Last week's episode of WWE Raw featured considerable build to the upcoming Super Showdown pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia, with Ricochet winning a match for the right to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. This week's episode will continue the Super Showdown build-up, feature the ongoing feud between Seth Rollins' group and Kevin Owens, and also see Drew McIntyre as a guest on MVP's VIP Lounge talk show segment.
Since it's unlikely that Super Showdown will feature a women's match, WWE Raw for 2/10/2020 will see the culmination of the Becky Lynch/Asuka feud, with Lynch once again putting her championship on the line against the Empress of Tomorrow. The only other match announced is an eight-man tag that will see Buddy Murphy, Seth Rollins, and The Authors of Pain take on Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, and The Viking Experience.
Join us for live results of WWE Raw 2/10/2020 as the show goes on.
1. The Eight-Man Tag is Set Up
Raw started off with a typical heel promo from the villain group, which was answered by Kevin Owens and his face group. There was a brawl where the faces managed to send the heels running, but overall, this segment lacked any forward momentum for the storyline. It felt stale because it was painfully obvious that it was just there to set up the main event.
2. WWE Raw Women's Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Asuka w/ Kairi Sane
Winner: Becky Lynch. What a great match. Most of the first hour of the show was dedicated to this bout, and Lynch and Asuka delivered. The first half consisted of a lot of mat wrestling, but then Kairi Sane interjected herself into the proceedings. Lynch took Sane out, and then was able to turn her full attention back to Asuka. The fighting spilled out to the apron, where Asuka attempted to suplex Lynch to the floor. The two then pulled off an incredible-looking reverse-DDT on the apron. Even this wasn't enough to put Asuka away, though, and the two continued to go back and forth in the ring. Lynch was eventually able to hit Asuka with a Rock Bottom to get the victory and retain her title.
Grade: A
After the match, Lynch was attacked by Shayna Baszler, who bit into the back of Lynch's neck and covered her face in Becky's blood. It was a surprisingly graphic segment for Raw, with Lynch even swearing on live TV to put the angle over better.
3. Mojo Rawley and Riddick Moss vs. Street Profits
Winners: Street Profits. Another squash match loss for poor Mojo Rawley. There was nothing special about this match. It wasn't bad and it wasn't great either. The more interesting development happened after the match was over, as Riddick Moss rolled Rawley up for a surprise victory to win the 24/7 Championship.
Grade: C
4. Drew McIntyre on MVP's VIP Lounge
MVP's aggression made this a little more interesting than other talk show segments in WWE. MVP's pitch to McIntyre was to let him be his manager in the same way that Paul Heyman manages Brock Lesnar. The Royal Rumble 2020 winner wasn't having none of it, though, taking MVP out with a Claymore and doing his signature taunt.
5. Angel Garza w/ Zelina Vega vs. Cedric Alexander
Winner: Angel Garza. Poor Andrade. Zelina Vega and Angel Garza have really great chemistry, and Garza is arguably even better as a slimey heel. This match was prefaced by Humberto Carrillo attacking Garza and hitting him with two picture-perfect spinebusters. The match itself then got under way, with the crowd solidly behind Cedric Alexander. It's such a shame that WWE doesn't actually use him, as he's a great talent and everything he hit in this match looked fantastic. Ultimately, Garza was able to put him away with the Clipped Wings to get the victory.
Grade: B+
6. Rhea Ripley vs. Sarah Logan
Winner: Rhea Ripley. Charlotte still has yet to declare which title she will be chasing come WrestleMania, but this was an opportunity for NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley to impress her. Ripley made short work of Logan, but her moves looked good enough that it was a bit more exciting than a typical squash match.
Grade: B-
7. Bobby Lashley w/ Lana vs. Ricochet
Winner: Ricochet. With Rusev nowhere to be found and Ricochet set to face Brock Lesnar at Super Showdown, it was obvious who was going to win this match. Even so, the two put on an exciting effort, with Lashley laying Ricochet out with some devastating power moves. However, Ricochet was able to use his high-flying prowess to get the upperhand, eventually beating Lashley with a perfect 630 Splash.
Grade: B+
8. Matt Hardy Confronted Randy Orton
With Matt Hardy generally used as a jobber most of the time, it was nice to see him get some mic time in this segment. There was also some nice callbacks to the old Matt Hardy/Edge blood feud from over a decade ago, which really went a long way in defining Edge's ultra heel character. Orton eventually got stick of Hardy talking and tried to lay him out with an RKO, but the veteran saw it coming and countered. Orton rallied back and laid Matt out with an RKO later on and then hit him with a Conchairto. This is possibly WWE's way of putting Matt on the shelf, but that remains to be seen.
9. Akira Tozawa vs. Aleister Black
Winner: Aleister Black. Tozawa put forth a better effort than when Black wrestles no-name jobbers, but Black still made short work of him with the Black Mass.
Grade: C
10. Becky Lynch Called Out Shayna Baszler
Becky Lynch returned from the hospital and called out Shayna Baszler. Baszler did not pop back up again, but Lynch gave a pretty fiery promo.
11. Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Buddy Murphy, Seth Rollins, and The Authors of Pain vs. Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, and The Viking Raiders
Winners: Buddy Murphy, Seth Rollins, and The Authors of Pain. Great wrestling in this match with fast-paced, hard-hitting action right out of the gate. Most everyone was taken out from an Owens dive off the top rope, leaving Joe and Rollins alone in the ring near the end. Samoa Joe and Rollins exchanged counters, with Joe able to lock in the Coquina Clutch. However, Buddy Murphy made a blind tag and was able to save his leader. Joe locked Murphy into the Coquina Clutch next, but Rollins was able to interfere with a beautiful Curb Stomp to knock Joe out and give Murphy the pinfall victory.
Grade: A