viper in the room.  She wanted to come out to talk to him last week, but things got heated.  She tells him to come to her about sunblock recommendations.

Asuka makes her way to the ring.

Asuka wants to sit on the swing but Alexa says that isn't for her.

Asuka says she is going to stand over there.

Alexa starts to swing and she says they can focus on their match later.  She wants to have some fun.  Alexa says she has breaking news and she asks her invisible friend if she should tell everyone.  Alexa says she is in the Royal Rumble match.

Asuka wishes her luck.

Alexa says if she wins the Royal Rumble and Asuka is the Raw champion, they can meet at Wrestlemania.

Asuka says she would be honored and she says she is a big fan.  Asuka says Yowie Wowie and Alexa starts to get a bit frustrated.

Asuka starts to dance to her music and Alexa yells at her to stop.

Alexa looks at her invisible friend and she says that it is right.  It wasn't supposed to be like this.  If I had done things differently you would still be here and it is so cold.

Asuka tells Alexa it will be okay.

Asuka tells Alexa he is still here.

Alexa tells Asuka not to say his name.

Alexa smiles and waves as we see the rocking horse start to move.

Asuka leaves the ring and Alexa gets on her rocking horse.

Miz and John Morrison walk in the back and they are ambushed by Sarah and asked about what will happen on the Dirt Sheet.

Miz says there will be no spoilers.  He says what they have in store for Goldberg will be controversial and Morrison says controversy creates cash.

Shayna Baszler says she made Mandy tap out and threw her out like an empty can of White Claw.  Every woman in the Royal Rumble match better be careful because I will do the same to everyone.  It doesn't matter if it is Charlotte Flair, Bayley, or her tag team partner.  

Nia asks if it is everyone for themselves and Shayna says she has a match to get ready for.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Jeff Jarrett joins the show to talk about the WWE Championship match.  He says it is an easy one and he says he will go to lyrics from Toby Keith for his pick.  He says Goldberg will hit the spear and jackhammer to become the new WWE Champion.  

Match Number Three:  Mandy Rose (with Dana Brooke) versus Shayna Baszler (with Nia Jax)

They lock up and Mandy with a single leg take down into a waist lock.  Mandy with a rollup for a near fall.  Shayna with kicks to Mandy for a near fall.  Shayna works on the neck.  Mandy with punches and Shayna with kicks and punches.  Shayna with knees and a snap mare followed by a kick to the back and she gets a near fall.  Mandy with punches and Shayna sends Mandy to the mat.  Shayna stomps on the elbow.  Shayna has some words for Dana on the floor and Mandy with a rollup for a near fall.  Mandy with a clothesline or two.  Mandy with a flapjack and she runs Shayna into the corner.

Mandy with punches in the corner and a rolling elbow and kicks in the corner.  Shayna avoids Mandy in the corner and Shayna with a shot to the arm.  Mandy with forearms.  Shayna with a wrist lock and a take down into the Kirifuda Clutch and Mandy taps out.

Winner:  Shayna Baszler

After the match, Nia argues with Shayna about her victory and Dana with a drop kick to Nia from the apron and Nia is sent into Shayna and they hit the ring post.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Nia and Shayna are arguing and Charly ambus them to suggest they are not getting along.  Nia says they never got along.  Shayna says they never got along when they were champions.  Nia wonders if Asuka and Charlotte are working together as a team.  Shayna suggests that this is the time for them to get the rematch they never got for their tag titles.

Sarah is in the back with Charlotte Flair and she is asked about seeing Lacey in her father's robe.  Charlotte says she has been accused of living off her last name but there is someone who is getting her 15 minutes off her name.  Charlotte says she has never gone down that path, but one person can only take so much trash.  Lacey can wear my father's robe, but she will never wear her crown.

We take a look at someone finally getting one over on Roman Reigns on Smackdown when Kevin Owens was announced as the replacement for Adam Pearce at the Royal Rumble.

Adam Pearce is with Ricochet and he says this is a chance for him to get into the Royal Rumble.  

Ricochet thanks Pearce for the opportunity to get on the Road to Wrestlemania.

AJ Styles asks who would take advice from Adam Pearce.  He ran away from a title match.  You would have lost and been embarrassed but he would have his dignity.  AJ says that Ricochet is going to lsoe and he will keep his dignity.

Ricochet says AJ has a memory problem because you forgot about TLC when AJ got embarrassed.  AJ says it was Miz' fault.

Ricochet says that AJ will need more than a 7 foot giant in his corner to stop me from proving I belong in the Royal Rumble.

AJ says he doesn't like Adam and that means that Omos doesn't like him.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Five:  Ricochet versus AJ Styles (with Omos)

They lock up and Styles with a clean break.  They lock up and AJ with a side head lock and he holds on when Ricochet tries to send him off the ropes.  Ricochet with a rollup for a near fall.  Ricochet gets another near fall.  Ricochet with forearms and AJ with a kick but Ricochet blocks it and hits a back body drop.  Ricochet with a jackknife cover for a near fall.  AJ goes for a Styles Clash but Ricochet escapes and gets a near fall with a rollup.  Ricochet with a series of head scissors and a handstand head scissors.  Ricochet with a drop kick to send AJ to the floor.

Ricochet with a head scissors from the apron to the floor.  Ricochet sends AJ into the ring and Ricochet beats the count into the ring.  Ricochet sends AJ to the floor and Ricochet overshoots AJ on a pescado and Omos catches him.  The referee tells Omos to put Ricochet down so he drops Ricochet to the mat.

We go to commercial.

We are back and AJ sends Ricochet into the turnbuckles.  AJ with a back breaker.  Ricochet with a jaw breaker and Styles goes for a German suplex but Ricochet lands on his feet.  Ricochet with a satellite DDT and both men are down.  Ricochet punches AJ and connects with a jumping knee and clothesline.  Ricochet gets a near fall.  Ricochet get AJ on his shoulders but AJ gets to his feet and Ricochet with a back flip into a German suplex for a near fall.  

Ricochet misses a boot but does not misses with a back elbow.  Ricochet goes for a quebrada but AJ with a forearm followed by a brainbuster for a near fall.  AJ gets Ricochet up for an Ushigoroshi and he gets a near fall.  AJ goes to the apron for the Phenomenal Forearm but Ricochet counters with Recoil and both men are down.  Ricochet rolls over and gets a near fall.  Ricochet goes to the apron and he decides to go up top and AJ sweeps the leg and Ricochet lands on the turnbuckles.  

AJ tries to suplex Ricochet back into the ring but Ricochet drops AJ on the top rope.  Ricochet goes for a springboard move and AJ catches Ricochet and drops him on the top rope and AJ catches Ricochet and hits a Styles Clash for the three count.

Winner:  AJ Styles

We go to commercial.

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