The latest edition of WWE Monday Night Raw for January 11, 2021 took place from inside the WWE ThunderDome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Here is a recap of the most noteworthy highlights from this episode for those who might have missed it:
Randy Orton vs Drew McIntyre was scheduled for the show, but McIntyre has tested positive for COVID-19.
— The show opened with Triple H, who was interrupted by Randy Orton. They traded some verbal barbs and Orton challenged Triple H to a fight.
— Lacey Evans defeated Charlotte Flair by pinfall with some help from Ric Flair, who interfered on Lacey's behalf.
— Jaxson Ryker defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall very quickly with some help from Elias. Hardy then challenged Elias.
— Jeff Hardy defeated Elias by pinfall.
— Keith Lee and Sheamus defeated The Miz and John Morrison by pinfall. Sheamus had tagged himself in for the pin, which Lee took umbrage with. This led to a match between the two. Keith Lee defeated Sheamus by pinfall. Then, the two of them hugged again.
— Drew McIntyre accepted Goldberg's challenge for Royal Rumble.
— T-Bar defeated Xavier Woods by pinfall.
— Bobby Lashley defeated Matt Riddle by submission to retain the United States Championship. After the match, Riddle challenged MVP to a match. Riddle beat MVP by disqualification after Lashley interfered and speared Riddle.
— Drew Gulak wanted to put his name in for the Royal Rumble, but Adam Pearce told him he'd have to earn his spot by beating AJ Styles. AJ Styles defeated Drew Gulak by pinfall.
— Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defeated Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose by submission.
— Randy Orton vs Triple H ended with the lights going out, Triple H disappearing and Alexa Bliss popping up in the ring, wherein she shot a fireball at Orton.
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