Matches Announced for 5/3 RAW

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

WWE announced the following matches for RAW:

- RAW Tag Team Title Match: Omos and AJ Styles (c) vs The New Day

- WWE Women's Tag Team Title Match: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (c) vs Lana and Naomi

- Bobby Lashley vs Drew McIntyre or Braun Strowman (yes, they said he will face one of them but didn't specify) 

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[GuyOfOwnage]

AJ and Omos have finally returned from the void they've been stuck in since WrestleMania.

[Chiral]

I was legit expecting T-Bar and Mace vs. Drew and Braun again lol

[Jumpin' Jesse Walsh]

I actually love how AJ explained on Twitter that he and Omos have been off TV because they were too busy "partying in Nigeria."

I absolutely love drumming up reasons for kayfabe absences, in general. #EvaMarieIsStillOnVacation

[jivesoulbrah]

Booking is ATROCIOUS. We get the same matches week after week and then that same match on the PPV. This was rarely an issue in the 90s through the mid 2000s.

[Mozenrath]

Raw is Chore booking isn't good, but good they're announcing some matches ahead of time for a goddamn change.

Granted, they also have a huge chance of just not even doing one or two of these matches, but. babysteps?

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I look forward to watching random shit on Youtube.

[Dub H]

May 2, 2021 20:30:58 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Raw is Chore booking isn't good, but good they're announcing some matches ahead of time for a goddamn change.

Granted, they also have a huge chance of just not even doing one or two of these matches, but. babysteps?

Does one day and one of then isnt isnt fully announced count as ahead?

[mc74]

Seeing the same matches week in and week out reminds me of how the AI books matches in Universe Mode.

[bob]

surprised they've actually announced matches ahead of time

[hbkid718]

May 2, 2021 21:54:17 GMT -5 bob said:

surprised they've actually announced matches ahead of time

They've been announcing matches ahead of a time for a while. They have had commercials on Smackdown promoting matches for Raw.

[hbkid718]

Though we have seen every match already, I like the card announced. I like that they are doing Title Matches on Raw to make Raw more important. And as long as we don't get people wrestling multiple times or people throwing tomatoes or water, then it should be a good show.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

May 2, 2021 20:06:47 GMT -5 Chiral said:

I was legit expecting T-Bar and Mace vs. Drew and Braun again lol

Just you wait until they interfere in the Braun or Drew match, the other makes the save, then it turns into a tag team match playa!

[Dean-o]

May 2, 2021 20:19:56 GMT -5 jivesoulbrah said:

Booking is ATROCIOUS. We get the same matches week after week and then that same match on the PPV. This was rarely an issue in the 90s through the mid 2000s.

Exact same formula too. Lower card champions will lose a non-title match, leading to a match at the PPV. The current tag team feud will face each other in combinations of various single matches, and expect the champs to job a lot there too.

[Super Duper Dragunov]

May 2, 2021 20:39:00 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

I look forward to watching random shit on Youtube.

You and me both buddy.

And then I'll look at the clock around midnight, and go "oh crap, right..." and hop on here to see what the general consensus was.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

May 2, 2021 21:54:17 GMT -5 bob said:

surprised they've actually announced matches ahead of time

To be fair, it's only one day in advance and Vince could still switch things up tomorrow like he did with the Orton/Strowman match.

[smokinvokoun86]

Man...: that looks dire.

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May 2, 2021 20:02:07 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

[Push R Truth]

May 2, 2021 20:02:07 GMT -5 @sigmax said:

For some reason I read that as "Retribution" instead of repetition.


How sad is it that "Retribution Everywhere" would have been more exciting than RAW is Repetition