WWE RAW 3/8/20 | A Bit Late Coherent Review.

So. I just witnessed a live-action Def Jam: Fight For NY or maybe an unofficial 5 instalment of the  "Undisputed" movie franchise. 

In any case, this is the Monday Night RAW review for the first week of August 2020 and I gotta say, I enjoyed it. 

A few plot holes as usual on this program however, it was a fun show. 

And yes, I am publishing this blog post, hours before NXT and AEW Dynamite (which if you want to know my thoughts on it, it's called the Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays and it releases every Thursday).

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Apollo Crews vs MVP For The United States Championship. 

Before the match, MVP told Apollo that when Apollo loses, he goes back to catering, bon appetit (great promo). 

Apollo retained the United States title with the pop-up sitout powerbomb. A meh match. 

After Crews celebrated his win in an interview with Charly Caruso, MVP blamed his loss on technical difficulties (which they were through-out the show) and demanded a rematch at the biggest party of the summer. 

SummerSlam is looking like Extreme Rules 2.0 for the most part and you know what? I do not hate it whatsoever. The motivations for the sudden rematches actually makes sense. 

Shayna Baszler punched Banks in the face in a backstage segment. I guess Shayna's officially a face? 

Kevin Owens Show. Special Guest, Ruby Riott. 

Owens wanted to fix the friendship that is Ruby Riott And Liv Morgan. So, Kevin brought up Liv Morgan who we haven't seen in almost 2 months. 

Ruby apologized for what she did to Morgan several months back. 

As she was about to further explain herself, out came The IIconics and they made fun of the 2 Riott Squad members for not having a strong friendship like The IIconics. 

Then, a brawl ensued leading to a tag match between all of these ladies and the babyface team won the match. The KO segment was surprisingly decent? 

Drew McIntyre Basically Called Randy A Spoiled Brat. 

McIntyre called out Randy Orton for being handed this opportunity while Drew was a kid in a country with 5 million people that wanted to be part of WWE. 

Drew also verbally brought up how Randy should've been fired years ago. 

Speaking of the viper himself, he showed up and he said that the reason why he hasn't been fired is that Randy is more valuable than Drew ever was. 

Drew gave a flashback to the audience about how Drew needed some good words from Randy at Drew's lowest point in WWE but he didn't get that. 

Why? Because in Drew's words, Randy's a pr*ck. This rivalry just got a tiny little bit personal, to say the least. A fantastic segment. 

Kevin Owens tells the nature boy that he'll challenge Ric's boy, Randy, to a match next week. 

So, Nia Jax's indefinitely suspended because she assaulted a WWE official, Pat Buck. The most random thing I've seen all day. 

That Shayna Baszler feud with Jax came to a close pretty quick. I gotta ask, what was the point? 

Shelton Benjamin vs R Truth vs Akira Tozawa For The 24/7 championship. 

Benjamin found out that his title was stolen. The person who took it was R Truth. 

R Truth was running every area in the PC but he can't run for a while because he has to be in the ring for a 24/7 championship match.  

Due to some outside assistance from the Ninjas, Akira nailed a beautiful Senton on R Truth to win the championship for the 3rd time. *John Oliver voice* Cool. 

Rey Mysterio's Hijo, Dominik, challenges Seth Rollins to a bout at SummerSlam in an interview with Sarah Schreiber. I mean, we saw this coming so this wasn't surprising. 

Shayna Baszler vs Sasha Banks. 

That match ended via a DQ due to Asuka's attack on Bayley (a lame finish, mind you). 

She was then asked by Charly Caruso about the awful RAW women's championship match ending. 

The empress angrily expressed herself that she wanted a rematch for the red belt at SummerSlam (what's with people and wanting rematches?). 

Shayna Baszler tells Asuka that she'll cheer for Asuka to win the title so that the submission magician will take it from her. Banks accept the challenge if Asuka faces Bayley. 

I like the fact that Shayna's intentionally waiting for Asuka to win the championship so that she could immediately step in line for a title shot. 

RAW Underground. 

Now, what in the world is RAW Underground? Well, it isn't a Lucha Underground ripoff if that's what you're thinking. 

However, it's pretty much a place where guys fight in a ring without the ropes and Shane McMahon is behind all of this. 

(aka Def Jam: Fight For NY except without Shane of course although it would be funny seeing McMahon nail his signature punches on to Warren G or someone else). 

Later in the night, the hurt business beat up all the competitors in the RAW Underground making them its new top players. 

At first, I didn't like this but ever since Lashley, MVP and Shelton Benjamin showed up, I was intrigued. 

I can't fully say that I'm all in on the RAW Underground concept but at the same time, I can't bring myself to not like this idea just yet. 

Angelo Dawkins vs Angel Garza And Montez Ford vs Andrade.  

As Montez Ford got a bit excited outside the ring, Ford fainted out and Dawkins got distracted from that. 

Because of it, Garza delivered a dropkick and won the match. 

Montez's match with Andrade is up next and did Ford somehow prevail in this bout? *Jon Moxley's voice* Nope. Montez shook the ropes once more and he suddenly fainted again.   

Well, my dumbass thought it was the ropes but the medical guys said that what happened to Ford was due to poisoning in his system. 

Murphy questioned himself what he did but Seth Rollins convinced him that what he did to Aleister Black was the right thing. 

Murphy then asked Rollins regarding Dominick's SummerSlam match offer and Rollins walked away. 

Apparently, there was footage of some people dressed in black throwing *laughs profusely* fireballs on to the production box. 

Seth Rollins Asks Tom Phillips A Series Of Questions. 

You read the title right, Seth Rollins asked him a series of questions in relation to his job as a play by play commentator. 

Rollins was bothered by the fact that he was cheering on Dominik. 

Seth and his disciple tried to take out Tom Phillips but he was saved by his broadcast partner, Samoa Joe. 

As Joe wanted to face Seth and his disciple in the ring, Dominik hits Seth from behind with a kendo stick to which Rollins says that he accepts Dominik SummerSlam match challenge. 

Joe's role in this scene was the best part. I get a big kick out of a colleague defending their fellow colleague for some reason. 

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos. 

Like: Opening promo from MVP, Shayna's role in the women's title program, Drew and Randy segment, the end segment. 

Didn't like: The Shayna Baszler and Sasha Banks match finish. 

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.