WWE Raw Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from February 10

This week's Raw had a lot to accomplish as WWE is preparing for both Super ShowDown on February 27 and Elimination Chamber on March 8.

The matches advertised ahead of time included Becky Lynch defending the Raw Women's Championship against Asuka, and the team of Seth Rollins, Murphy and AOP taking on Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe and The Viking Raiders.

MVP also returned to WWE this week to host a special episode of "The VIP Lounge" with this year's Royal Rumble winner, Drew McIntyre.

After the first XFL games were played on Saturday, we should expect WWE to play some highlights or address the positive reviews the new league has received.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on this week's Raw.

Raw opened with Seth Rollins in the ring alongside Buddy Murphy and AOP. He did his usual song and dance about being "The Monday Night Messiah" before Kevin Owens interrupted him.

Eventually, Samoa Joe and The Viking Raiders joined him for a quick brawl. This served as a quick preview of what we can expect in their eight-man tag match later in the night.

The good guys drove off Rollins and his friends, but as they celebrated, Becky Lynch's music played and she made her way to the ring for her match against Asuka.

Their initial exchange was more technical, but as soon as Kairi Sane provided a distraction, The Empress of Tomorrow was able to begin controlling the pace.

Every time The Man tried to turn things around, Sane would get involved. At several points, it looked like the challenger could dethrone Lynch as the women's champion.

They had a nice back-and-forth before The Man hit a side slam to put Asuka away and retain her title. As she celebrated, Shayna Baszler ambushed her.

Grade: B+

Analysis

The brawl between the two four-man groups seemed to get the crowd into the right mindset, but booking Asuka vs. Lynch as the first match instead of the main event was an interesting choice.

The bout spanned three segments with two commercial breaks, so they had enough time to make this more than a standard television match.

These two work well together, but the result was a bit predictable. Baszler's attack was the real endgame of this segment and would have been a great call-up had it not taken a weird turn.

As she had The Man down, The Queen of Spades proceeded to bite her in the back of the neck. She came up with her face covered in blood as Lynch screamed in pain.

Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford taunted Mojo Rawley before the match and claimed he was riding Rob Gronkowski's coattails.

This led to one of the quickest tag team matches we have seen in years. The Street Profits picked up an easy win and took off into the crowd to celebrate.

As Rawley tried to help Riddick Moss to his feet, the newcomer rolled him up to win the 24/7 Championship.

Grade: C- 

Analysis

After weeks of being used solely for backstage segments, it was nice to see The Street Profits get some screen time, even if it was just for a squash match.

The crowd has yet to be properly introduced to Moss as anything more than Rawley's buddy, so having him win the 24/7 title felt like an odd choice.

The tag match was too quick, and the title change afterward will probably turn out to be meaningless.

MVP was back this week for a segment of "The VIP Lounge." He did his usual introduction before bringing out Drew McIntyre.

The Royal Rumble winner was in a great mood and made a joke about having to point at the sign whenever anyone says the word "WrestleMania."

MVP said some people have suggested McIntyre is not ready to be WWE champion yet and offered to help him change those perceptions. However, The Scottish Psychopath took some offense to anyone thinking he needs help.

McIntyre ended up taking out MVP with a Claymore, much to the delight of the crowd.

Grade: C+

Analysis

This segment did exactly what it was supposed to. McIntyre looked like the dominant badass he is, and MVP helped put him over. There isn't much more to say about this interview.

Angel Garza came out with Zelina Vega and delivered a promo about being a ladies' man before Humberto Carrillo ran down to the ring to attack his cousin.

Officials quickly broke things up and separated the two before forcing Carrillo to head backstage. When the ref called for the bell, Cedric Alexander tried and failed to get the upper hand.

Vega distracted him so Garza could nail him with an elbow. He defeated Alexander in less than three minutes with the Wing Clipper.

Grade: C-

Analysis

Garza's appearance last week appears to be his official call-up, and WWE is wasting no time putting him into a storyline with his cousin.

This was another match with a lot of potential that the company booked more like a squash. Alexander is one of WWE's best high-flyers and shouldn't be jobbing.

Still, this segment was useful in helping the crowd get to know Garza a bit while keeping his feud with Carrillo going.

Rhea Ripley was giving an interview backstage when Sarah Logan angrily interrupted her. Logan went to the ring after the break and gave a quick promo before calling out the NXT women's champion.

The Australian was more than willing to accept the challenge, but before the match could start, Charlotte Flair came out to watch from the stage.

Ripley made quick work of Logan, and The Queen had no choice but to give her a golf clap for her efforts. The NXT Superstar demanded to know if Charlotte was willing to use her title shot to challenge her for the NXT Women's Championship.

Grade: C

Analysis

This squash would have been more effective if WWE didn't have a few of them in a row this week. Quick matches can work for storytelling purposes, but nobody will care if it happens too often.

The crowd is taking to Ripley, and pairing her with Charlotte is guaranteed to propel her up the ranks in the women's division.

Bobby Lashley was looking for revenge after feeling like he was cheated out of winning last week's No. 1 Contender's match, and Ricochet was happy to meet him for a fight.

The All Mighty dominated the early part of the match with his significant size and power advantage, but The One and Only's quickness allowed him to turn things around.

After the commercial break, the match became more of an even exchange. Lashley would hit a few power moves, and Ricochet would respond with a high-flying maneuver.

Lana tried to help, but Ricochet scored the win with a beautiful 630 senton.

Grade: B+

Analysis

The whole point of this match was to make it seem like Ricochet has a chance against Brock Lesnar at Super ShowDown.

The All Mighty has been compared to Lesnar for a long time, so it made sense to use him in this way while WWE waits to give him a serious push.

Like The Beast, Lashley works well with smaller opponents he can throw around and catch as they are flying through the air, so this ended up being the first decent match of the night since Lynch vs. Asuka.

After being unable to discuss his attack against Edge last week, Randy Orton came out to attempt to give an explanation again.

He claimed what he did to Edge hurt him more than it did The Rated-R Superstar, but before he could go any further, Matt Hardy made an appearance.

Hardy said his history with Edge is no secret, and the fans began to chant Lita's name. He gave a recap of his history with his former rival from their first ladder match until now and how all of his hate for Edge died when he was forced to retire a few years ago.

The Woken One countered the first RKO, but The Viper struck with the second to take him down. He grabbed two chairs and proceeded to do the same thing he did to Edge two weeks ago.

Grade: B+

Notes and Highlights

Having Hardy be the one to stand up for Edge might come as a shock to some people, but the two have been on good terms for a long time.

This could have just been another simple promo from Orton, which would have been fine, but adding Hardy to the mix added an extra layer of emotion.

The crowd loves both Hardy brothers, so seeing The Viper take out Matt with two chairs made him an even bigger villain than he already was. Everything about this segment worked to perfection, especially the evil grin Orton flashed at the camera at the end.

Unlike other recent opponents, Akira Tozawa was not about to be taken out with a single kick from Aleister Black.

The former cruiserweight champion traded strikes with The Dutch Destroyer, but Black Mass still put him down in less than two minutes.

Grade: D

Analysis

Black winning decisive matches is fine, but he has gone from being in a hot program with Buddy Murphy to a series of squash matches. That is not going to help him build momentum.

He is at his best when he is in a competitive contest, and seeing him face more challenging opponents is the next step. Let's hope he gets a new rival soon before the crowd stops caring.

Before the match could start, Seth Rollins tried to give a promo. Ivar, Erik, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe refused to let him talk and immediately began a huge brawl. The match got going during the commercial break.

This bout followed the usual pattern in matches like this. The heels dominated for most of the time, while the babyfaces would get in a little offense after a tag.

They went back and forth like this for some time so everyone had a chance to be in the ring with at least two or three other people from the other team.

It looked like Joe would get the win for his team at one point, but Rollins hit the Stomp so Murphy could cover him for the win.

Grade: B

Analysis

Eight-man tag matches can vary in quality even more than singles or standard tag bouts because there are so many moving pieces.

Thankfully, all eight Superstars in this match were professionals who knew how to keep things straight regarding who was legal.

The level of skill these performers possess helped make this better than the average match of this size. The moment when Joe, Erik and Ivar hit simultaneous suicide dives was worthy of a highlight reel for sure.

This did little to advance any of these feuds, but it was a fun match and a good way to close the show.