RK-Bro Win Quiz Bowl, Earn WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Rematch

Orton, Riddle topple Alpha Academy in academic challenge for title shot.

Randy Orton Matt Riddle
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In one of the more entertaining moments of the night, RK-Bro defeated Alpha Academy on Raw Monday night in the third and final competition of the academic challenge to earn a rematch for the Raw Tag Team Championship.

The victory came in a Quiz Bowl that pitted the two teams against each other in a battle of knowledge, with the tandems choosing from nine categories in a race to get to five points first. Alpha Academy excelled at questions about U.S. presidents, geography and Greek mythology, while RK-Bro picked up points from biology, cartoons, and sports.

There were a couple humorous moments, such as when Riddle wanted to use a lifeline to call Justin Bieber to find out which Baldwin's daughter he was married to, and Otis repeating "Ham" for a multiple choice answer Chad Gable got wrong, only to learn the right answer was "Hamlet."

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The conclusion came when fans kept booing Gable as she shushed them repeatedly, saying he couldn't concentrate on a question about metric conversions. After Chad bombed the answer, Randy Orton nailed it to win the Quiz Bowl and grant RK-Bro a tag title rematch.

RK-Bro won the first competition, a spelling bee, while Alpha Academy took the second, a scooter race. All of it was actually good fun and entertaining overall, and it showcased Gable's comedic timing and allowed Orton to flash a bit more of a fun side as well.

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