Raw
Leeeeeetts get riiiiiiight...in to the Raw...review.
Sasha Banks
The show kicked off when Sasha Banks' music hit and the Boss came out holding her new Womens Championship which is where it belongs. Right before she began speaking it was announced that at Summerslam Sasha Banks would defend her newly won Womens Championship against Charlotte. Sasha briefly spoke about how last year on Summerslam weekend her and Bayley stole the show at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn. She didn't talk too much longer before Charlotte's music interrupted her.
The two bickered at each other where Charlotte accused Sasha of being a one night stand champion but Sasha fired back saying that Charlotte would't be here if it weren't for a one night stand...damn. That's when Chris Jericho's music hit. Chris Jericho was standing up for Charlotte when Enzo and Cass' music hit, but only Enzo came out and he awkwardly flirted with Sasha. You can probably see where this is going.
Charlotte and Chris Jericho defeated Sasha Banks and Enzo Amore
So this was kind of interesting, and although we couldn't expect the men to fight the women it was new and exciting and that's the main goal right now. The match ended when Sasha Banks was distracted by both Dana Brooke, and then Chris Jericho. Due to these distractions Charlotte was able to hit Natural Selection for the win. The match was nothing special but original nonetheless. After the match Jericho hit Enzo with a Code Breaker, who was then forced to flee after Cass came out to help his partner. This didn't further anything for Enzo and Cass but as you'll see in Jericho's case later, it might've done something for him.
Braun Strowman defeated another jobber
In WWE's attempt to make Braun Strowman look like a fire breathing axe wielding dragon instead of a human being, they put him against jobbers or local talent and have him decimate them. That I don't think is the way to go about it. Personally if you want to build him up you have to at least put him up against established stars or jobbers/local talent that don't look like dandelions compared to him.
Hall Of Pain Re-Opening
In a backstage segment between Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon and Mark Henry, Mark suggests that he re-opens the Hall Of Pain and fights tonight for a chance at a belt. After a bit of arguing between Steph and Mark, Mick Foley steps up and says that tonight Mark Henry would be fighting Rusev for the United States Championship. So not sure if it's just me but does anyone actually want to see Mark Henry with a championship or fight for that matter? Yeah me neither.
The Shining Stars defeated The Golden Truth
This was kind of stupid. So the way they lost was when Goldust went to tag R-Truth in, but Truth was caught up in playing Pokemon Go allowing Primo to roll up Goldust giving the Shining Stars a win. I don't like this Pokemon Go thing with The Golden Truth so...yeah it's dumb.
Finn Balor
Finn Balor came out and talked less than a minute about how he was the 5th overall draft pick but was quickly interrupted by his opponent at Summerslam; Seth Rollins. Seth recounted how he was the first NXT Champion and the first overall draft pick. Finn told Seth he'll be the first Universal Champion and unlike Seth, he had earned his spot at Summerslam. After a while of back and forth Seth took a swing at Finn who blocked and hit back, ending the segment.
Rusev defeated Mark Henry to retain the United States Championship
After his backstage segment Mark Henry got his United States Championship which he lost clean because again, no one wants to see Mark Henry. However after the match Rusev goes on a bit of a rant which was answered by who I thought would be someone really cool and a returner or something but no...it was Roman Reigns. They stared down and got in a fight, ending with Roman Reigns Superman Punching Rusev. I don't mind if this turns in to a feud but I think if it does, to my dismay Roman Reigns would win.
Titus O'Neil defeated Darren Young
The two former Prime Time Players went head to head and Titus picked up the win after rolling up Darren Young and pulling at his tights for leverage. When Bob Backlund accused Titus of cheating backstage Titus threatened to knock him out, right before Darren Young knocked down Titus. This is a match that is um, something that I don't look forward to. I'm thinking maybe this will end up being a Kickoff Show match or something.
Nia Jax defeated a jobber
So again Nia Jax, kind of like Braun Strowman, have destroyed jobbers two weeks in a row in an attempt to make them both look like huge forces, but they don't get any credibility if no one knows who they're beating so...not good.
The New Day defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
Gallows and Anderson requested that one member of the New Day be banned from ringside, that member would be Xavier Woods. The New Day won after Anderson was distracted with Too Sweet and Big E rolled him up for the win. Gallows and Anderson destroyed the New Day after the match, even Xavier Woods who came to help his comrades. It was later reported on WWE.com that Big E suffered an injury. This might mean Big E may not compete which also could mean that The New Day could lose the tag team champinonships in the near future, possibly to Gallows and Anderson
Cesaro defeated Sheamus
In a match that we may have seen a hundred times Cesaro reversed a swinging back breaker in to a Gotch Neutralizer out of nowhere. After the match they brawled and as they were being escorted out the arena who would be seen in the ring? Heath Slater and the returning Jinder Mahal. They appeared to be aligned in a tag team called 2MB, until Mick Foley came out.
Jinder Mahal defeated Heath Slater
Mick suggested that the two fight against each other and the winner would get a contract for the Raw roster. Heath argued saying they could never fight each other while behind him Jinder Mahal prepared and the bell rang. When Heath turned around Mahal hit him with a Big Boot and pinned him for the win. Jinder Mahal is a legend and actually can't wait to see what they're going to do with him, which is hopefully something good because I really like him.Chris Jericho
Jericho ridiculed Enzo in a backstage interview for Cass having his back. He said he also had someone to watch his back though, however it was obviously a fake name. Kevin Owens then appeared and told Chris not to worry because he had his back. This may be the most exciting thing on the show for me because I love these two together so a tag team or something with the both of them would be awesome.
Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn
After probably the match of the night Seth Rollins side stepped the Heluva Kick, allowing an opening for him to hit the Pedigree and beat Sami Zayn clean for the win, kind of burying him but at the same time they can't really have a qualifier for the Universal Championship look weak so.
Brock Lesnar
Paul Heyman cut a promo with The Beast Incarnate himself beside him. He got to a point where he spoke about how everyone says Randy is always one RKO away from victory. Paul Heyman then noted that Randy Orton will never get close to hitting an RKO on Brock Lesnar. Right as he said that Randy Orton came out of nowhere hitting an RKO on Brock Lesnar. He escaped through the crowd and that's how the show ended. This is a match up that is starting to have some depth and I'm getting in to it.
Star Of The Night: Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens
The possibility that Jericho and Owens might work together is fantastic. Their chemistry they have together brings a lot of humour and entertainment and as a lot of other people do, I love it.
This was an okay episode of Raw but I was thinking I could do a separate article every week where I compare Smackdown and Raw. Let me know what you think in the comments or on twitter @devon_wizard
Until next time,
Devon Wizard
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