WWE Monday Night RAW
May 17, 2021Summary
| Date | May 17 | Total matches | 9 |
| Men's matches | 7 | Women's matches | 2 |
| Singles matches | 8 | Tag Team matches | 1 |
This episode of Monday Night RAW took place on May 17, 2021 and featured 9 matches on the card. A majority of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match, but 1 of the 9 matches ended with a non-finish disqualification or count-out. Only one championship, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, was defended on the card.
The matches featured 19 wrestlers and 2 tag teams, highlighted by Natalya, Tamina, Kofi Kingston, Damian Priest and Asuka.
Matches
Top of the Card
| Men's Singles |
4-3 (Overall: 11-5, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 34.1% |
13-5 (Overall: 14-5, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 65.9% |
- Upset win! Kofi Kingston won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 34.1%!
- This was the 2nd main event singles match of 2021 that Kofi Kingston has participated in.
- This was the 1st time Kofi Kingston and Bobby Lashley have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, Kofi Kingston has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
- With this win, Kofi Kingston has a win percentage at or above 50% (4-3) in 2021 singles matches.
| Men's Singles Lumberjack Match |
10-0 (Overall: 12-1, Last 5: 5-0) Win Probability: 79.3% |
2-6 (Overall: 3-10, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 20.7% |
- This was the 3rd time Damian Priest and John Morrison have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Damian Priest leads the series 3-0. The most recent match was 7 days ago at Monday Night RAW on May 10, 2021 where Damian Priest won.
- With this win, Damian Priest has now won 10 singles matches in a row.
| Women's Singles |
4-5-1 (Overall: 7-11-1, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 46.2% |
5-5 (Overall: 8-11, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 53.8% |
- Underdog win! Asuka won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 46.2%!
- Over the past year, Asuka has won the most number of matches in WWE Women's Singles competition.
- This was the 10th time Asuka and Charlotte Flair have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. The series is tied 5-5. The most recent match was 28 days ago at Monday Night RAW on April 19, 2021 where Asuka won.
Middle of the Card
| Men's Singles |
9-7-1 (Overall: 11-7-1, Last 5: 5-0) Win Probability: 79.4% |
4-8-1 (Overall: 6-9-1, Last 5: 1-3-1) Win Probability: 20.6% |
- Over the past year, Ricochet has lost the 5th most number of matches in WWE Men's Singles competition.
- This was the 2nd time Sheamus and Ricochet have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Sheamus leads the series 2-0. The most recent match was 1 days ago at Backlash on May 16, 2021 where Sheamus won.
- With this win, Sheamus has now won 6 singles matches in a row.
- With this win, Sheamus has a win percentage at or above 50% (9-7-1) in 2021 singles matches.
Women's Tag Team |
6-2 (Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 58.8% Champions |
11-4 (Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 41.2% |
- This was the 4th time Natalya and Tamina have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax in WWE. Natalya and Tamina lead the series 3-1. The most recent match was 3 days ago at SmackDown on May 14, 2021 where Natalya and Tamina won.
- With this win, Natalya and Tamina have now won 3 tag matches in a row.
- With this win, Natalya and Tamina have a win percentage at or above 75% (6-2) in 2021 tag matches.
| Men's Singles |
4-3 (Overall: 11-5, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 46.7% |
2-7-1 (Overall: 5-7-1, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 53.3% |
- Underdog win! Kofi Kingston won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 46.7%!
- This was the 3rd time Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Kofi Kingston leads the series 2-0-1. The most recent match was 610 days ago at Clash of Champions 2019 on September 15, 2019 where Kofi Kingston won.
- With this win, Kofi Kingston has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
- With this win, Kofi Kingston has a win percentage at or above 50% (4-3) in 2021 singles matches.
Bottom of the Card
| Men's Singles |
2-9 (Overall: 2-11, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 33.3% |
0-2 (Overall: 0-2, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 66.7% |
- Upset win! Akira Tozawa won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 33.3%!
- This was the 6th time Akira Tozawa and R-Truth have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. R-Truth leads the series 4-2. The most recent match was 176 days ago at Survivor Series 2020 on November 22, 2020 where R-Truth won.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Akira Tozawa and 112 days since R-Truth had competed in a WWE match.
| Men's Singles |
8-5 (Overall: 8-5, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 75.0% |
2-12 (Overall: 2-13, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 25.0% |
- Over the past year, Drew Gulak has lost the most number of matches in WWE Men's Singles competition.
- This was the 4th time Angel Garza and Drew Gulak have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Angel Garza leads the series 4-0. The most recent match was 14 days ago at Monday Night RAW on May 3, 2021 where Angel Garza won.
- With this win, Angel Garza has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
| Men's Singles |
9-6 (Overall: 11-9, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 60.0% |
1-8 (Overall: 3-13, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 40.0% |
| Match ended by Disqualification |
- Over the past year, AJ Styles has won the 3rd most number of matches in WWE Men's Singles competition.
- This was the 3rd opening singles match of 2021 that AJ Styles has participated in.
- This was the 3rd time AJ Styles and Elias have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. AJ Styles leads the series 3-0. The most recent match was 133 days ago at Monday Night RAW on January 4, 2021 where AJ Styles won.
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