You could say that this episode was a glorified house show considering that it's a wrestling heavy show but I. Don't. Care. This episode other than the opening segment, was awesome and it did a great job on building for Clash Of Champions. Will see how SmackDown Live does that tomorrow but for now, here's my review.
Seth Rollins vs Braun Strowman For The Universal Championship Contract Signing Featuring the Texas Rattlesnake.
Stone Cold came out having fun, talking about the first time he's been in the garden which was his match with Bret Hart at Survivor Series which was a match not everyone talks about because it's really good and his match for the WWE title against the Undertaker 21 years ago.
Stone Cold then calls out Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins for making this universal championship match official which Steve rejected a handshake from the monster among men and later shook both men's hand (huh?).
Just like last week's contract signing, both men gave his reason as to why they're going to win the ugly red belt at Clash Of Champions.
Also just like last week, Out came The O.C and AJ Styles has an issue with the RAW tag team champions whole also dissing Steve Austin which led to a brawl between all of those men and a stunner to Styles from Stone Cold. If it wasn't for Steve and the New York crowd, this segment would've sucked hard like last week's opening segment.
AJ Styles vs Cedric Alexander.
Unlike last week's episode, the opening segment led to a one on one instead of a tag team match (I know I bring up last week's opening segment but they're so similar to each other that I can't just ignore it).
So, this solid match ended in a DQ because Karl Anderson threw Alexander on the ring apron and they beat up Alexander to which The Viking Raiders came out and evened the odds.
I don't mind Braun and Seth fighting Ziggler and Roode for the tag team titles but why not a Viking Raiders vs The O.C for the tag team titles instead? WWE should've not taken the RAW tag team championship away from Anderson and Gallows I'll tell ya that.
Becky Lynch And Charlotte Flair vs Sasha Banks And Bayley.
Before this, Roman Reigns did a very cool thing on showcasing the kids that are battling pediatric cancer then a promo package summarizes what happened last week on RAW and Smackdown Live between all of the horsewomen.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair wasted no time to beat up Sasha Banks and Bayley before the ref rings the bell. This was a very good encounter. Charlotte hits the "moonsault" on Bayley and I used air quotes because it's didn't landed and rather looked like a flip.
The match ends with a natural selection to Bayley and won this tag team bout. Gotta gave WWE props because as of late, they haven't given their women's division a lot of time in a women's match and they did in this so shout out to them.
The O.C were interviewed by Sarah Schreiber about what happened to them an hour ago and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode show up for making their alliance official. But I thought they were tight already? That was odd.
Rey Mysterio vs Gran Metalik.
Metalik at one point, rocked Rey with a superkick and a suicide dive on the outside. Mysterio then delivers a vicious sunset flip which led to a 619 minutes later and won this match.
This is probably the best short match in terms of how long the match went, I've ever seen since Owen Hart took on 123 kid at the 1994 King Of The Ring semi-finals match. I'm sure my King Of The Ring reference wasn't intentional.
Ricochet vs Samoa Joe vs Baron Corbin. King Of The Ring Semi-Finals.
Here are some of the highlights of this triple threat match. Baron Corbin caught Ricochet and threw him on the ring post. Ricochet reversed Corbin pin count after he ate a powerbomb but Corbin countered that with a deep-six.
Joe locked in the kokina clutch to Corbin on the outside and Ricochet hits a shooting star press from the ring apron. This semifinals King Of The Ring match ends with a 630 splash from Ricochet and Baron threw him on the outside, pins Samoa Joe and advances the finals.
Another shout of the night goes to Baron Corbin who by the way, has been in back to back great match and that's impressive. I'm really having fun with this tournament. Goes to show you that a tournament like this can work on the main roster.
Lacey Evans vs Natalya.
A match that featured a "CM Punk" chants and 50/50 booking even though it was a surprisingly decent match. Natalya won the match with the sharpshooter.
Firefly funhouse.
In this instalment of the firefly funhouse, Bray Wyatt's friends shouted "stranger danger, stranger danger" and ends this segment saying that friends may forget but the Fiend never forgets and told Seth and Braun to see them in Hell. Great segment as usual.
Like I said last week, I'm very curious as to how they build this championship match once the champions have finished clashing in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Cedric Alexander and The Viking Raiders vs The O.C, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.
The babyfaces started off dominant until Luke Gallows beats up Cedric's injured arm and moments later, Roode locks in an arm submission on the injured arm of Alexander.
Cedric then tagged Seth Rollins which turned this match into chaos for a but with quick reversals from The Viking Raiders.
Ivar delivers the cannonball on everybody which led to a lumbar check from Cedric to Styles and The babyface team won the match. Out came Stone Cold Steve Austin and the celebrated the babyface team's win with beer. A very decent main event match. Really liked how Cedric Alexander took the W for his team that included the universal champion so that's something to celebrate.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: King Of The Ring semi-finals triple threat match, Mysterio vs Mentalik, women's tag team match featuring the horsewomen, firefly funhouse.
Didn't like: the opening segment.
What do you guys think about this episode of RAW? 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.
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