{"id":154292,"date":"2026-03-04T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=154292"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:51:08","slug":"wwe-raw-predictions-3-9-26-oba-femi-will-crush-rusev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/04\/wwe-raw-predictions-3-9-26-oba-femi-will-crush-rusev\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw Predictions (3\/9\/26) &#8211; Oba Femi Will Crush Rusev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/02\/wwe-raw-3-9-26-oba-femi-in-action-contenders-match-for-womens-ic-title\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE Raw Predictions<\/a> are here for March 9, 2026. <\/span><span>WWE is officially on the road to WrestleMania, where the world title matches are already set. WWE is still trying to decide the rest of the card, especially with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/23\/brock-lesnar-issues-massive-open-challenge-for-wrestlemania-42-and-weeks-leading-up-to-it\/\" target=\"_self\">Brock Lesnar&#8217;s Open Challenge<\/a> and the return of Seth Rollins in his feud with the Vision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It looks like WWE is building up a tag title match between the Usos and Vision. It is possible that Knight could battle Brock Lesnar, as rumored, and Rollins could battle a returning Bron Breakker, who could return before Mania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week on Raw, two matches have been officially scheduled: Oba Femi vs. Rusev in a Personal Rivalry and Iyo Sky vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley vs. Asuka vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Kairi Sane vs. Ivy Nile in a Gauntlet Match to determine who is next for AJ Lee and the InterContinental Title.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Penta won the Intercontinental Title last week, so it will be interesting to see how he kicks off his reign as well as how Judgment Day beefs fare out between Dom and Balor. Here are the official Raw Predictions for March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raw Predictions - Mark Justice\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL4Cbox4S9rfMy6pbVUu-qhcj_iq22yseo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Oba Femi vs. Rusev<\/h2>\n<p>Oba Femi and Rusev do not necessarily have a storyline, but they have been at each other&#8217;s throats the past two weeks. If there is any narrative at play, it seems quite simple. Rusev is annoyed that there is a brand new monster on the roster who can crush all his opponents, and he is afraid of being replaced and losing his spot.<\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time in 2014-2015, Rusev was that monster who crushed all his opponents as U.S. Champion. Now, he finds himself in a situation in which he is on the opposite side of the coin.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans have speculated that Femi could be the opponent for Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. If Femi is in the spot, defeating Rusev for his first feud on the main roster would give him the momentum he needs to slay the Beast at Mania.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the choice of LA Knight is Brock&#8217;s challenger, Femi will merely get some momentum for the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, which is usually relegated to the go-home show. Either way, Femi is winning to solidify himself as the new dominant force on Raw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Oba Femi<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley vs. Asuka vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Kairi Sane vs. Ivy Nile &#8211; Gauntlet Match<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/28\/aj-lee-wins-1st-title-in-over-10-years-at-wwe-elimination-chamber-2026-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_self\">AJ Lee<\/a> asserted that she is finally done with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/12\/becky-lynchs-3-toughest-challenges-ahead-of-wwe-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">Becky Lynch<\/a> after making her tap out three times and winning the InterContinental Title from her. While that does not mean that Becky is done with AJ Lee due to her rematch clause, AJ Lee is looking for new challengers for her title.<\/p>\n<p>This may seem rushed at first glance, but she wants to be a fighting champion on the road to &#8216;Mania because it is likely she will drop the title at &#8216;Mania to Natalya in a fatal four-way with Becky Lynch and Maxxine Dupri to take time off until SummerSlam.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, this gauntlet match was created without Becky, Maxxine, or Natalya included since that is the bigger story going into &#8216;Mania. Whoever wins this gauntlet will lose to AJ Lee on Raw just so that Lee can get her first title defense in a dream match of sorts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154308\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"The WWE Raw predictions match card will include a massive women's gauntlet match\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"wp-image-154308 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/HCggCKxWQAIQerA.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That dream match seems to be swaying towards IYO SKY, who needs something to do as a singles star now that her tag partner, Rhea Ripley, won the Elimination Chamber and will be spending more time on SmackDown feuding with WWE Champ, Jade Cargill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: IYO SKY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re not down with just that and would like even more WWE Raw Predictions from <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/letthemwrestle.com\/author\/markjustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Mark Justice<\/span><\/a><span>, check out more of his articles right here on LWOS and subscribe to his popular YouTube channel by clicking\u00a0<\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarkTBKJustice1327\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>HERE<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Raw Predictions are here for March 9, 2026. WWE is officially on the road to WrestleMania, where the world title matches are already set. WWE is still trying to decide the rest of the card, especially with Brock Lesnar&#8217;s Open Challenge and the return of Seth Rollins in his feud with the Vision. 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