WWE Monday Night Raw preview & schedule: January 3, 2022

Heading
into
the
first
TV
episode
of
2022,
the
question
remains
how
The
Beast’s
sixth
reign
will
affect
the
WWE
roster
since
he’s
still
a
free
agent.
With
nothing
officially
advertised,
the
expectation
is
that
the
ongoing
feud
between
Miz
and
Hall
of
Famer
Edge
will
continue
when
Raw
streams,
live
from
the
Bon
Secours
Wellness
Arena
in
Greenville,
South
Carolina.

Capitalising
on
a
last-minute
decision,
Brock
Lesnar
bulldozed
his
way
through
Big
E,
Seth
Rollins,
Kevin
Owens,
and
Bobby
Lashley
in
a
Fatal-5-Way
to
become
the
new
WWE
champion.
As
noted
above,
this
marked
the
beginning
of
the
sixth
reign
of
this
generation’s
most-dominated
superstar.

Lesnar
had
been
appearing
on
the
Smackdown
brand
since
his
return
in
the
WWE
back
at
Summerslam
2021.
But
now
that
he’s
captured
the
WWE
Title,
the
prime
title
from
the
Raw
brand,
he’s
likely
to
make
appearances
on
Monday
nights,
starting
from
this
week.

Although
no
confirmation
is
available,
it’s
very
likely
that
Bobby
Lashley
could
be
the
first
in
line
to
become
the
first
challenger
of
the
new
champion.
The
All-Mighty
put
up
a
dominant
performance
at
Day
1
who
speared
Lesnar
twice
during
this
match
and
even
applied
the
Hurt
Lock.

Big
E
broke
the
submission
before
getting
hit
with
the
F5
for
the
loss.
Eventually,
E
also
deserves
a
rematch
for
the
championship,
and
hence
the
former
champion,
Lesnar
and
Lashley
should
take
forward
the
championship
storyline,
heading
into
Royal
Rumble.

The
anticipated
rematch
between
Becky
Lynch
and
Liv
Morgan
lived
up
to
the
hype
on
Day
1
as
the
two
competitors
gave
their
best
to
entertain
the
audience.
The
challenger
took
the
champion
to
the
limit
but
a
slight
hesitation
ruined
the
day
for
her.

Big
Time
Becks
countered
an
Ob-Livion
from
Morgan
and
planted
her
with
the
Man-Handle
Slam
to
continue
with
her
record-breaking
title
reign.
As
much
as
the
WWE
Universe
would
love
to
see
Liv
holding
the
title,
that’s
probably
not
happening,
anytime
soon.

Becky
pinned
Liv,
clean
for
the
first
time
to
retain
her
belt
which
should
be
enough
to
remove
the
former
Riott
Squad
member
from
the
title
picture.
In
her
position,
a
new
name
should
be
inserted
into
the
scene,
or
else,
Becky
may
just
remain
opponent-less
until
Royal
Rumble
gets
over.

A
returning
Beth
Phoenix
opened
the
door
for
her
husband
Edge
to
seize
the
victory
over
The
Miz
WWE
Day
1.
Maryse
was
present
in
the
corner
of
Miz,
trying
to
provide
him
with
the
upper
hand
in
the
bygone
match
who
also
slapped
Edge
at
one
point.

A
furious
Phoenix
made
her
entrance,
sending
Maryse
for
a
retreat
and
thereby
allowing
Edge
to
connect
with
a
colossal
spear
on
The
Hollywood
A-Lister
to
secure
the
pin-fall
win.

What
will

@mikethemiz
have
to
say
about

#WWEDay1
and
the

#grITcouple
@TheBethPhoenix
&

@EdgeRatedR?

Find
out
tomorrow
night
on

@USA_Network!

#WWEFayetteville
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—
WWE
(@WWE)

January
3,
2022

But
the
entertaining
program
seems
to
be
far
from
over
as
WWE
teased
through
social
media
that
The
Miz
has
something
to
get
off
his
chest
on
this
Monday
Night.
What
the
2-time
WWE
Champion
will
have
to
say
about
Phoenix’s
unprecedented
return?
We’ll
find
out
on
the
first
2022
episode
of
Raw.