WWE Raw results, winners, grades and reaction: The final WWE Raw ahead of WrestleMania 36 had to be big, and we saw a ton of quality promos but little wrestling action.
WWE had promised that Edge, Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch would all address the WWE Universe (still no fans in the arena), and we started off with a legend in the business sending a chilling message.
Taker digs the grave of Styles
The Undertaker shared a pre-recorded message of how he might not have a lot of matches ahead of him, but he was ready to teach AJ Styles a lesson.
"The Phenomenal One, MY ***!" 馃槺馃槺馃槺
The #Undertaker is fired up like we've never seen before… #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/Z0eGhgbVxK
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2020
The Deadman came out in his American Badass persona and even took a swipe at Styles by highlighting that Taker鈥檚 wife, Michelle McCool, had a better finished than the Phenomenal One.
Taker finished by asking Styles to bring Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and shared a tombstone with Style鈥檚 name on it.
Oh, and Taker also addresses Styles by his real name.
Grade A
Taker turning into the American Badass could be a smart move for WWE. His promo here was brilliant as he amped it up and made things interesting.
A Boneyard match is something we haven鈥檛 seen and hopefully, it is something unique at WrestleMania.
Becky Lynched
WWE decided to run another old match from their archives, something they have done for a few weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Becky Lynch came out to speak about her win at WM 35 against Ronda Rousey and Charlotte.
However, she was then attacked by Shayna Baszler as the challenger held the title high ahead of WrestleMania.
Grade B
This was a decent enough segment given that Lynch got to say what she wanted but Baszler got the attack on her opponent.
Black Mass ahead
They then started a match between Aleister Black and Jason Cade. As expected, Black dodged an attack and smashed Cade with a Black Mass for a quick win.
That's all @WWEAleister wrote. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/4pEubgS6PM
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 31, 2020
Black beats Cade
Grade C
Black faces Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania but there really is no fire in this rivalry. The squash match might make Black look good, but there should have been more action in the first match of the night.
Tag team surprise
A six-man tag match was set-up next, however, Andrade could not fight and Zelina Vega named a surprise replacement.
Austin Theory, who has featured in some fights on NXT, teamed up with Seth Rollins and Angel Garza. The trio took on The Street Profits and Kevin Owens in a huge match.
Theory has been impressive on NXT and this was his big chance to show off his skills. However, it was Owens who picked up the win for his side by stunning Garza.
"You are not a PROPHET.
You are not a MESSIAH.
You are not a GOD."@FightOwensFight vows to make his first #WrestleMania moment at @WWERollins' expense this weekend! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/sLWZCoL6d5— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2020
Owens & Street Profits beat Garza, Rollins and Theory
Grade B
There was more after the match ended as Owens was hit by a stomp from Rollins. However, Owens recovered and called out Rollins ahead of their meeting at WrestleMania 36.
The match itself was decent enough and it was a surprise seeing Theory get the chance to impress. Owens getting the win and Rollins getting the last shot was a little predictable though.
Edgecution, again
Edge came out to speak about his match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania. The Rated-R Superstar was convincing on the microphone and claimed he would not pull Orton out of the hole he has dug.
Edge also hit out at Orton saying that the Viper hasn鈥檛 been as good as he once was.
Grade A
Another stellar promo from Edge ahead of WrestleMania. It will be interesting to see how he does in a long match, however, his mic skills remain one of the best in the business.
Asuka in action
One-half of the women鈥檚 tag champions, Asuka, was in action against Kayden Carter. The Empress of Tomorrow made some fun of Carter and got drop kicked, but she recovered well for an easy win.
Let the @WWEAsuka victory dance begin.
Valiant effort from @WWENXT's @wwekayden, but it was all about the EMPRESS tonight. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/lAx1O03jap
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2020
Asuka beats Carter
Grade C
Nothing that great in this match too as it was a squash. This match did nothing to increase the feud between the tag champs and Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, and can only be seen as filler for the show.
The Beast is here
Another old match was broadcast before Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came out.
The pair did their normal bit of bigging up Lesnar and not actually worrying about his rival, Drew McIntyre, at WrestleMania 36.
Another #WrestleMania, another one where @BrockLesnar heads in as THE conqueror to conquer.#WWERaw @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/pBav8FUtcB
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2020
Heyman said Lesnar was going to retain the title, and the Beast ended the show by staring into the camera.
Grade C
Unfortunately, this just did not click. It would have been great if McIntyre came out to give us a taste of WrestleMania right now, however, it was not to be.
There was nothing wrong in what Heyman said, he is still one of the best in the world, but there wasn鈥檛 anything new to it.
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