WWE made some additional announcements for Raw’s Royal Rumble home show.
Riddle will face Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP of The Hurt Business in a gauntlet fight on Raw on Monday. If Riddle wins, he will win a chance at Bobby Lashley’s United States Championship. WWE has not announced when Riddle will get his chance at the title.
Benjamin will be Riddle’s first opponent in the gauntlet fight. Benjamin and Alexander are Tag Team Raw Champions.
On Raw two weeks ago, Lashley held the United States title against Riddle after attacking him before the bell rang.
WWE also announced that Charlotte Flair will face Shayna Baszler in a singles match at Raw on Monday. Charlotte and Asuka won the Women’s Tag Team titles from Baszler and Nia Jax on last month’s TLC pay-per-view.
Charlotte and Baszler were the two finalists in last year’s Royal Rumble women’s fight. Charlotte, Baszler and Jax declared for this year’s Women’s Royal Rumble.
Here is the updated schedule for Monday’s Raw.
- WWE champion Drew McIntyre and Goldberg return before their title fight at the Royal Rumble
- Raw female champion Asuka defends against Alexa Bliss
- Hurt Business gauntlet match: Riddle vs. Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP (if Riddle wins, he becomes the number one contender for the Bobby Lashley United States Championship)
- Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler