Once again, this show was mediocre as f**k.
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The Hurt Business Is No More.
Why? Because WWE hates friendships. All lame jokes aside, the actual reason is that Cedric Alexander and Shelton didn't get the job done on taking out Drew McIntyre.
Alexander and Benjamin weren't too happy with Bobby's words and it led to a brawl.
Wow. It looks like Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander will go right back to not being on TV for a longer period of time. I don't like this at all!
Riddle suggested an idea to Titus O'Neil of a Wrestlemania roast to which the guy was attacked by Sheamus. Speaking of Sheamus and Riddle……
Riddle vs Sheamus.
I ain't a fan of Riddle but he and Sheamus have incredible chemistry because this match was fun. Sheamus pinned the US champion.
After the match, Riddle pushed Sheamus to the outside. I smell a rematch happening at Wrestlemania.
Shane McMahon Calls Braun Strowman Dumb By Bringing up Strowman's Fifth Grade Report Card.
The heading above pretty much described the segment to ya.
The storyline going into their Wrestlemania match is so bad, it makes movies like "Dragon Ball: Evolution" and "The Last Airbender" look like best picture winners in comparison.
Braun then defeated Jaxson Ryker in a match and Shane McMahon tried to beat up the big guy but it failed miserably.
Strowman announced that their match at Wrestlemania will take place inside a salad steel cage. Awesome!
The Miz And John Morrison Debut Their Music Video About Bad Bunny.
Look, I know The Miz and John Morrison have been portrayed as unfunny dads trying so hard to be cool with the kids (aka the plot of the Daddy's Home movies). However, that song absolutely slaps.
And who else enjoyed the music video? Well, it was none other than Damian Priest and Bad Bunny.
The segment ended with Bad Bunny calling The Miz a "b*tch" and a punch from Bad Bunny to The A-Lister. That right hand is better than any John Cena punch.
In a backstage segment, Randy Orton called The Fiend "an abomination from hell".
An okay promo for a match that I'm hoping it's as good as the Firefly funhouse match.
Bobby Lashley vs Shelton Benjamin.
Shelton took a BEATING from Bob Lashley. In other words, this match was all Lashley (no sh*t, Omar).
Lashley wins with the Full Nelson submission.
The New Day Game Contest.
Aka trying to fill those 3 hours with a bore. I will say, the match with Xavier Woods and AJ Styles was prettay, prettay, pretty good.
It ended via a DQ because of one man, Omos. That dude took out both men with ease in a post-match beatdown.
Alexa Bliss showed off a demonic-looking box and explains that The Fiend was trapped in that box and how at Wrestlemania, the legend killer dies.
That match is the only bout at Wrestlemania that has some long term storytelling.
Not gonna lie, that is wild to think about.
Drew McIntyre showed up to the locker room and DEMANDED anybody to answer Bobby Lashley's call.
He approached guys like Braun Strowman (a tease for a feud that I'm not a fan of already), Humberto Carrillo, Riddle, Angel Garza and Ricochet who challenged McIntyre to a match later in the night.
I like my baby faces that are multidimensional and this scene was a great showcase of that.
Naomi vs Shayna Baszler.
Thanks to Lana's outside assistance, Naomi pinned the women's champions with a bridging roll-up.
In a backstage segment, Riddle pulled a Pyscho Sid from 1995 and the only difference between now and then is that you didn’t hear Jim Ross saying,” we’re live pal”.
Rhea Ripley And Asuka Contract Signing For Their RAW Women's Championship Match At Wrestlemania.
This segment played like a typical contract signing until Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler came out and challenged Rhea Ripley and Asuka to a tag team match next week on this very show.
WWE has used the "can the champ and the challenger co-exist" trope across 3 f**king brands.
The Finn Balor and the Karrion Kross feud, the Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair feud and now the Rhea Ripley and Asuka feud.
It's so darn played out.
Drew McIntyre vs Ricochet.
A decent match. After McIntyre defeated Ricochet, Mustafa Ali attacked the guy and Drew passionately asked Ali to fight him in a match. And of course, Drew McIntyre defeated Ali too.
King Corbin from Smackdown put Drew McIntyre down and it led to Bobby Lashley locking in the Full Nelson submission on Drew McIntyre to end this week's episode of Monday Night RAW.
Like I always say whenever King Corbin is a new angle, "King Corbin = automatic disinterest". Isn’t the dude on Smackdown? Did they pull the “brand to brand invitational” reason? What the hell is going on?
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Drew Mcintyre In the backstage locker room segment, Aj Styles vs Xavier Woods, Riddle vs Sheamus.
Didn't like: The Hurt Business breaking up, pulling the “can the champ and the challenger co-exist” cliche on the Rhea Ripley and Asuka feud, whatever the hell was The New Day Contest segment, Why King Corbin on Raw, Another horrendous Shane McMahon segment involving Braun Strowman.
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