WWE Raw: Results, Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for Feb. 19
As you watch tonight’s episode of WWE Raw, which will feature a Gauntlet Match involving all of the Men’s Elimination Chamber participants, check back here for updates and analysis on every segment.
Tonight is WWE Raw’s go-home show before the Elimination Chamber Pay Per View on Feb. 25, and it figures to be jam-packed with action. Most go-home shows don’t have huge events, but any time there’s a “Gauntlet Match” announced, there figures to be at least some excitement.
Whereas the men get a cool match to hype up their appearances at the WWE Elimination Chamber Pay Per View when they fight over the No. 1 contendership to Brock Lesnar’s Universal Title, the women are stuck with another six-woman tag match. Mickie James, Bayley, and Sasha Banks will take on Alexa Bliss, Sonya Deville, and Mandy Rose, as all six of these women will be in the first ever Women’s Elimination Chamber match on Sunday.
Elsewhere, we could see another match announced for Sunday’s Raw-exclusive PPV. Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt, a Ronda Rousey contract signing, and Nia Jax vs. Asuka are three exciting matches scheduled to happen at Elimination Chamber, but there will likely be another match or two added to the mix. We will likely find out more about the Elimination Chamber schedule on tonight’s episode.
In between, you can expect the likes of Asuka and Braun Strowman to assert their dominance even further with strong physical- and perhaps verbal – statements. This is especially true for Strowman, who seems to do something amazing every week. He isn’t expected to win the Elimination Chamber match (Roman Reigns is the clear favorite), which increases the chances of him at least having another big moment on the go-home show. That big moment could even be a Gauntlet Match victory, though Finn Balor and Seth Rollins are two other logical candidates after their big co-win last week.
Raw has been quite good over the past couple of months, and while go-home shows are usually not as good, this week’s episode should still be solid. The writing and flow of segments has significantly improved, though it does sometimes seem like the first half of the show is of higher quality than the second half. That will be something to keep in mind tonight.
Again, check back here for more up-to-the-minute updates, grades, analysis, and highlights of WWE Raw when it begins at 8 p.m. ET.