Major Last Minute Changes To Last Night's WWE Raw

What and who got moved right before Monday's show even hit the airwaves?

by Michael Hamflett
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Last night's edition of Monday Night Raw went through some fairly major changes just ahead of showtime.

Fightful Select noted the following late changes as;

"We're told that WWE Raw and Main Event changed "several times over." Zoey Stark vs. Natalya ended up being pulled from Main Event. Viking Raiders vs. Shelton Benjamin & Cedric was moved to Main Event. Cody was switched from opening the show to Jey Uso."

The changes were in response to a detailed Raw line-up the outlet had reported shortly before Raw went on the air. There, The Viking Raiders Vs Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander match was scheduled for the red brand before the shift to Main Event, and the aforementioned Zoey Stark/Natalya match was dropped completely. Stark still appeared on the broadcast, joining forces with Shayna Baszler to attack WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven following 'The Queen Of Spades' singles victory over Green.

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The Cody Rhodes/Jey Uso switch may explain why 'The American Nightmare' wasn't featured for all that long on the show. Rhodes was involved in a short segment involving Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh, while Uso's show-opening chat with Kevin Owens pivoted immediately into a match against Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest and Finn Bálor.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett