By Jason Powell

The following is live coverage of the WWE Raw pre-show that is being broadcast on the WWE Network. Refresh the page for the latest updates if you are reading this prior to Raw.

Josh Mathews was the host of a panel that featured Wade Barrett, Booker T, and Alex Riley. They hyped WrestleMania 30, and then noted that Roddy Piper would make a special appearance on Raw, and Undertaker would have a final message for Brock Lesnar on Raw. They also hyped Randy Orton vs. Batista.

Powell's POV: I guess this means WWE got Piper's note about WrestleMania 30?

A recap aired of Stephanie McMahon slapping Batista on Raw last week... Backstage, Renee Young conducted a brief interview with Randy Orton... The panel hyped Orton vs. Batista... A video package aired on Undertaker and Brock Lesnar...

Powell's POV: The Smackdown taping is actually taking place behind the broadcast team. We have ongoing spoiler coverage of the taping for Smackdown, as well as the results of the WWE Main Event and WWE Superstars tapings on the main page.

The panel spoke about Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. Barrett acknowledged that Lesnar is the underdog and predicted that he would do something on Raw to even things up...

Jerry Lawler stood with the fans and spoke to a father who brought his three sons to the show. One of the sons wore a John Cena shirt. Lawler asked him who he was excited to see. The kid said Hulk Hogan. One of the brothers mentioned Cena and Lawler played up to the other kids in the area who were pro-Cena... A commercial aired for WrestleMania 30...

Mathews spoke about the WrestleMania Today show that will air on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on WWE Network. Riley and Booker will be involved, as Riley said he'll get to make fun of Booker each day...

Powell's POV: Barrett is totally out of character. He's smiling and talking about the matches like a normal person rather than performing the Bad News gimmick.

The John Cena and Bray Wyatt "Legacy" video aired... The panel spoke about the Cena vs. Wyatt match. Riley said Cena is a big game player. Barrett said Luke Harper and Erick Rowan will be at ringside and therefore it's like a three-on-one handicap match. Booker said it will be "the birth of Bray."

A portion of Hulk Hogan's interview on the WWE website was replayed...

The panel spoke about strategy in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Brad Maddox showed up and announced that he will be entering the match. After Maddox left, Booker said the other wrestlers are going to "beat the hell" out of Maddox...

The WWE Press Conference was hyped... A WWE Hall of Fame commercial aired... The panel spoke about Undertaker's Streak. Riley predicted that Lesnar would win. The Raw broadcast team was introduced in the background... Renee Young checked in from backstage and then the broadcast team wrapped up the show...

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