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WWE RAW 25/2/19 | My Coherent Review.

This episode of RAW was pretty decent with things that I like as well as the things that I didn't like. Without further ado, here's an in-depth look as to why I feel this way. 

Roman Reigns Has A Big Announcement.

Reigns thanks the WWE Universe and tells them he has missed them.
The show kicked off with the crowd giving Roman Reigns a standing ovation. Roman Reigns cut a promo basically saying that he appreciates the fans and how he's gonna use WWE as a platform to help and raise awareness for Leukaemia. Then he announced that he's in remission (awesome news) and thanked the fans once again. I'm so happy for the dude. Nothing but positives for me. 

Aleister Black and Ricochet vs The Revival.

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This was a quick one. The team of Aleister Black and Ricochet won the match with the black mass. I know I'm nitpicking but The Revival hasn't won a match ever since their championship win and that's not you book a champion or in this case, champions. 

Elias Concert But With An Interruption Part I Don't Know What Number. 

The Living Truth is upset that Ambrose interrupted his performance, and he takes a few shots at Atlanta.
Elias was interrupted by Lacy Evans and then Dean Ambrose interrupted Elias. Dean Ambrose said that he wants a rematch between him and Drew McIntyre but in a no DQ match. After a back and forth between those two men, Dean Ambrose delivered Elias with the Dirty Deeds. This was a decent segment surprisingly and I really liked how Dean Ambrose named Dirty Deeds as a song. 

Ronda Rousey and Natalya vs The Riott Squad. 

Raw Women̢۪s Champion Ronda Rousey demands Mr. McMahon come to the ring!
The match ended in a DQ because Becky Lynch came out from the crowd which led to WWE officials and the Atlanta PD separating both women. After that, Ronda Rousey called out Vince McMahon and her daughter showed up. Stephanie McMahon said that it's not easy because Becky Lynch isn't professional and she's not on the road to Wrestlemania but she's on the road to jail. 

Ronda Rousey replied by saying that she wants Becky Lynch NOW and it's time for Vince McMahon to make the right decision which led to Ronda putting her championship belt on the middle of the ring. I like this segment and I liked how Ronda put the powers that be in a tough position to book a big female Wrestlemania match for the RAW Women's championship. That gave me a reason to watch next week's show and that's a good thing. 

Kurt Angle vs Jinder Mahal. 

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Kurt Angle won the match with the Anklelock to Jinder Mahal. Whatever. 

A Moment Of Bliss. 

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After Alexa Bliss said that Ronda Rousey is basically unprofessional, Finn Balor came out and Alexa wanted Balor to show off his abs. Out came Lio Rush and Rush said that he doesn't deserve the championship. That led to Finn Balor challenging Lio Rush to a match for Finn’s intercontinental championship and Lio Rush accepted it. What's with Alexa Bliss flirting with somebody these days? First, it's EC3 not it's Finn Balor? It's weird but it is what it is. 

Finn Balor vs Lio Rush for the Intercontinental championship. 

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Decent match. Finn Balor retained his championship with the coup de grace. 

After that, a backstage segment happened between The Ascension and Heavy Machinery and basically, The Ascension were making fun of Otis’ weight. If I wrote this segment, I would've had Tucker Knight say something about how he forgot that The Ascension are employed which that's exactly what I thought when I saw them in this. 

Bobby Lashley vs Braun Strowman. 

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This match has not happened considering that Bobby Lashley hits Strowman during his entrance. Then Braun Strowman put both Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush down. 

Drew McIntyre vs Dean Ambrose in a no DQ match. 

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Well, that was a quick match for a no DQ match. Drew McIntyre won the match with the claymore kick. After the match, Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Elias and Drew Mcintyre were beating up on Dean Ambrose. Minutes later, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns came out to help Dean Ambrose and evened the odds. It's great that Roman Reigns is doing what he does best in the ring. 

Bayley vs Nia Jax. 

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This was a boring match, to be honest. Bayley won the match with the Elbow drop. 

Ric Flair's 70th Birthday celebration. 

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Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out to the ring while the rest of the WWE superstars were on the stage area. Hunter and McMahon introduced Shawn Michaels, Ricky Steamboat, Kurt Angle, Sting and the birthday boy himself Ric Flair but he didn't show up because Batista beat the old man up. I honestly thought that this segment was going to be used for the Becky Lynch storyline but that was a fine replacement. That was a good way to end Monday Night RAW. In other words, I'm intrigued. Welcome back, Batista. 

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos: 

Like: the ending to both the Ronda Rousey vs Riott match and the Ric Flair's 70th Birthday celebration, Roman Reigns' Announcement. 

Didn’t like: Bayley vs Nia Jax, The Revival losing for the third week in a row. 

Sound off in the comments on what do you think about RAW this week and follow the blog for honest pro wrestling opinions. Anyways, stay safe smarks.

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