WWE Monday Night Raw preview and schedule: April 5, 2021

Each the WWE Champion and his challenger can be seen in separate matches attempting to construct momentum forward of this weekend's title bout, whereas Uncooked Ladies's Champion and her challenger will group up in opposition to the Ladies’s Tag Crew Champions in a non-title bout fascinating matchup.

Additionally, one-half of the tag champs can be in motion in opposition to AJ Kinds when this week’s episode of Monday Evening Uncooked airs from the Tropicana Area in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Can ???? @BaronCorbinWWE take out @DMcIntyreWWE or is the countdown on for a crushing CLAYMORE?

The Scottish Warrior takes on #SmackDown Royalty tomorrow evening on the ultimate #WWERaw earlier than #WrestleMania!

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One of many primary occasions of Uncooked will see Drew McIntyre compete in opposition to SmackDown Celebrity King Baron Corbin. After McIntyre picked up two back-to-back wins over Ricochet and Mustafa Ali final week, Bobby Lashley emerged to have a disagreement with the previous champ.

The All-Mighty was knocked out of the ring ultimately, however then a shock sneak assault was executed by SmackDown's King Corbin paving the best way for Lashley to re-enter the ring and punish his WrestleMania 37 opponent with a trifecta of Harm Locks.

Now, Corbin is all set on hurting McIntyre so dangerous in order that he most likely cannot make it to the Present of Exhibits. Over on SmackDown, The Lone Wolf lower a promo stating how he’ll take the Scottish Warrior out for good, after which go on to obtain the promised WrestleMania 37 title shot from WWE Champion Bobby Lashley.

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As for Lashley, the champion may have a busy evening as he has to compete in a one-on-one bout in opposition to Cedric Alexander in a non-title match, whereas he will even maintain a detailed eye on McIntyre vs Corbin. This match happens on account of the implosion that the Harm Enterprise members had final week.

Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin had been kicked out of the heel faction by MVP and Bobby Lashley after their current failures on given jobs in current weeks. Benjamin then challenged Lashley to a match which he misplaced.

Alexander additionally challenged the champion in a match on the WrestleMania 37 go-home present, maybe to get overwhelmed up. The final time, we noticed these two Lashley ended up chasing Alexander away following his win over Benjamin.

Tomorrow evening on the ultimate #WWERaw earlier than #WrestleMania@AustinCreedWins collides with @AJStylesOrg!

Will momentum be on the facet of the #NewDay or will the Phenomenal One and @TheGiantOmos make one other enormous assertion forward of Evening 1 of @WrestleMania?https://t.co/ExQslXL4cR pic.twitter.com/3z0L0jG3Mz— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2021

WWE has added Xavier Woods vs. AJ Kinds for Monday’s RAW in a rematch. This match can be used to hype a title match at WrestleMania 37 the place Uncooked Tag Crew Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston Xavier Woods) defend in opposition to AJ Kinds and Omos at Evening One.

Final week, Omos hurled Woods off the ring apron, over the ropes, and again into the ring to trigger a DQ-end to the singles contest in opposition to Kinds. The Phenomenal One then ordered his tag accomplice to throw Kingston over the barricade earlier than delivering a brutal post-match beatdown on Woods. The champions should be targeted on shifting the momentums of their favor.

Can @RheaRipley_WWE & #WWERaw Ladies's Champion @WWEAsuka show to be a dream group in opposition to @WWE Ladies's Tag Crew Champions @QoSBaszler & @NiaJaxWWE tomorrow evening?

It is the ultimate RAW earlier than #WrestleMania!@USA_Network https://t.co/urH6wz2mW6 pic.twitter.com/i479cBvmuR— WWE (@WWE) April 4, 2021

In one other enormous match on Uncooked, Asuka and Rhea Ripley are set to group up in opposition to WWE Ladies’s Tag Crew Champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. Going by their contract signing section, it is sure that Ripley and Asuka will rip one another aside throughout their 'Mania battle. However for tonight, they should study to co-exist in opposition to the tandem who're ruling the yard for the previous a number of months.

Asuka talked about final week that Ripley was not prepared for her to compete in a title match. In response, the previous NXT Ladies’s Champion despatched The Empress of Tomorrow face-first into the contract signing desk.

Ripley afterward accepted the problem laid down by the tag champs whereas Asuka was nonetheless down on the mat. That being mentioned, the 2 WrestleMania opponents aren't on the identical web page they usually’re more likely to expertise a tricky time getting alongside on tonight’s Uncooked from WWE ThunderDome.