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Two matches set for WWE Raw WrestleMania 37 go-home show

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Two matches have been announced for next week’s WrestleMania 37 go-home edition of Raw.

WWE Champion Bobby Lashley will take on Cedric Alexander in a non-title match on Raw next Monday. This stems from tonight’s Raw, where Lashley kicked Alexander and Shelton Benjamin out of The Hurt Business. Lashley said he felt that Alexander and Benjamin had let him down the previous week after they lost a two-on-one handicap match to Drew McIntyre. After a confrontation tonight, Lashley said as far as he was concerned, The Hurt Business was over when it comes to Alexander and Benjamin.

Later, Benjamin said he wanted a match with Lashley on tonight’s show. Alexander said that he wanted what was left of Lashley for next week’s Raw. Benjamin ended up losing to Lashley in under five minutes.

Lashley is defending his WWE Championship against McIntyre at WrestleMania 37 night one on Saturday, April 10.

A non-title match between WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax and the team of WrestleMania opponents Asuka & Rhea Ripley is also set for next Monday’s Raw. Asuka and Ripley were taking part in a contract signing for their Raw Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania 37 on tonight’s show when Ripley threw the table at Asuka, taking her out. Jax and Baszler then came out and challenged the two for a match for next week. Ripley, despite taking out Asuka, accepted the challenge.

Asuka vs. Ripley for the Raw Women’s Championship will be part of the WrestleMania 37 night two card on Sunday, April 11.

Two matches off WWE Clash of Champions

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Update —

WWE announced on the Clash of Champions pre-show that Nikki Cross, Shayna Baszler, and Nia Jax aren’t medically cleared to compete at tonight’s PPV.

It was said that the status of the Women’s Tag Team title match will be addressed on tomorrow’s Raw. Bayley is in the building and will address the status of her match on tonight’s PPV.

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Two matches scheduled for tonight’s Clash of Champions pay-per-view won’t be taking place as originally planned.

Dave Meltzer has confirmed that Nikki Cross is off Clash of Champions. She was scheduled to challenge Bayley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship tonight. Additionally, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax are off tonight’s pay-per-view. John Pollock of Post Wrestling first reported that the WWE Women’s Tag Team title match between champions Jax & Baszler against Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan would not be taking place.

Meltzer mentioned that it is possible that Bayley may defend the SmackDown Women’s title tonight against someone else, but with both Jax and Baszler off, there won’t be a Women’s Tag Team title match.

Cross did not appear on Friday’s SmackDown show. She defeated Tamina, Lacey Evans, and Alexa Bliss in a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender on the September 11 edition of SmackDown.

The Riott Squad had defeated The IIconics to become the next challengers for the Women’s Tag Team titles. Due to the stipulations of that match, Peyton Royce & Billie Kay had to break up as a tag team.