{"id":87436,"date":"2021-03-22T23:13:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T03:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=87436"},"modified":"2021-03-23T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:34:55","slug":"wrestlemania-37-matches-confirmed-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/22\/wrestlemania-37-matches-confirmed-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Orton vs. &#8220;The Fiend&#8221; Bray Wyatt, Other WrestleMania 37 Matches Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier tonight on <strong>Monday Night RAW<\/strong>, it was confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/22\/rhea-ripley-wwe-raw-debut-challenges-asuka\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Rhea Ripley<\/strong> will face <strong>Asuka<\/strong><\/a> for the <strong>RAW<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Championship at <strong><em>WrestleMania 37<\/em><\/strong>. However, this wasn&#8217;t the only match confirmed to take place on &#8220;The Grandest Stage of Them All.&#8221; During the course of the show, three men&#8217;s bouts were confirmed following their respective segments. Here is what fans should know about the <em>WrestleMania 37<\/em> matches in question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanbenito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sanbenito<\/a> will make his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> in-ring debut against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mikethemiz<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z5SUZ983b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/z5SUZ983b3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1374171402870341635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, it was confirmed that <strong>Bad Bunny<\/strong> will face <strong>The Miz<\/strong>. Since the <strong><em>Royal Rumble<\/em><\/strong> event earlier this year, the popular rapper and songwriter has been a proverbial thorn in the side of the former WWE Champion. Their segments have evolved from annoyance toward one another to absolute hatred. On tonight&#8217;s episode of RAW, following a victory over <strong>Jeff Hardy<\/strong>, The Miz was attacked from behind by Bad Bunny. Consider that, earlier in the show, The Miz issued a challenge to Bad Bunny at <em>WrestleMania 37<\/em>. Following the aforementioned attack, Bad Bunny made the proclamation, &#8220;I accept, bitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The second of the men&#8217;s WrestleMania 37 matches confirmed was <strong>Braun Strowman<\/strong> vs. <strong>Shane McMahon<\/strong>. Initially, McMahon was set to face Strowman at the\u00a0<strong><em>WWE Fastlane<\/em><\/strong> event. However, an alleged knee injury kept McMahon out of action, which prompted him to put <strong>Elias<\/strong> in his spot. In only a few minutes&#8217; time, Strowman put away &#8220;The Drifter.&#8221; On tonight&#8217;s episode of RAW, despite a heated approach by &#8220;The Monster Among Men,&#8221; McMahon was able to escape certain destruction by showing his knee injury was more than a little exaggerated. An irate Strowman set the challenge at <em>WrestleMania<\/em>, to which McMahon accepted, open to any match that &#8220;The Strowman Express&#8221; would bring them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I&#39;ve had enough of these games, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@shanemcmahon<\/a>.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShaneOMac?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ShaneOMac<\/a> just accepted @BraunStrowman&#39;s challenge for a match at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Xrq0VAdeQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2Xrq0VAdeQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1374190830425100289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The third match confirmed for <em>WrestleMania 37<\/em> was set following the conclusion of Monday Night RAW. At <em>WWE Fastlane<\/em>, Randy Orton faced <strong>Alexa Bliss<\/strong> in a unique encounter. This match came to its conclusion when <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/03\/21\/the-fiend-returns-wwe-fastlane\/\" target=\"_self\">The Fiend<\/a>&#8221; Bray Wyatt<\/strong>, sporting a more grotesque appearance, emerged from under the ring like a zombie rising from the grave. Wyatt planted Orton with Sister Abigail, allowing Bliss to pick up the victory. On RAW, Orton &#8220;summoned&#8221; Wyatt, which would prove to be his undoing as once again, &#8220;The Apex Predator&#8221; was brought down by Sister Abigail.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of confirmed <em>WrestleMania 37<\/em> matches at the time of this writing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RAW Tag Team Championship:<strong> The New Day<\/strong> (<strong>Xavier Woods<\/strong> and <strong>Kofi Kingston<\/strong>) (c) vs. <strong>AJ Styles<\/strong> and <strong>Omos<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>SmackDown<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Championship: <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong> (c) vs. <strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bad Bunny vs. The Miz<\/li>\n<li>RAW Women&#8217;s Championship: Asuka (c) vs. Rhea Ripley<\/li>\n<li>WWE Championship: <strong>Bobby Lashley<\/strong> (c) vs. <strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Universal Championship: <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> (c) vs. <strong>Edge<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon<\/li>\n<li>Randy Orton vs. &#8220;The Fiend&#8221; Bray Wyatt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a><br \/>\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1QGQ6ptd2H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1QGQ6ptd2H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1374194567759679490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier tonight on Monday Night RAW, it was confirmed that Rhea Ripley will face Asuka for the RAW Women&#8217;s Championship at WrestleMania 37. However, this wasn&#8217;t the only match confirmed to take place on &#8220;The Grandest Stage of Them All.&#8221; During the course of the show, three men&#8217;s bouts were confirmed following their respective segments. 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