Skip to main content

WWE RAW 29/7/19 | My Coherent Review.

There were decisions being made on this show that I would've done it differently if I was on their spot but as a whole, this show was decent and unlike last week's episode, it actually made some progress going into Summerslam. 

Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle vs R Truth and Carmella. 24/7 championship. Lumberjack Match. 

WWE Photo
First off, that intro about the 24/7 title was great. Shout out to the production guys for that. Also, mosh pit? Isn't this a lumberjack match? Anyways, the match ends quickly with a reverse suplex from Truth and then, The rest of the roster (yes, all of them) pinned R Truth to which Mike Kanellis of all people won the match. 

WWE Photo

He then went inside the WWE officials' room and Maria Kanellis knocked on that door. Maria Kanellis said that if he doesn't open that door then she'll kick him in his "vagina". That line was random yet funny. As far as the 24/7 championship shenanigans are concerned, it was not offensive but it wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. 

A Gauntlet Match To Determine The Number One Contender For The United States Championship. 

WWE Photo
Rey Mysterio and Cesaro kicked off that match and I wonder if Cesaro actually hits a 619 of his own? No, he didn't but Cesaro did deliver something I'll never get tired of seeing and that's the European uppercut. 

Rey Mysterio eliminated Cesaro with the 619 and also eliminated a fresh Sami Zayn quickly with a small package. Out came the third opponent of this decent gauntlet match so far and that's Andrade. 

WWE Photo

Andrade got his victory with the hammerlock DDT and ripped off Rey's mask. Ricochet rushed to the ring and hits Andrade with a springboard clothesline before the match started.

WWE Photo
Ricochet at one point, delivered a reverse hurricanrana after he ate an elbow strike from "The Idol". The match ends with a 630 splash from Ricochet and he's going to Summerslam. That was an enjoyable gauntlet. Happy that we're getting a rematch between Ricochet and AJ Styles. 

Mike Kanellis let his wife Maria pin him for the 24/7 championship and the rest of the RAW roster doesn't want to defeat her for the championship for obvious reasons. The question is, who has the audacity to actually pin a pregnant woman? 

A Moment Of Bliss. No Special Guest This Time. 

Nikki Cross was inspired by Raw Reunion.
Alexa Bliss showed a video earlier that night in which Natalya was training someone and Becky came out to delivered a disarmher.  Becky Lynch on the Titantron, basically said she's gonna beat Bliss and also told Nikki Cross that where's Nikki's Celtic pride? Whatever. 

The Revival vs The Usos vs The O.C For The RAW Tag team championship.

WWE Photo
Which tag team name that starts with "the" wins the titles? This match was very slow overall. I say overall because the last several minutes was very decent to watch. 

Jimmy Uso delivered the superplex into a sea of humans as Micheal Cole would like to put it. The O.C won the titles with the magical killer. I thought the win was way too early and I would've had The Usos win the titles as transitional champions and save that win for Summerslam but considering what happened to Jimmy Uso, I don't think that's going to happen nor it shouldn't. In other words, did I contradict myself? Yes, I did. 

The Viking Raiders vs Local Jobbers. 

WWE Photo
I'm not gonna say anything because you know what happens when I put the word "jobber" or "jobbers" in this case. 

Becky Lynch vs Alexa Bliss. 

WWE Photo
Before this, Becky's boyfriend in Seth Rollins had a verbal interaction with the Street Profits which was aight. Becky Lynch won the match because Becky delivered the t bone suplex and Alexa hit her ankle which led to the match ending in I'm assuming a forfeit?

WWE Photo
After the match, Becky accepted Nikki's challenge and the champ won the match with the Rock Bottom of some sort. Alexa Bliss injury was all a lie and assaulted Lynch. Out came Natalya and immediately hooked on the sharpshooter to Becky Lynch.

 The short "injury" angle was an unnecessary tactic to increase RAW's airtime. Maybe they could add more time in the Becky vs Alexa match instead of what we actually got? Just a suggestion. Also, we're getting a submission match between the champ and the challengers which is odd if they want to extend the feud. 

Seth Rollins vs Dolph Ziggler. 

WWE Photo

After Braun Strowman looked at the new 24/7 champion with no consideration whatsoever, Seth Rollins had a short encounter with Ziggler and I say short because Brock Lesnar came out and destroyed his Summerslam ending the match in a DQ.

WWE Photo
I will say this, Brock Lesnar looked great in this and I gotta give kudos to Seth for selling Brock's vicious beating like that.

The Samoan Summit. 

WWE Photo
Well, there wasn't any summit because Samoa Joe wanted a fight with Roman and that's exactly what happened until Drew McIntyre came out and turned into a 2 on 1 assault. Cedric Alexander made the save but he got a beating from Drew. 

WWE Photo
McIntyre and Joe wanted to do something with Roman on that announce table to which The Usos came to the rescue and outta nowhere, The O.C came in assistance for Drew and Samoa Joe. 

WWE Photo
Minutes later, Roman Reigns finally got some payback by delivering the spear to Samoa Joe. Cedric Alexander and The Usos coming out made sense because The Usos are Roman's cousin and Cedric has his issues with Drew McIntyre but The O.C showing up made no sense like didn't you guys pin The Usos for the gold? Like the same guys you have quote "bad blood" with?

I'll give a pass in Drew showing up because I'm going to assume that Samoa asked Drew a favour on beating the big dog up. The only good thing about this was that Cedric got some time to shine. In conclusion, the brawl from a logically perspective was a mess. 

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos: 

Like: Gauntlet Match, Brock's beatdown on Seth Rollins, Cedric Alexander in the end segment. 

Didn't Like: The Logic gap of who did or didn't show up in the end segment, the short "injury" angle. 

What do you guys think about RAW yesterday? Sound off in the comments below. Follow me on the tweets @omartheplayaguy and follow this very blog for honest pro wrestling opinions. Anyway, stay safe smarks.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

WWE RAW 16/8/21 | A Coherent Review.

Another week, another L for the red brand in terms of overall quality. And they do not need that L considering that it's the final show before this year's SummerSlam event.  Images via WWE.com   Randal Keith Orton And Riddal Are Back Together?  Randy explained his actions last week, stating that he simply doesn't owe anyone an explanation because he's Randy Orton (okay?).  Out came the most obnoxious person in Riddle and he wanted RKBRO to reunite. Styles showed up to hype up his big goof in Omos.  That RKO last week was as confusing as the thought of Jupiter Ascending being a "good movie".    The question is, did the band realigned themselves once again?  The answer was a soft no if you stopped watching the show after the Riddle and AJ Styles match (I don't blame ANYONE that stops watching Monday Night RAW).  However, that became a solid yes after Randy's bout with Omos. Am I the only one that feels kinda mid about this?  It's not terri...

WWE Smackdown Live 3/9/19 | My Coherent Review.

A pretty decent Smackdown Live episode considering that Smackdown Live has been RAW 2018: blue edition in recent weeks so I'm surprised that the episode was not terrible.  Bayley And Sasha Are Tired Of Being Humble. Well, Sasha Banks Is But Not Bayley Yet.  Bayley came out smiling as if nothing happened with some mixed reactions from the crowd. Bayley apparently doesn't get it because she's been humble with her best friend and she basically states that she's not the bad guy and never will be the bad guy (will see about that).  After Bayley talks about how Charlotte is selfish, out came the queen and she says that Charlotte is the queen of selfishness with no hugging but Sasha Banks came out before the queen was going to say about what she's going to do at Clash Of Champions.  Charlotte kicks the Smackdown women's champion and Sasha brawled with Charlotte which led to Bayley hitting Flair with a series of chair shots before Banks got her turn. ...

The 5 News Week: Everything YOU Need To Know About Adam Cole’s Status In WWE.

Hello, my fellow wrestling fans and welcome to the 5 news week. The post where I report 5 major or minor pro wrestling news, rumours and spoilers of the week that I don't have time to do it separately.  Without further ado, here are the 5 news week.  Some images via wwe.com Everything YOU Need To Know About Adam Cole’s Status In WWE.  By the time this article hits the interwebs, this piece of news will be outdated as f**k because SO many reports have been released left, right and centre regarding Adam Cole's status in world wrestling entertainment (yea, no sh*t, a**hole).  So, Let's summarize this bad boy. Adam Cole's contract expired after the 2021 edition of NXT's Great American Bash show this past July and agreed to extend his contract till Summerslam (from Wrestling Inc ).  Dave Meltzer of "I should think before I say something", has heard that Cole was offered a contract from "the best brand for white guys with wrestling podcasts", AEW while...