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Baszler vs. Asuka, Tag Team & 24/7 title defenses set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has made a few more announcements for Raw’s Elimination Chamber go-home show.

Ahead of taking part in one of next Sunday’s Elimination Chamber matches, Shayna Baszler and Asuka will face off in a singles match on Raw tomorrow night. It will be the first time Baszler and Asuka have wrestled each other.

Baszler, Asuka, Natalya, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, and Sarah Logan are the participants for the women’s Elimination Chamber match, with the winner going on to challenge Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 36.

In what WWE is calling a “Now or Never” match, The Street Profits are getting one more shot at Seth Rollins & Murphy’s Raw Tag Team titles tomorrow. Rollins & Murphy retained their titles against The Street Profits at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. The finish was Murphy pinning Angelo Dawkins after Rollins gave Dawkins a stomp on the apron while the referee was distracted.

The 24/7 title will also be on the line on Raw tomorrow night, though WWE hasn’t announced who Riddick Moss’ challenger will be.

Tomorrow’s Raw is taking place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. AJ Styles vs. Aleister Black and Rey Mysterio & Humberto Carrillo vs. Andrade & Angel Garza had already been announced for the episode.

Tomorrow’s show will also feature appearances by Brock Lesnar and Beth Phoenix. Lesnar, who will defend his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania, retained the title against Ricochet at Super ShowDown.

WWE is hyping that Phoenix will give an update on Edge’s status after the angle where he was attacked by Randy Orton in January.

WWE now billing Buddy Murphy as ‘Murphy’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

One-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions has undergone a slight name change.

Post Wrestling reported today that Buddy Murphy will now be promoted as just “Murphy” by WWE. The name change has also been confirmed on WWE.com.

Post Wrestling wrote that they “learned of the alteration through several sources in the company that were notified of the change moving forward.”

After aligning with Seth Rollins & AOP last month, Murphy & Rollins won the Raw Tag Team titles by defeating The Viking Raiders the next week.

Murphy joined the Raw roster in October’s WWE Draft. In an interview with Talksport that was published this week, Murphy spoke about working with Paul Heyman on Raw: “Paul has been awesome to work with. He has a lot of belief in me and I don’t want to let him down. The Aleister Black performances and what not, I want the ball and I want to run with it. I believe — and Paul believes — I can be a mega star for this company.

“Once that bell rings, I’ve got that down pat, now I just need a story to sink my teeth into and maybe being Seth’s disciple is it. Paul has been a great influence and he’s been pointing me in the direction and as long as I can keep Paul and Vince [McMahon happy], then I’m happy.”