Women's Title Match, Two Tag Bouts Announced For WWE Raw
The go-home show before Crown Jewel
WWE announced during Friday night's SmackDown broadcast that Raw Women's champion Charlotte Flair will defend her title against Bianca Belair on Monday night, as part of the go-home show before Crown Jewel this Thursday in Riyadh.
Belair is also scheduled to challenge for the SmackDown Women's title at Crown Jewel, vying along with Sasha Banks for the championship presently held by Becky Lynch.
Flair was drafted to the SmackDown brand earlier this month, whereas Belair has been switched to Raw. SmackDown Women's champion Lynch has also been moved to Raw. The draft moves go into full effect after Crown Jewel on Thursday.
WWE has also announced two tag team matches for Raw. One pits Big E and Drew McIntyre against The Dirty Dawgs, while the other sees Raw Tag Team champions RK-Bro take on The Street Profits in a non-title match.
The current card for Monday's Raw, taking place at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, is as follows:
* Raw Women's: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Bianca Belair
* King of the Ring semifinal: Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal
* Queen's Crown semifinal: Doudrop vs. Shayna Baszler
* Big E and Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
* Non-Title Match: RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
