3) Backstage Note On An Advertised Match Being Pulled From RAW
According to Mike Johnson of PWinsider, Vince McMahon made the call to scrap the match between Braun Strowman and Randy Orton. This match was being advertised by WWE over the past week but didn’t end up happening on the episode.
Here is what Johnson wrote:
We have had a number of readers ask what happened to Braun Strowman vs. Randy Orton, which had been advertised all week for Raw. We are told that when today’s production meeting began for Raw, the match had already been changed to Orton vs. Riddle without explanation and instead Braun was written into the Drew McIntyre storyline. So, it was a Vince McMahon call.
My Take:
- I think that Matt Riddle vs Randy Orton was the better choice anyways.
2) Another COVID-19 Outbreak In WWE
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, there was another recent COVID-19 outbreak in WWE.
Here is what Meltzer said (via Ringside News)
“We did [have another outbreak] I mean, there was. That was part of it. I don’t know who it was, because they won’t tell you, but there was.”
My Take:
- This would explain why guys like AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley, and Omos didn’t appear on RAW this week. That is obviously pure speculation.
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