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WWE RAW 7/9/20 | A Coherent Review.

WWE Monday Night RAW: Cobertura y resultados del 7 de septiembre de 2020

Last week, I was looking forward to this week's edition of Monday Night RAW 9
because they were trying some different things. 

The latest episode really disappointed me for one reason. 

It just felt uneventful. 

Overall, not the best effort for the red brand. 

Because of how skippable this program was, I am not going to talk about everything that happened but rather mention two interesting aspects. 

pictures via WWE.com

Cedric Alexander Is Part Of The Hurt Business. 

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Yes, you read that right.

Cedric Alexander basically turned heel by aligning himself with the Hurt Business. 

Despite being in the opposite team with Ricochet and Apollo Crews, he helped the trio of Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and MVP to win a tag team match. 

Alexander explained his actions later in the night saying that he shouldn't sacrifice his body for Apollo Crews. 

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This is by far, the most interesting thing coming out of this show. 

They have teased a turn to the dark side from Cedric going back earlier in the summer. 

His promo was fine. The motivation made sense but I do think the delivery was a bit off. 

I hope he can work on that because I've not seen this side of Alexander ever. Should be interesting. 

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Also, during the 8 man tag team match between The Viking Raiders, Ricochet, Apollo Crews and the Hurt Business, Ivar got no pun intended, hurt. 

Here's the update from WWE (by WrestlingInc):

"During the Eight-Man Tag Team Match on Monday Night Raw, Ivar suffered a cervical injury on a Viking Dive to the floor. 

As a precaution, Ivar was transported to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery." 

Wishing him nothing but a fast recovery. 

Drew Is Back Hitting Claymore Kicks On Randy Orton. 

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The show started off with a return of an angry, vengeful WWE champion, Drew McIntyre.

McIntyre kicked Orton's head off not once but twice. 

During the Keith Lee and Randy Orton match, Drew interfered in the encounter ending the match with a disqualification. 

This was an example of lazy writing because the booking of this finish was the exact same as the Keith Lee vs Randy Orton bout on the RAW after SummerSlam. 

Unless they're writing a narrative where Keith Lee doesn't like the fact that McIntyre is interfering in his matches with the viper. 

Some other things that happened on this show like: 
  • The arrival of the Smackdown tag team champions because remember, the brand to brand invitation is still a thing apparently. 
  • Street Profits vs Angel Garza and Andrade…………. AGAIN!
  • A meh RAW Underground. 
  • A women's tag match that I don't really care for. 
  • Billie Kay facing her now-former teammate, Peyton Royce to a match in the most monotonous of ways.  
  • A Retribution promo as well as a 24/7 championship segment that I ABSOLUTELY do not care about. 
  • Rey and his family nailed a series of kendo stick shots on Murphy after Dominik had a good match with the disciple. 

So, here's the recap for all of you slow mofos: 

Like: Cedric's heel turn, Dominik vs Murphy. 

Didn't like: the booking for the Keith Lee vs Randy Orton match, overall an uneventful show. 


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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