WWE Raw: Trish Stratus returns to help crown new champs; Brock Lesnar accepts Wrestlemania challenge

The
team
of
Becky
Lynch
and
Lita
challenged
DAMAGE
CTRL
members
Dakota
Kai
and
IYO
SKY
from
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Titles
in
the
final
segment
of
the
February
27
episode
of
Raw.

DAMAGE
CTRL
leader
Bayley
was
continuously
trying
to
interfere
in
the
match
which
led
Trish
to
come
out
and
take
her
out
with
a
Chic
Kick.

The
distraction
allowed
Becky
to
lock
up
the
Dis-Arm-Her
submission
on
the
ring
apron
while
Lita
connected
with
the
Twist
of
Fate
and
thereby
came
off
the
ropes
with
the
Litasault
to
secure
the
pin-fall
win.

And
Newwwwwwwwwww
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champions!
????
????@BeckyLynchWWE
????

@AmyDumas#WWERAW
pic.twitter.com/o3vuWDzIg1

—
WWE
on
BT
Sport
(@btsportwwe)

February
28,
2023

This
marked
the
end
of
DAMAGE
CTRL’s
second
title
reign
that
started
back
in
September
2022.
They
haven’t
defended
the
tag
titles
since
the
December
16
episode
of
Smackdown
until
the
latest
bygone
episode
of
Raw.

On
the
other
hand,
Lita
has
now
become
a
champion
in
the
WWE
for
the
first
time
since
2006
after
dropping
the
women’s
title
at
the
Unforgiven
PPV.
This
win
also
marked
the
beginning
of
the
maiden
tag
title
reign
for
Becky.

As
per
the
earlier
reports
from
Fightful,
“creative
changes”
led
to
the
cancellation
of
Trish
Stratus’ segment
on
WWE
Raw,
last
week
and
the
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
left
the
show
in
her
hometown
of
Toronto
before
the
Ding
Dong
Hello
talk
show
with
Lynch
and
Lita.

With
Lynch
&
Lita
winning
the
tag
titles
and
Trish
coming
back,
rumours
are
rife
that
the
trio
could
end
up
facing
the
three
DAMAGE
CTRL
leaders
in
a
six-woman
tag
team
match
at
WrestleMania
39.

On
the
flip
side,
recent
reports
also
suggested
that
the
title
change
was
imminent
on
Raw
since
WWE
wants
Lynch
&
Lita
to
possibly
defend
their
tag
titles
against
the
team
of
Ronda
Rousey
&
Shayna
Baszler
in
a
marquee
match
at
WrestleMania
39.

EXCLUSIVE:
Hear
from
the
NEW
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champions

@BeckyLynchWWE
&

@AmyDumas
alongside
the
stratusfying

@trishstratuscom!#WWERaw
pic.twitter.com/xGvjbjUDYM

—
WWE
(@WWE)

February
28,
2023

Speaking
of
the
premium
live
event,
the
top
attraction
from
WWE,
Brock
Lesnar
will
indeed
be
in
action
against
Omos
at
WrestleMania
39
in
a
rare
capacity
where
his
opponent
will
be
way
bigger
than
him.

On
last
week’s
episode
of
Raw,
there
was
a
backstage
segment
where
Omos
and
MVP
challenged
The
Beast
Incarnate
to
a
match
at
WrestleMania
39.
They
also
invited
Lesnar
to
appear
on
Raw
to
answer
the
challenge.

Get
ready
for

@BrockLesnar
vs.

@TheGiantOmos
at

#WrestleMania!

pic.twitter.com/2dGypMSP20

—
WWE
WrestleMania
(@WrestleMania)

February
28,
2023

The
10-time
former
WWE
World
Champion
then
showed
up
at
MVP’s
VIP
Lounge
on
Raw
as
the
special
guest.
Lesnar
quickly
accepted
the
challenge
which
called
for
a
celebration
with
drinks
in
the
ring.

MVP
accidentally
spit
champagne
in
Lesnar’s
face
as
the
latter
responded
with
a
massive
F5
on
MVP.
After
Lesnar
left
the
ring,
WWE
officially
started
promoting
this
gigantic
encounter
set
for
WrestleMania
39.