The latest edition of WWE Monday Night Raw for January 21, 2019 took place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK.
Here is a recap of the most noteworthy highlights from this episode for those who may have missed it:
— After a video tribute to Martin Luther King, Paul Heyman cuts a promo in the ring about how Brock Lesnar will beat Finn Balor at Royal Rumble. Vince McMahon comes out to reiterate the same point. Braun Strowman comes out to say he'll be waiting for Brock Lesnar. Finn Balor comes out to say he believes he can beat Lesnar. Vince books a match between Strowman and Balor with Lesnar ringside.
— Brock Lesnar interferes in the Finn Balor vs. Braun Strowman match, hitting Balor with an F-5 and causing it to end in a disqualification.
— Bobby Lashley has a pose-off with Apollo Crews, with Crews coming out on top, leading to a match between the two. Bobby Lashley defeated Apollo Crews by pinfall.
— After Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre cut promos about how they'll win the Royal Rumble, they have a match. Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfall with a roll-up.
— Lucha House Party defeated Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers by pinfall
— Baron Corbin interrupts an Elias promo. Baron Corbin defeated Elias by pinfall.
— Alexa Bliss hosts another edition of A Moment of Bliss about the women's Royal Rumble. All the Raw competitors come out to talk about how they're going to win. Bliss tries to calm them down, but they break out into a brawl. Alexa then announces that she'll be competing in the Royal Rumble match. Lacey Evans pops up to throw her name in the hat, too.
— Heavy Machinery defeated The Ascension by pinfall
— Bobby Roode and Chad Gable defeated The Revival by pinfall to retain the Raw Tag Team Championship. Curt Hawkins was the special guest referee and after the match, The Revival attacked him, which prompted Zack Ryder to come out to make the save, reuniting The Major Bros for the first time in years (although they'll probably not go by that name)
— Bayley and Sasha Banks defeated Natalya and Ronda Rousey by submission
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