WWE Monday Night Raw preview and schedule: February 20, 2023

Edge
vs.
United
States
Champion
Austin
Theory

After
surviving
five
other
competitors
inside
the
Elimination
Chamber
structure,
United
States
Champion
Austin
Theory
gained
utter
confidence
and
was
quick
to
issue
a
challenge
for
his
next
title
defense.

During
the
WWE
Elimination
Chamber
Press
Conference,
the
brass
young
superstar
announced
that
he
wanted
to
face
a
worthy
opponent
on
Raw
as
he
would
willingly
be
putting
his
championship
on
the
line
in
an
Open
Challenge.

Moments
later,
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Edge
attended
the
same
media
event
and
mentioned
that
he’d
be
more
than
happy
to
accept
the
championship
challenge
as
it
happens
in
his
native
land
of
Canada.

“Man,
an
open
challenge?
We’re
in
Ottawa
Monday.
I
haven’t
wrestled
there
in
18
years.
I
haven’t
had
gold
in
a
while.
He’s
a
Cena
fan,
so
he’s
probably
stupid.
I’m
not
saying
anything
about
Cena,
because
he
has
work
ethic,
unlike
Austin
Theory,
which
I
will
prove
on
Monday
when
I
accept
his
open
challenge.”

The
Rated-R-Superstar
alongside
his
wife
Beth
Phoenix
won
their
scheduled
match
at
WWE
Elimination
Chamber
against
Judgment
Day.
Now,
he
is
looking
forward
to
putting
the
top
heel
of
the
company
in
his
place
and
possibly
adding
one
more
gold
to
his
highly-decorated
resume.

Dolph
Ziggler
vs.
Mustafa
Ali

For
the
past
few
months,
WWE
creative
has
been
utilizing
their
mid-tier
talents
in
a
good
way
and
thereby
finding
a
place
on
TV,
on
a
regular
basis.
This
matchup
between
Dolph
Ziggler
and
Mustafa
Ali
is
also
happening
due
to
that
effort.

For
weeks
now,
these
two
have
expressed
jealousy
toward
each
other.
Ali
also
complained
that
Ziggler
received
too
many
chances
at
gold
while
he
had
no
option
but
to
only
look
at
those
shots
which
Ziggler
failed
to
capitalize
on.

The
animosity
increased
after
Ziggler
cost
Ali
a
chance
at
the
Raw
Tag
Team
Titles
in
the
Tag
Team
Title
Gauntlet
Match,
a
few
weeks
ago.
Now,
the
two
will
finally
get
the
opportunity
to
settle
the
score
in
a
one-on-one
capacity.

Asuka
to
appear
after
confirming
WrestleMania
39
spot

In
one
of
the
unforgettable
performances
of
her
unmatched
WWE
career,
Asuka
defeated
Carmella,
Liv
Morgan,
Raquel
Rodriguez,
Natalya
&
Nikki
Cross
to
win
the
Women’s
Elimination
Chamber
2023
match.

With
this
win,
Asuka
made
history
by
becoming
the
first
woman
in
WWE
history
to
win
the
Royal
Rumble,
Money
in
the
Bank,
and
an
Elimination
Chamber
match.
(A
rare
accolade
that
is
only
possessed
by
John
Cena,
Randy
Orton,
Edge,
and
Brock
Lesnar)

But
more
than
that,
Asuka
also
earned
the
right
to
challenge
Raw
Women’s
Champion
Bianca
Belair
at
WrestleMania
39.
The
Empress
of
Tomorrow
will
now
be
on
Raw,
tonight,
possibly
to
have
a
confrontation
with
the
champion
and
send
a
message
to
her.