WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Mar. 11, 2019) from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for the go home show to the upcoming Fastlane pay-per-view (PPV) scheduled for this coming Sunday night Cleveland. Advertised for tonight: Triple H and Batista come face-to-face, Bobby Lashley challenges Finn Balor for the Intercontinental title, and more! Come right back here at 8 p.m. ET when the Raw live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA. It will be below this line here. (REMINDER: NO GIFS OR PICS ARE ALLOWED IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED.) WWE RAW RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR MAR. 11 I get up and nothing gets me down. You got it tough, I’ve seen the toughest all around. And I know, baby, just how you feel. You’ve got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real, but me, I’ve just got to liveblog this here wrestling show for you, folks. The show opens with-- SIERRA. HOTEL. INDIA. ECHO. LIMA. DELTA. SHIELD! The Shield come to the ring and Roman Reigns says he’s come to realize that life is short, so if last night was the last time ever, he has no regrets. He was in this ring doing what he loves with people he loves, but we’re on the Road to WrestleMania and they’re three men that need to handle their business. Roman says he hasn’t had a singles match in five months so he wants to correct that and wrestle tonight! And Ambrose has got some business to take care of too, but Rollins has the real business, and Reigns asks him how many years he’s been chasing the dream, which gets a “Slay the Beast!” chant and Roman says that’s exactly what he’s gonna do, with the whole world chanting “Burn it down!” The Shield bump fists and their music plays and Reigns and Ambrose leave Rollins in the ring, symbolic of their paths to WrestleMania. Seth gets on the mic and says last night the Shield burnt it down-- Enter Paul Heyman, who does his usual intro spiel. Rollins likes his pronunciation of “Brock Lesnar” and tries it out before asking if he means the guy that dominates his opponents, from Big Show to Samoa Joe to Braun Strowman to Bill Goldberg. Heyman says he appreciates having his schtick done for him and, yes, THAT Brock Lesnar. Seth asks if he meant the same guy that had a real tough time getting past Daniel Bryan, got pushed to his limit by AJ Styles, and was this close to being beaten by Finn Balor? Touche, Paul says, and Rollins continues, saying his client has a bit of a problem with guys his size, stature, speed, quickness, agility, and style, and with all due respect to those three guys, they’re incredible, but there’s only one man uniquely suited to beat Brock at WrestleMania, and that’s Seth freakin’ Rollins. He tells Heyman he’s got three weeks left before he brings the Universal Championship back to Raw! Paul says there will be no slaying of the beast and says Rollins hasn’t told the whole story. Brock had no time to prepare for any of those opponents, Heyman pointing out that all those matches were changed late and Lesnar only had a limited amount of time to prepare for them, and he runs a video package of Brock’s greatest hits to refamiliarize Seth with his WrestleMania opponent. He continues, saying that ever since Rollins won the Royal Rumble, Brock has fantasized about what they’re going to do at WrestleMania. You think you know Lesnar, you do not know Brock Lesnar-- SHELTON BENJAMIN IS HERE THROWING GERMAN SUPLEXES! HE AND BROCK WERE TAG PARTNERS BACK IN OVW-- MINNESOTA STRETCHING CREW REUNION BABY! HE TOSSES ROLLINS AROUND A GOOD THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND WE GO TO BREAK! Back from commercial and we have a match in progress! Seth Rollins vs. Shelton Benjamin Benjamin right in, striking, waistlock takedown, scoop and a slam, headlock takedown, scraping his forearm across the Architect’s face. To his feet, shoot off, shoulder block, leapfrog and a wild elbow get Rollins back in. Chops, dropkick, Shelton takes things to the floor and beats on Seth a moment before they head back in. Rollins gets the blockbuster and tunes up the band... BENJAMIN DUCKS BLACKOUT! Going for a German suplex, Seth lands on his feet and dumps Benjamin to the floor, off the ropes, cut off with a knee and Shelton gets a nearfall to send us to break. Back from commercial, Benjamin has a reverse chinlock in but Rollins fights to his feet and out with body blows. The Gold Standard dumps him to the floor and follows after and throws him between barricade and apron a few times before taking it back inside. Looking for a powerbomb, reversed to a back body drop pin, Benjamin bridges up and deadlifts Seth up... COUNTER FRANKENSTEINER! Up and over, duck a lariat, Sling Blade! Charging in, back body drop to the apron, Rollins with an enzuigiri, springboard lariat... NOPE! Avada Kedavra ducked, Shelton hits the German suplex! Another suplex, fireman’s carry but Rollins slips out! Kicks, off the ropes... Seth Rollins wins by pinfall with Blackout. Commentary hypes up Baron Corbin vs. Roman Reigns and the face-to-face between Batista and HHH for later. Finn Balor makes his entrance, he’ll be defending the Intercontinental Championship after the break. Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor (c) (WWE Intercontinental Championship) Circling, Lashley with a waistlock takedown right out the gate and he throws Balor into the corner and puts boots to him. Corner choke, into a standing neck crank, off the ropes and Finn hits a dropkick right on the button! Rammed into the corner, sidestep the charge, Bob catches the enzuigiri and counters with an elbow! Following to the apron, front chancery but Balor blocks the suplex and dropkicks him off the apron! Another dropkick and a Penalty Kick off the apron to send us to break! Back from commercial and Lashley has a reverse chinlock applied. Balor gets to one foot, to his feet, elbow and right hands to break, off the ropes and he gets caught by a reverse STO for two! Powerbomb lift follows, Finn fights out of it and passes Bob to the floor! Lashley drags Balor out of the ring and back suplexes him into the apron! Back in the ring that’s good for a two count and Bob switches gears, hammering him with a straight right before grabbing a kneeling armbar. Knee to the midsection, again thinking about the powerbomb but this time Balor counters with a back body drop and rolls past to hit a dropkick! Boot up on the charge, flying forearm, duck a lariat, another flying forearm! Whip across, caught on Bob’s shoulder but he slips out and hits the double leg into the double stomp! Charging in for the Sling Blade, countered and Lashley stampedes him from one corner to the opposite! Looking for the Yokosuka Cutter, Balor out, schoolboy for two, Lashley hits Snake Eyes after! Finn barely hits Sling Blade, shotgun dropkick, headed up top and the bell rings? It’s Lio Rush, hitting the bell and taking the Intercontinental Championship belt to taunt Finn! He chases after, decks Lio with an enzuigiri, springboard... SPEAR! IT’S OVER! Bobby Lashley wins by pinfall with a spear to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Commentary hypes up the reveal of this year’s host for WrestleMania on A Moment of Bliss later tonight. Backstage, Baron Corbin is interviewed and a video is played of the things he said about Roman Reigns having to vacate the Universal Championship last year. He admits he said it but he’s not gonna worry about hurting people’s feelings. He says again that he wanted Roman gone, and now that he’s back, great, but overcoming that disease took its toll and he’s going to be exposed tonight. We see Ronda Rousey walking backstage to send us to break. Back from commercial, Ronda Rousey makes her entrance and we get a recap of last night’s match between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.<doc-sep>1 of 12 Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose kicked off Monday's show, just 24 hours after defeating Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre at Fastlane. Reigns wasted little time saying that if last night was the end of The Shield, he has no regrets. Reigns hyped up Rollins ahead of his WrestleMania showdown with Brock Lesnar as the WWE Universe chanted "Slay The Beast!" A shortened farewell to The Hounds of Justice concluded with Reigns turning the microphone over to Rollins before the three engaged in one last Shield fist bump. Rollins watched as his mates exited the squared circle and then fixated his gaze on the WrestleMania sign. Before he could really say anything of note, Paul Heyman interrupted the proceedings. Heyman went through the normal introduction before Rollins rightly pointed out the struggles Lesnar has had with wrestlers smaller than him, referencing Daniel Bryan, Finn Balor and AJ Styles. Heyman threw to a video package that demonstrated the sheer dominance of Lesnar and said that since Rollins won the Royal Rumble, Lesnar has thought about the things he will inflict on Rollins at WrestleMania. Almost as if it were on cue, Shelton Benjamin hit the ring and attacked Rollins as the show headed to break. Grade C Analysis Not only was The Shield's farewell lacking, but the promo that followed it from both Rollins and Heyman also did nothing to really create excitement or buzz for the Universal Championship match. Yes, the crowd was at full throat in its support of Rollins, but the promo, as scripted, did not build on it, and the result was a so-so start to a show that needed to be much hotter in order to capitalize on the momentum the company had after a solid Fastlane pay-per-view.<doc-sep>In just a few hours, the PPG Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, will play host to the latest edition of Monday Night RAW. With Fastlane now firmly in the rear-view mirror, we are just weeks away from WrestleMania 35, which is already shaping up to be the most exciting show of the year. Before the showcase of the immortals though, the men and women of the red brand will need to get through tonight, A huge title match has already been announced for tonight's event, as well as the return of the Animal Batista, two weeks after his shocking return at the expense of Ric Flair. With so much already announced, and still plenty of surprises left, tonight's show should be can't-miss. Here are five things you need to know before tonight's edition of WWE Monday Night RAW. #5 What's next for the Man, the Queen, and the Champion? Lynch was given a DQ victory last night over Charlotte Flair, thanks to Ronda Rousey. Last night at Fastlane, Becky Lynch was re-entered into the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35, though not the way she wanted. After battling against long-term nemesis Charlotte Flair, it was Ronda Rousey who made the difference, getting the DQ victory for the Irish Superstar. With the WrestleMania match now confirmed to be a Triple Threat, the WWE Universe has been left wondering just who will walk away from the show of shows as RAW Women's Champion. After a shocking video by the UFC Hall of Famer, the lines of what is real and what is a story have been blurred like never before. What will Lynch, Rousey, and Flair have to say tonight on RAW, just weeks away from the trio's biggest match of all time? 1 / 5 NEXT<doc-sep>
This week's edition of WWE Monday Night RAW (11th March 2019) saw a lot of contrasting moments. Right from Batista and Triple H's war of words to a stellar Falls Count Anywhere main event match, last night's episode had it all. Following WWE Fastlane, this week's RAW was quite eventful, to say the least. It was a newsworthy fest, especially towards the latter half of the show, where a lot of tonally striking moments took place. The episode ended on a note which promises some interesting turn of events in the near future. With that being said, let us take a look at some interesting observations from this week's episode of Monday Night RAW... #3: Drew McIntyre was the ultimate antagonist of the night Drew McIntyre absolutely decimated Dean Ambrose in the main event Roman Reigns was scheduled to face Baron Corbin in the main event of last night's RAW. The former NXT Champion, Drew McIntyre, ruined Roman Reigns’ planned return to singles action against Baron Corbin by knocking The Big Dog with a pair of Claymores — the second of which sent Reigns careening face-first into the ring post. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose talked their 'Shield' brother into seeking some medical attention backstage, while the Lunatic Fringe sought redemption against McIntyre by asking Triple H for a Falls Count Anywhere match. However, what people thought would be Dean Ambrose's triumph on behalf of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns turned out to be a victorious night for Drew McIntyre that painted the Scottish Psychopath as the biggest heel of the night. McIntyre's new mission is to take The Shield apart one-by-one. With Ambrose being the first victim so far and since Rollins is already embroiled in a high-stakes feud against the Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar- Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre will clash against each other very soon. With Drew McIntyre's momentum skyrocketing last night, will The Big Dog be able to overcome the Scottish Psychopath in the near future (perhaps at WrestleMania 35?). 1 / 3 NEXT