I wanna briefly talk about the change in the commentary team.
Corey Graves makes his Monday Night RAW commentary return and he was his usual self.
Adnan Virk made his Monday Night RAW debut on the commentary and he was decent. I mean, the dude was once fired from his ESPN gig over leaking information so he fits this business right in.
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Bobby Lashley vs Riddle.
This match came about after Riddle challenged Lashley to a match and the Almighty was like, "you're a loser" (Bob is right though).
And Bobby Lashley proved his point by tapping Riddle out to the Full Nelson submission. Cool.
The Viking Raiders vs Cedric Alexander And Shelton Benjamin.
A competitive match but it was aight. The Viking Raiders are back, taking the W with the Viking Experience.
It feels like yesterday that Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin were the tag team champions.
To this day, the decision to break up the Hurt Business is really odd.
Rhea Ripley vs Asuka For THE RAW Women's Championship.
Speaking of returns, Charlotte Flair made her presence to the ring and cut a promo about her not appearing at Wrestlemania and how she doesn't steal opportunities, she makes opportunities.
Flair then pulled a Ray J on the Breakfast Club in that she's tired of being humble and she's tired of being low key.
For a while, Charlotte Flair's identity became more and more translucent so I'm glad that her persona is clearer as cleaned glass. Her portraying as a piece of sh*t is simply her strongest asset.
A rematch that wasn't needed yet happened because why not, I guess. The championship bout ended via a DQ due to an attack from Charlotte Flair on Asuka.
The women's tag team champions were laughing at the way Mandy Rose fell on the entrance ramp which led to both Rose and Dana Brooke pushing Nia Jax to the wall. Here we go, a rematch that I don't care about!
Alexa Bliss' Playground.
Alexa explains her motivation, saying that she's no longer with The Fiend and introduced a doll. Don't know where Alexa Bliss goes from here honestly.
Miz TV. Special Guest, Maryse.
The Miz, John Morrison and Maryse talked about the upcoming episode of "Miz And Ms" as well as the match Morrison and Miz had with Bad Bunny.
Out came Damian Priest and he didn't like the fact that they took credit for the success of Bad Bunny inside the ring.
The Miz challenged Damian Priest to a match however, his wife Maryse had the idea of a handicap match between Miz, Morrison and Damian Priest which happened immediately following the segment (a skippable one in fact).
And how did Damian Priest lose the match? With a distraction roll up! (Major sigh).
Why can't any babyface capture a victory that doesn't involve a roll-up (at least mostly?)
This doesn't help Damian Priest's so-called momentum or any other superstar's momentum, to be quite honest.
Nia Jax And Shayna Baszler vs Mandy Rose And Dana Brooke.
What the f**k just happened? So. Mandy Rose after being made fun of by the tag champs and pushing Nia Jax to the wall with the help of Dana Brooke, was like, "Nah, it ain't worth beating up Nia Jax".
Did WWE change the script of this storyline mid-show? What the f**k, WWE. This is so f**king stupid.
Bobby Lashley Addresses The Audience.
MVP did the talking for the Hurt Business and he called Drew McIntyre a warrior.
However, MVP pointed to McIntyre that there's nothing wrong with being number 2.
Out came the Scotsmen himself and he reminded MVP that he's getting a rematch.
To which Braun Strowman and Randy Orton stated their case as to why they should get a WWE championship opportunity.
So, Adam Pearce made a triple threat match with the winner facing Bobby Lashley for the WWE championship at Wrestlemania: Backlash (WWE said, "you thought Wrestlemania season was over? Pfft!").
The New Day vs Elias And Jaxson Ryker.
Those guys had a segment that let's be honest, nobody gives a f**king sh*t about.
The New Day wins. Cool.
In the latest edition of the firefly funhouse, Bray Wyatt pulled a "new season, new me" speech with his charm.
Man, WWE has dropped the ball on Bray Wyatt many f'ing times.
That dude is the best character performer in all of professional wrestling and the company isn't living up to his potential.
The dude is way bigger than WWE in terms of his raw talent on the stage.
It's a Goddamn shame that WWE doesn't have a clue on what to do with the man.
Drew McIntyre vs Randy Orton vs Braun Strowman. Winner Faces Bobby Lashley For The WWE Championship At Wrestlemania: Backlash.
Is it really surprising if I told you that Drew McIntyre won the match and will face Bob Lashley for the big belt? The match itself was meh. McIntyre was attacked by T-Bar and Mace of Retribution. Cooooooooooooooool.
So, to recap for all of you slow mofos.
Like: Charlotte Flair's promo.
Didn't like: Pretty much everything.
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