WWE Raw results, recap, highlights: Two massive matches added to next Monday's Raw XXX

Bayley will battle Becky Lynch in a steel cage and Bobby Lashley will challenge Austin Theory for the U.S. title

With just one week until Raw's 30th-anniversary show, WWE put a lot of effort on Monday night into building the "Raw is XXX" event into a must-see episode of the long-running show.

Two big matches were added to next week's event when Bobby Lashley won a six-pack challenge to earn a shot at Austin Theory and the United States championship and Becky Lynch threw down a challenge to Bayley for the two women to meet in a steel cage match. In addition, the Raw women's championship match between champion Bianca Belair and No. 1 contender Alexa Bliss was made official for the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

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Raw is XXX gets two huge matches

Early in the show, Becky Lynch came to the ring and immediately called for Bayley to join her. After Bayley mocked Lynch for not having friends, Lynch claimed that Bayley's career peaked in 2015. After more back and forth bickering and insults, Lynch threw down the challenge for a cage match on next Monday's Raw is XXX card. After some hesitation, Bayley agreed to the match.

Bobby Lashley def. Seth Rollins, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Finn Balor and Baron Corbin in a six-pack challenge to earn a shot at the United States championship at Raw is XXX. The Miz was the first man eliminated when Rollins hit a stomp as Miz had Dolph Ziggler in a figure-four. Rollins also scored the second elimination when he hit Ziggler with a pedigree. As Lashley was setting up to apply the Hurt Lock to Balor, MVP made his way down the entrance ramp with Omos in tow. This distraction allowed Balor to hit Lashley with the Coup de Grace, but Rollins hit Balor with a stomp before Balor could pin Lashley, scoring yet another elimination. Moments later, Lashley hit Corbin with a spear, eliminating Corbin and leaving him one-on-one with Rollins. Austin Theory, who was ringside for the match, hit Lashley with his championship belt. In the ensuing chaos, Rollins tried to fend off Omos, Theory and MVP, only for Lashley to take him out with a spear and secure a shot at Theory next Monday.

Raw is XXX is shaping up to be a huge card for an episode of weekly television. These two matches getting added to the already scheduled undisputed tag team championship match between The Usos and The Judgement Day makes for a rare must-see episode of WWE weekly programming. The six-pack challenge was compelling from start to finish, with a good mix of chaos down the end to put some question as to whether it would be Lashley or Rollins securing the title shot and the match was perfectly entertaining without going too long or becoming too convoluted. Grade: B+

What else happened on WWE Raw?

• Solo Sikoa def. Mustafa Ali via pinfall after a Samoan Spike. The match started when Ali attacked Sikoa as The Bloodline were arguing with top tag title contenders The Judgement Day. Kevin Owens stormed the ring to attack The Usos during the match, but Sikoa still defeated Ali. After the match, Owens hit Sikoa with a stunner and brawled with The Usos until the group retreated as WWE officials intervened.
• The Street Profits def. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin via pinfall when Angelo Dawkins reversed an Alexander pin into a crucifix pin. MVP came out during the match and tried to set up his former Hurt Business clients for the win only for Dawkins to steal it.
• Omos def. Elias via pinfall after a chokebomb.
• The Judgement Day def. Alpha Academy via pinfall when Dominik Mysterio pinned Chad Gable after Damian Priest hit South of Heaven. Gable had Mysterio in an ankle lock when Rhea Ripley distracted the referee to allow Priest to take Gable out and Mysterio to get the pin.
• Michin def. IYO SKY via pinfall after hitting Eat Defeat. Candice LeRae helped save Michin from a post-match attack by Dakota Kai.
• Bianca Belair and Alexa Bliss brawled after Belair laid out a challenge for Bliss to face her for the Raw women's championship at Royal Rumble. As the women brawled in the crowd, Uncle Howdy appeared and Bliss walked away from Belair. Bliss had already won a title shot weeks ago but the date appears set.
• Bronson Reed def. Akira Tozawa via pinfall after hitting a Tsunami.