WWE RAW 18/1/21 | A Coherent Review.

Was this episode terrible? No, but that doesn't mean it was great either.

It was in the "meh" side of things.

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Randy Orton WITH A LUCHADOR MASK!?

The episode started off with Randy Orton wearing a luchador mask because Bliss burned the dude's face last week.

Orton cut a promo about fire and the Royal Rumble match.

"Somebody give this man an Oscar", said Vince McMahon probably after seeing that segment. It was an okay segment.

Lacey Evans was defending her alliance with Ric Flair in an interview with Charly Caruso (Thank God, I didn't say "relationship" instead of alliance).

Charlotte Flair vs Peyton Royce.

Despite some shenanigans between Charlotte Flair, her father Ric and Lacey Evans, the queen won the match with the figure eight and didn't let go of the hold after the match ended.

This entire angle is a no for me, guys.

Bobby Lashley stomped on Riddle's leg.

If I'm not mistaken, I've never seen Riddle pissed off like that.

Xavier Woods vs Mace.

"Bad, bad, bad, bad boy" oh wait, wrong Mace.

He actually won the match with a fireman's carry position into a sidewalk slam of some sort.

Sticking to Retribution for a bit. I'm intrigued by the story of Mustafa holding the grudge for not getting the "Kofimania" push.

Alexa Bliss' Playground. Special Guest, Asuka.

So. Bliss declared herself in the women's Royal Rumble match and Asuka was enthusiastic about it (no idea why).

Bliss was bothered by the way Asuka said, "yowie wowie" to the point where the raw women's champion was spooked.

Later in the night, the match happened between those two women and Bliss made Asuka look like the women's champion was beneath her.

Alexa Bliss turned from good Alexa to EVIL Alexa.

Because of her EVILness, Bliss won the match.

It looks like she's definitely winning the women's Royal Rumble match.

Jeff Jarret predicts that Bill Goldberg will win the WWE championship at the Royal Rumble.

I guess I have to disagree with ya, Double J.

Shayna Baszler vs Mandy Rose.

After Shayna won the match with the kirifuda clutch, tension was built between Baszler and Nia Jax.

But, Brooke pushed Nia Jax onto Baszler and ran away with Mandy Rose.

Whatever.

Ricochet vs AJ Styles.

Ricochet made a “50 First Dates” reference (yes, the one with Adam Sandler) to which AJ Styles not only gets the reference but he also puts that film in his top ten. He then used that reference to tell Styles that he has selective amnesia.

I don’t know if the WWE writIng team saw the movie or not but Drew Barrymore’s character had a car accident that got her anterograde amnesia aka NOT selective amnesia. It’s literally on the movie’s Wikipedia page!

The match itself was freaking awesome. That brainbuster from Styles was just *chef's kiss*.

AJ catches Ricochet from a springboard move into a styles clash to win the match. Another *chef's kiss* moment.

The Dirt Sheet. Special Guest, Goldberg.

Johnny Mundo and Mikey Mizanin introduced not Goldberg but rather Gillberg.

The way Gillberg said that he has to bust his head on the wall to bump himself made me laugh really loud.

The comedy continued as "Drew McIntyre" showed up and confronted Gillberg.

Miz then eluted that he'll cash in his Money In The Bank contract to become WWE champion.

I'm not a big fan of the way WWE handles comedy. However, I thought this segment was hilarious.

The guy that played Drew McIntyre was the star of the segment.

The Hurt Business vs Riddle And The Lucha House Party.

The miscommunications between Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin continued this week and I don't know where they're going with this.

However, The Hurt Business still came out of this match victorious.

Jeff Hardy vs Jaxson Ryker.

Ryker was talking about accepting the universal truth and I was like, "Woah, Woah, Woah".

Also, really? This match again?

It ended via a DQ because Elias pushed Jeff onto the ring apron and the ref saw it.

The miscommunications from Elias and Jaxson Ryker didn't stop Ryder from putting Hardy down.

What's with this show and miscommunications?

So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.

Like: Dirt Sheet segment, Ricochet vs AJ Styles.

Didn't like: The Lacey Evans, Ric and Charlotte Flair storyline, Jaxson Ryker vs Jeff Hardy.

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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