WWE RAW Coverage: Peace Johnny Ace, Hello Taker?

Triple H’s appearance on RAW certainly spiced things up. It definitely made up for John Laurinaitis horribly fumbling through his lines in the opening segment. In the end though, nothing Johnny Ace did could ruin RAW this week.

His segment with Triple H at the end of the show was utterly enjoyable. There was a reason why the crowd was into it. It was good. You felt like “anything” could happen.

It did.

Just when you thought Laurinaitis [who got out the chap stick] was about to kiss Triple H’s ass to keep his job, it appeared the former World Champ was going to fire him anyway.

Then Undertaker hit the ring.

Yes, you can mark out a bit.

When it was all said and done, it appears Johnny Ace will keep his job for the time being. But Triple H apparently won’t have his hands full with the Dead Man. For now.

Plain and simple, last night’s RAW stood out as the best so far this year because of the fantastic card.

Every match, aside from the usual Brodus Clay filler was proof that when the WWE wants to, they can let their guys and gals loose.

Great matches send fans home happy and that’s exactly what the WWE did this week on RAW.

But there was more than good matches. Chris Jericho’s interruption in the CM Punk/Daniel Bryan match opens up some interesting storyline options. The announcement of Mike Tyson to the WWE Hall of Fame this year was long overdue. Considering the losers that have been inducted into the celebrity wing over the years, the fact that Tyson actually made an impact in the company makes him an obvious choice for HOF consideration.

It was also announced earlier that R-Truth, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho and Kofi Kingston will battle CM Punk for the WWE title at Elimination Chamber. Could it be that the company is running thin when it comes to competition for Punk? Jericho just came back to the promotion and Kingston has been primarily a tag team guy for the past eight months. Sad to say, the WWE hasn’t been making new stars the way they should be and it’s starting to catch up to them.

Matches:

Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton: An opening match with plenty of athleticism, as Ziggler and Orton went through a few Irish-whip maneuvers, nearfalls, submission counters and a mammoth Superplex. The crowd seemed to really get into it once Orton hit his signature second rope DDT. He followed that up with the RKO for the victory.

Brodus Clay vs. Tyler Reks: Just a disaster. While Reks was the first guy to land any offense on Clay, the match still lasted less than a minute. The Funkasaurus hit his disgrace jumping cross body finisher for the win.

WWE Champion CM Punk vs. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan: This was a technical showcase between the company’s two best workers. It should have been the main event, but understandable since Triple H’s encounter with Laurinaitis was teased for a week. The back and forth nature was solid and it was far from predictable. If only more matches could be like this. While there wasn’t a clean finish, as Chris Jericho joined the party and caught Punk with the Codebreaker, it advances a storyline and possibly sets up a Punk/Jericho feud.

Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz: R-Truth’s commentary during the match was also entertaining in a quick match between two of the top young stars in the company. It was full of counters. Miz was on the offensive throughout, but Kingston battled back and caught Miz with his Trouble From Paradise kick for the three-count.

Divas Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Eve Torrez: Squash match as Phoenix hit the Glamslam for a quick win. Kane’s psychological warfare with Torrez continued as he promo-ed on the Titantron before he hit the ring. Of course, John Cena made the save and the two went at it.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13819 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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