Everything Announced For Tonight's WWE Raw Card (16 Aug)

Randy Orton, Goldberg, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and more on tonight's Raw.

by Andy H Murray
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Tonight's episode of WWE Raw takes place in San Antonio, Texas, and is the last before this Saturday's SummerSlam 2021 pay-per-view.

The company hasn't announced much for the show, though Raw's biggest SummerSlam match will be well represented as WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and his challenger, Goldberg, go face-to-face ahead of the pay-per-view. The format of this segment will likely be similar to Roman Reigns and John Cena's duelling promos on last week's SmackDown, which drew widespread praise.

Match-wise, Drew McIntyre vs. Veer and Shanky is the most bizarre thing on the card. Why? Because if Veer and Shanky win, McIntyre will be banned from bringing his sword, Angela, to the ring for his upcoming match with Jinder Mahal. Yes, WWE still wants you to believe that McIntyre using a sword on Mahal is a thing that could realistically happen.

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If Drew wins, Veer and Shanky are banned from ringside at SummerSlam.

Finally, Randy Orton will face Omos in a singles match. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but Orton and Riddle have been linked to a shot at Omos and AJ Styles' Raw Tag Team Titles in recent weeks.

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Here's the card at a glance:-

A Bobby Lashley/Goldberg face-to-face ahead of SummerSlam

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Randy Orton vs. Omos

Drew McIntyre vs. Veer and Shanky

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.