5 Mark Out Moments From Monday Night Raw 2/29/2016

This week Monday Night Raw was the first ever leap-year Raw and the the build up for WrestleMania continued. The Undertaker returned, Dean Ambrose stepped up to Triple H, the WWE Divas had some trouble determining a number 1 contender and more. Let’s take a look at 5 mark out moments from this week’s show.

#5 – Dean Ambrose Calls Out Triple H 

Monday Night Raw opened with Triple H bragging about his dominance before he was rudely interrupted. Dean Ambrose quickly made it known that he wants a match with Triple H and he wants a match for the WWE Championship.

It takes a lot of balls to call out The Game, especially for the title. With Roman Reigns out for the week this was a nice way to kick off Raw. Triple H told Ambrose he would would answer his challenge before Raw ended. Which helped because that gave us something to look forward to later in the show.

Triple H was Triple H and Ambrose was Ambrose. All things considered this was a fun segment and a good way to start the show.

#4 – Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch Ends In A Draw

If you’ve been hanging around the seedy underbelly of the IWC, then odds are you’ve heard the rumors about a possible triple threat match at WrestleMania 32. It looks like WWE is moving ahead with plans for a triple threat Divas Championship match which will see Charlotte defend against Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch.

Becky and Sasha competed in a match to determine the number one contender and it ended in a draw. So it certainly seems that they’re headed that way. Is there really any other way to go?

Becky, Sasha and Charlotte have clearly been on fire for a while now. Sasha and Becky will face off again on SmackDown to determine a number 1 contender. But our gut says that one is ending in a draw too.

#3 – Y2AJ Lays Down The Challenge For The Tag Team Titles

This week on Raw AJ Styles and Chris Jericho didn’t just face off against the WWE Tag Team Champions, they defeated them. Chris Jericho made Kofi Kingston tap out to the Walls of Jericho, which has to count for something, right?

Styles and Jericho quickly pointed out after the match that the win should put them in line for a WWE Tag Team Title shot. Styles and Jericho challenged the New Day to a title match next week on Raw and everything looks great for this team because the match is on.

Still, we can’t help but feel like Jericho is just waiting for the right moment to turn on Styles.

#2 – The Undertaker Returns

“You know what’s gonna happen when I close that door at WrestleMania. You know what I do. The blood of your son is going to be on your hands, not mine.”

That’s all The Undertaker needed to say. That’s all it took to hype up his match with Shane at WrestleMania. The moment was tense and his return was epic, but really that’s all it took, and that’s all that we needed to know.

Then Vince took things one step further. He announced that after Taker defeats Shane at Mania, Shane will no longer be his son and that he will lose his inheritance to Stephanie.

So everyone’s been asking if Taker is a heel. Apparently he’s just neutral. Is that really so bad? It’s not. It’s really not. There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding Shane McMahon vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Let’s just let it unfold.

#1 – Triple H Answers Dean Ambrose’s Challenge

Triple H told Dean Ambrose earlier in the show that he would answer his challenge for a title match before the night was over. Ambrose faced off against Alberto Del Rio in the main event and Triple H rudely interrupted. Hunter called for the League of Nations to beat Ambrose down and that’s exactly what they did.

Triple H told Ambrose that the title match is on and left the ring. Ambrose then grabbed the mic and told him “Thanks.” That didn’t sit too well with Triple because he turned around and walked down the ramp then proceeded to give Ambrose a vicious beating.

The Game is back and he’s focused on WrestleMania. This was a fun way to end the show because it put the spotlight on Ambrose, gave Triple H a chance to look evil and it hyped up a future title match between the two.  Dean Ambrose got a title shot and Triple H looked like a ruthless heel on the Road to WrestleMania. Everybody won.