WWE RAW Coverage: A Special Promo Saves a RAW That was Nothing Special

The only thing that satisfied last night on WWE RAW was CM Punk’s promo at the end of the show that can only be described as Deadpool-esque and magical.

Was it enough to ultimately satisfy?

Absolutely.

Breaking the forth wall and discussing his thoughts on Vince McMahon, the Rock, Paul Heyman and many others, it was one of the best promos delivered on RAW in years.

It was easily the best ending to a RAW in years as well. Allowing Punk to become the voice of the disgruntled fan is simply a work of genius and needs to be further developed.

Simply put, it can make him as a legitimate heel in the company.

Aside from that, there were plenty of matches last night on RAW, but overall, it was nothing special. None of the feuds in progress, aside from the CM Punk/Cena were developed and with Money in the Bank just three weeks away, this episode of RAW was ultimately passable aside from Punk’s magical performance.

Above all else, all the rumored and scheduled appearances fell flat. Shawn Michaels’ spot was billed last week and all he did was promote his new show and deliver a few super kicks. DDP’s appearance [which some of the dirt sheets said he was supposed to reveal himself as the unknown GM] was just to promote the new WCW DVD. All in all, it was all a big tease.

Matches:

Kane vs. CM Punk: An interesting match that saw Punk get counted out after he sold some offense from Kane. The #1 contender, Punk doesn’t have to get punished in the ring if he doesn’t want to. At the same time, fans want to see wrestling on the show and not see superstars leave the ring after a few minutes.

Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara in a no count-out match: A high quality matchup that proves these guys should compete against one another more often. However, it served no purpose and had no emotion. At the same time, it also proves that Sin Cara’s finisher just doesn’t do him justice.

Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler with Vicki Guerrero banned from ringside: Ziggler worked on Kingston’s head most of the match, but that didn’t stop the babyface from delivering the trouble in paradise leg lariat for the win. A decent match, but considering the fact that neither one of these guys can talk on the microphone, this angle has no heat and isn’t going to be a money maker.

Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio in a steel cage: A boring match that had absolutely no flow. A lack of high impact from Del Rio and a sloppy superplex from Show nearly ruined the match until Mark Henry came and ripped off the cage door. Soon after, he beat Show with it and sent him through the cage. It was definitely one of the better moments of the night. Henry continues to make himself interesting.

Kelly Kelly vs. Nikki Bella w/ Brie Bella in a submission match: A match that lasted a minute after Kelly latched on the Boston crab. After the match, Eve Torrez hit the ring and made the save.

The Miz and Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio and Alex Riley in a tornado tag match: This match was proof that Riley is developing into a big mid-card face. While this match was a complete disaster at times, it picked up enough at the end and got one of the biggest pops of the night.

R-Truth vs. John Cena in a tables match: A less than predictable finish, thanks to CM Punk, who ensured R-Truth the win. The match itself however was barely a contest with basic moves encompassing most of the match. Like the rest of the show, it was nothing special.

That is, until after when Punk delivered the goods all by himself.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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