I have not said this in a RAW review in a very long time but the show as a whole was straight up dogsh*t awful.
It's so bad that I didn't like one ounce about this program.
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Randy Orton Remembers His Match At Clash Of Champions.
The show started off with Randy Orton recalling certain aspects about the WWE championship match at Clash Of Champions.
Orton goes on to say that Drew doesn't deserve the championship because the legends interfered in the ambulance match.
The promo ended with Orton bringing up the fact that he beat up four legends last week on RAW (again, explain the physics behind this?).
Drew showed up and he laid waste on the guy.
Randy has been quite exceptional in the dialogue department but this ain't it.
The promo actually put me to sleep and the show didn't even hit 10 minutes up until that point.
If they suddenly end the rivalry like nothing happened, while it doesn't make sense, I'm all for it because I'm over this feud.
Asuka, Mandy Rose And Dana Brooke vs Zelina Vega, Natalya And Lana.
This was meh. Rose led her team to victory with the kick on Lana.
After the match, the women's tag team champions attacked both Lana and Natalya.
Not Interested in this feud to be honest so that didn't do much for me.
R Truth did a mock draft with "little Jimmy" to which Drew Gulak disguised as a janitor, pinned R Truth to become 24/7 champion.
Later in the night, R Truth, Drew Gulak and Akira Tozawa fought inside the big trash bin which is a visual representation of how I feel about the 24/7 championship stuff as of late.
Somehow, R Truth regained the championship.
In another backstage segment, MVP offered Mustafa Ali, Apollo Crews and Ricochet to join the Hurt Business.
Is Mustafa going to join the Hurt Business or join a familiar stable?
Seth Rollins And Murphy vs Dominik Mysterio And Humberto Carrillo.
Speaking of feuds that needed a conclusion.
Murphy wanted an apology from Seth not for himself but for Aliyah.
Rollins then scolded Murphy saying that he should know his place. Messiah in Seth Rollins. Disciple in Murphy.
Dominik Mysterio and Humberto Carrillo rushed to the ring and the tag match went underway.
By the way, Humberto got an absolute tan and gained some muscle.
Shout out to him I guess?
Despite some miscommunications, Murphy hits the knee on Humberto to win the match.
Murphy left Seth Rollins high and dry.
After the commercial break, Murphy was given a deadline of an hour to apologize to Seth. Coooool.
Adam Pearce refused to give Braun Strowman a match because he's a Smackdown guy.
But, he would give Strowman an exhibition. Keith Lee showed up and told Pearce to sign him up.
So, Adam didn't want to give the big guy a match but then at the same time, he would? Huh?
KO Show. Special Guest, Bray Wyatt.
Kevin Owens is all fired up to "chat" with The Fiend.
Wyatt did show up via the firefly funhouse and he wanted to sing a song with Owens about "friends".
Kevin immediately called it off demanding Wyatt to show up to the ring.
Bray basically said no and Owens wanted to go after him.
As Owens reached the stage area, Aleister Black kicked Owens' head off with the black mass.
Why's Owens feuding with two people?
Don't get me wrong, I like the story they're telling with Black and Owens but damn, make up your mind, WWE!
In an interview with Charly Caruso, Drew McIntyre accepted Orton's Hell In A Cell match challenge for the WWE championship.
Braun Strowman vs Keith Lee.
The match ended via a count-out. They then had a bit of a post-match fight.
Another bout that ended in no contest for Keith Lee.
When will the guy get a clean win again on the main roster?
Bianca Belair showed off her intelligence in the latest vignette of hers.
When. Am. I. Going. To. See. Her. Wrestle?
The Hurt Business vs Apollo Crews, Ricochet And Mustafa Ali.
They had a pre-match promo which was so tiresome that I didn't feel like describing it.
Another match that involved The Hurt Business and Apollo Crews, Ricochet. *Major sigh*.
The Hurt Business wins.
I hope this is the last we see The Hurt Business face against Crews and Ricochet.
Did Murphy Apologize To Seth Rollins?
The disciple was thinking AND thinking AND thinking as Seth was telling him about the moments they've had together.
Seth was shouting at Murphy to apologize and that led to a beatdown from Murphy to Seth with the kendo stick.
After Seth said he's sorry to Aliyah, Murphy stood there and Rollins attacked the hell out of him.
Aliyah came to the rescue and the rest of the Mysterio family convinced her to abandon Murphy.
I would've liked the beatdown from Murphy had he didn't suffer from dumb babyface syndrome and took Rollins' apology to heart.
A potential star-making segment from Murphy that was squashed terribly.
Nia Jax And Shayna Baszler vs The Riott Squad For The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax retained. The match was bleh.
MVP vs Mustafa Ali.
You thought this was over? Pffft. The ending was from outta nowhere.
Retribution showed up and Mustafa left the ring because he is part of Retribution all along as the leader.
For a show that was pretty bad, this is an ending that I'm open-minded of.
Also, I wonder what kind of name WWE is giving Mustafa Ali now that he's the leader of Retribution.
Drew McIntyre And The Street Profits vs Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler And Robert Roode.
Randy Orton pinned Drew to win the match thanks to an RKO. Coooooooooooool.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Nothing.
Didn't like: Pretty much everything.
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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