Uncooked airs tonight (Aug. 2) with a stay present from the Allstate Enviornment in Chicago, Illinois. That is the third Uncooked episode in the course of the 5 week construct in direction of the upcoming SummerSlam 2021 occasion on August 21.
Randy Orton’s return is way extra attention-grabbing than Goldberg’s
The massive factor WWE is selling tonight is the most recent return of Goldberg. Goldberg returned to WWE two weeks in the past, challenged Bobby Lashley to a WWE championship match at SummerSlam, after which needed per week off. Throughout that week off, Lashley turned down his problem after which beat the hell out of his former Harm Enterprise allies, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin. That results in tonight, the place Goldberg is returning to Uncooked once more to reply to Lashley’s declination.
It’s apparent that Goldberg is getting the match with Lashley at SummerSlam, it’s only a matter of how they get there. Given the goofy manner they acquired there for the even greater John Cena vs. Roman Reigns match at SummerSlam, it doesn’t encourage a lot confidence that the Goldberg/Lashley angle will prove significantly better.
That’s one motive why the return that’s much more attention-grabbing tonight is Randy Orton’s. To begin with, we don’t truly know if he’s returning. Orton hasn’t been on Uncooked in over a month, and it was just lately reported that he’s been moved to WWE’s inactive listing. He’s advertised for tonight’s present within the native market, however that doesn’t essentially imply a lot.
Orton’s tag workforce accomplice, Matt Riddle, is about for a one-on-one match towards Omos tonight. Although Omos has virtually no expertise and is inexperienced as hell, he’s pushed as a far better wrestler than his personal tag workforce accomplice, AJ Kinds, and is mainly unstoppable. Omos’ apparent limitations within the ring imply {that a} singles match towards Riddle must be stored very brief, and the babyface has no probability to win with out outdoors assist. It’s the type of state of affairs that lends itself fairly nicely to an RKO out of nowhere from the Viper. However that’s solely attainable if Randy is actually within the constructing this time.
If Randy exhibits as much as assist Riddle, then a Uncooked tag workforce championship match at SummerSlam between RK-BRO and Kinds/Omos shall be made clear. If Randy’s absence continues tonight, then the clock is working out on his return earlier than SummerSlam, and extra questions shall be raised as to what’s actually occurring with him and WWE proper now.
The remainder of the title scene
It wouldn’t be Monday Evening Uncooked with out at the very least one rematch, and tonight’s rematch is Nikki A.S.H. vs. Charlotte Aptitude. After Aptitude dominated A.S.H. in a non-title match final week, they’re having yet one more non-title match this week. The distinction this time is that it’s No Holds Barred. Meaning Rhea Ripley will in all probability get entangled so as to add some gasoline to the fireplace for the upcoming Uncooked girls’s championship triple menace match between these three girls at SummerSlam.
There may be some uncertainty surrounding the standing of the Ladies’s tag workforce titles now that Natalya has undergone surgery for an ankle harm that she suffered final week on Uncooked in a tag match towards Doudrop and Eva Marie. The rumor mill suggests Natalya shall be again within the ring sooner than anticipated. If that’s true, maybe the champs will simply sit on the titles till Natalya is able to go. Given how depleted the ladies’s tag workforce division is, there aren’t precisely a ton of choices in play right here if the champs are pressured to vacate.
Damian Priest defeated Sheamus final week to earn a future shot on the United States championship. It’s nonetheless not clear why some challengers must beat the champion as soon as in a non-title match to earn a title match, different challengers have the beat the champions twice to earn a title match, and a special few can simply present and and ask for a title match.
Reginald has obtained a renewed focus as the brand new 24/7 champion. He needs to be referred to as Reggie now and says he’s not French. We’ll must see if his entrance graphics this week truly replicate the title change, as a result of it nonetheless displayed “Reginald” on SmackDown a number of nights in the past. Regardless, Reggie is on a little bit of a roll proper now, so it could be tougher than traditional for R-Reality to get his child again.
Different stuff to regulate
– Drew McIntyre beat up Jinder Mahal’s lawyer final week. This feud might be resulting in a match at SummerSlam, but when WWE must maintain that card comparatively concise, their eventual match may very nicely simply occur on an episode of Uncooked. It’s actually not that massive of a deal.
– Mustafa Ali and Mansoor have been profitable final week of their first ever tag workforce match collectively. What number of weeks will it’s till WWE inventive drops this angle?
– Karrion Kross defeated Keith Lee final week. For Kross, the win appears to dispel the rumor that he shall be a constant loser on Uncooked till Scarlett exhibits up. For Lee, his story outdoors the ring continues to be extra intriguing than what he’s doing inside the ring.
– Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have been squaring off with Lashley and MVP at home exhibits, however they’ve been a non-factor on Uncooked since Kofi was rattling close to squashed at Cash within the Financial institution. At this level it’s trying like they may not be booked on the SummerSlam card.
– Ricochet is one other man who hasn’t been on Uncooked since Cash within the Financial institution. Given his historical past on the principle roster, it’s not surprising that when the ladders disappear, so does Ricochet.
– The place’s Asuka? She has additionally been lacking from the final two episodes of Uncooked, together with the others talked about above.
– Alexa Bliss was crushed by WWE’s resolution to release Bray Wyatt. Will she discover a refined option to pay tribute to Bray on her playground tonight?
– Tonight’s episode of Uncooked will not be listed as one of many dates for the Summer of Cena, so don’t get your hopes up about seeing the face that used to run the place. However don’t fear as a result of Jaxson Ryker might be within the constructing tonight, and he’s nearly as entertaining as John…proper?
What is going to you be on the lookout for on Uncooked tonight?
