Charlotte Flair vs. Nia Jax
WWE Raw advertised Nia Jax vs. Charlotte Flair for the Raw Women’s Championship just one week after their disastrous match on Raw. Raw also advertised Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus in addition to Tag Team Turmoil with the top tag teams vying to become next in line to become the No. 1 Contenders.
Last week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.907 million viewers.
WWE Raw Ratings—Last Five Weeks
- August 30, 2021—1.907 million
- August 23, 2021—2.067 million
- August 16, 2021—1.857 million
- August 9, 2021—1.790 million
- August 2, 2021—1.821 million
WWE Raw—Key Competition
- Bachelor in Paradise
- American Ninja Warrior
Lee Johnson is September’s Black Wrestler of the Month (Pro Wrestling Bits)
WWE Raw Total YouTube Viewership Last Monday—9,023,215 (Down from 14,754,957)
- Most-Viewed: Bobby Lashley and MVP vs. RK-Bro (3,451,771 views)
- Least-Viewed: Humberto Carrillo vs. Karrion Kross (284,228 views)
- Median Viewership: 517,896
WWE Raw Results: Monday, September 6, 2021
RK-Bro Kicks off WWE Raw
This crowd did not seem on board with any of Riddle’s suggestions, even ironically.
I assumed the Lucha House Party had been released and was pleasantly surprised to learn that they’re still with the company.
The New Day def. The Viking Raiders; Jinder Mahal and Veer; Lucha House Party and Mace and T-Bar—Tag Team Turmoil
From the jump, this broadcast of WWE Raw pushed the fact that this would be a tag team-heavy show. I’m very interested to see the impact this has on the ratings. It’s as if WWE wanted to book so many tag team matches, you’d forget about the classic from AEW All Out last night.
The New Day continued its nWo cosplaying as Kofi Kingston dressed as Kevin Nash. I don’t like the odds of the duo taking their cosplaying to the next level by adding Hulk Hogan.
The New Day and Viking Raiders had immediate chemistry despite facing each other rarely, if ever, in the past.
Both Xavier Woods and Lince Dorado were confused as to who was supposed to sell a high cross. Xavier Woods sold it like he had just taken the move, and Dorado sold his high cross as if Xavier Woods blocked it.
Mace and T-Bar got more TV time in the first hour of Raw than they did the past several weeks combined. This match was put on hold due to the attack from Mace and T-Bar.
Sheamus def. Drew McIntyre
The fact that Drew McIntyre is in a math to become No. 1 Contender for the United States Championship solidifies him as Midcard McIntyre until further notice.
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus are incapable of having a bad match.
After yet another loss, Drew McIntyre is either turning heel or on his way to SmackDown.
Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley def. Tamina and Natalya
Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley are officially named Super Brutality. This latest strange bedfellow team features a reluctant Rhea Ripley and an overly enthusiastic Nikki Cross.
Tamina kicked Rhea Ripley right in the face with an otherwise impressive super kick. Moments later, Rhea Ripley appeared to issue a receipt in the form of a running dropkick to the face.
As long as Nikki Cross and Rhea Ripley aren’t chasing the Raw Women’s Championship, they could potentially get over as a tag team, especially with titles.
Karrion Kross def. John Morrison
Karrion Kross looked out-of-place surrounded by the playful “MoistTV” set.
It’s good that Karrion Kross was made to look like such a tough guy in this segment. At least WWE remains dedicated to building up this character, for better or worse.
John Morrison’s gimmick is to only face the biggest and baddest WWE Superstars. A match against Bobby Lashley is almost inevitable at this point.
John Morrison bumped fantastically for Kross.
Charlotte Flair def. Nia Jax—WWE Raw Women’s Championship
Regardless of how bad their match was last week, and perhaps because of it, I was far more interested in this Charlotte vs. Nia Jax match than I was anything else on Raw.
WWE was pretty much promoting this match by saying "What if they shoot on each other again?!"
Of course, Charlotte and Nia Jax begun this match by mimicking an actual brawl.
Charlotte Flair continuously performed the “suck it” gesture, and cameras quickly zoomed in to hide it.
Alexa’s portion of this promo exchange seemed pre-recorded.
Alexa Bliss, who was granted a world title shot “because she wanted one,” got a very good reaction when she shoed up in the arena.
Reggie def. Akira Tozawa—WWE 24/7 Championship
It was sad to see Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander relegated to the 24/7 division.
Drake Maverick made his return to the roster in the main segment, less than one week after losing alongside Grayson Waller.
“Doudrop-alution” is one of the worst play-on words I’ve ever heard.
MVP and Bobby Lashley Win Tag Team Turmoil
I liked how WWE intertwined The New Day’s injury from earlier with Mansoor and Ali’s differences about being ethical in the ring.
Kofi Kingston is quietly becoming the king of the Gauntlet Match.
With one chop, Omos cut off a Kofi Kingston hot tag before it even got started.
MVP was super over in his hometown of Miami, Fla., which still popped for him when he immediately tagged out.
These fans are more into a basic test of strength between Bobby Lashley and Omos than they were anything else in this show and I love to see it.
Tag Team Turmoil Results: The New Day def. Mansoor and Mustafa Ali; AJ Styles and Omos def. The New Day; Bobby Lashley and MVP def. AJ Styles and Omos.
