As reported by Rajah.com's Mike Hogan during last night's episode of Monday Night Raw, the opening matchup featured a Tag Team Battle Royal to determine the new #1 Contenders for the RAW Tag Team Titles, currently held by AJ Styles and Omos. Erik and Ivar of the Viking Raiders won the Battle Royal and is are now the new #1 Contenders to Omos and AJ Styles' RAW Tag Team Titles by last eliminating "The Viper" Randy Orton.
The Battle Royal also featured The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), John Morrison, T-BAR and MACE, Lince Dorado and R-K-Bro (Riddle and Randy Orton). There's no word yet on when the RAW Tag Team Title Match between AJ Styles and Omos and the Viking Raiders will take place, but it is believed the match will happen at the upcoming Hell in a Cell PPV Event.
The 2021 WWE Hell in a Cell PPV is set to take place on Sunday, June 20th from the WWE ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
You can check out highlights from the Battle Royal below:
EVERYBODY wants to be a #WWERaw Tag Team Champion! pic.twitter.com/EcpWQkxkA5
— WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2021
HERE WE GOOOOO!!
Who ya got?!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/js4A9u5juj— WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2021
3️⃣ teams left!
Who will be the last team standing and earn an opportunity at the #WWERaw Tag Team Titles?? pic.twitter.com/gbVuR3qC8c— WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2021
The #VikingRaiders win the battle royal and have earned an opportunity to challenge @AJStylesOrg & @TheGiantOmos for the #WWERaw Tag Team Titles! pic.twitter.com/jpwTxE2KdP
— WWE (@WWE) June 8, 2021
