WWE RAW Coverage: Made in England

Ten minutes in and Triple H nailed Paul Heyman with the Pedigree.

If you thought it was a sign of excitement to come, well, you would be right. A mammoth card with plenty of action, this week’s RAW was fun, even if it didn’t develop enough storyline.

A Ryback and Mick Foley promo to end RAW?

Not going to get it done creative. Not even close.

Thank the WWE gods for The Shield, a steel chair and John Cena. That at least spiced things up a tad.

The England fans were energetic and the big fight atmosphere was apparent. The WWE definitely delivered in terms of match quality, but with only a few weeks before Extreme Rules, the drama needs to be turned up a few notches next week.

Or else a usually weak PPV will be thinner than Gillberg during a potato famine.

Matches:

Antonio Cesaro vs. R Truth: After some back and forth, the match nearly ended after a Reverse Michinoku Driver from Truth, but after a weird transition, Truth hit an imperfect version of his Complete Shot finisher for the quick and unexpected win.

Brodus Clay w/ Tensai, Cameron and Naomi vs. Damien Sandow w/Cody Rhodes: Sandow was surprisingly solid against the much larger Clay. After a handful of tights, Sandow won with a surprise rollup.

World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler w/ Big E. Langston and AJ Lee vs. Chris Jericho: With a loss, Jericho would join the three-way title match at Extreme Rules. Ziggler couldn’t let that happen, but he couldn’t catch a break early on. Luckily for him, Langston got involved and turned the table. Jericho got in the match with a Belly to Back Suplex and a Double Axe Handle from the top. Jericho then hit the Bulldog, but Langston hit Jericho during the Lionsault attempt. Ziggler couldn’t earn the win though. The champion battled back with his jumping DDT, but Jericho too was resilient. Not even the Fame-Asser could put Jericho away. Y2J then Superplexed Ziggler, but the champ kicked out. After a Codebreaker , Ziggler got his leg on the ropes and the match continued. Jericho then latched on the Walls of Jericho, but Fandango’s music hit to cause the distraction Ziggler needed. A Zig-Zag later and Ziggler got the win.

Cody Rhodes w/Damien Sandow vs. Tensai w/Brodus Clay, Cameron and Naomi: Both guys went through some signature offense, but Rhodes was in control for the majority of the match. When Tensai got back in charge, Sandow tried to cause a distraction, but a Choke Bomb and Senton Backsplash later, Tensai was victorious.

Big E. Langston vs. Zack Ryder: Without his spiked hair, Ryder was the weaker man. Langston dominated although Ryder hit a Missile Dropkick from the second rope. Langston quickly bounced back and hit his Belly-to-Belly Frontslam finisher for the win.

Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan, Kane and The Undertaker: This was a long match that showed the dexterity and stamina of all six competitors. The Shield began the match with the advantage, but Hell No quickly joined the match and evened things up. Bryan used a slew of kicks to get the upper-hand on Ambrose and Kane and Undertaker continued to pummel the Shield’s mouthpiece. Reigns didn’t fare much better as Kane had his way with him. It wasn’t until Rollins got in that The Shield got going. Using double and triple-team maneuvers, strikes and solid ring positioning, The Shield gained control. Bryan, however, once again, thanks to his legs and wrestling ability, got his team back in the fight. Undertaker nearly won with a Double Chokeslam, but Reigns hit Taker with the spear and the match continued. Kane then had his moments of “vintage” offense and that’s when things got hectic. Counters and drama on the outside made for a crazy finish as Bryan missed a Top-Rope Headbutt and Ambrose applied the tight hook pin for the win.

Fandango vs. William Regal: England’s favorite son started with a bang, but Fandango quickly won with a Frankie Kazarian-esque twisting Downward Spiral. After the match, Jericho beat up Fandango and danced with his valet.

Divas #1 Contender Battle Royal: AJ Lee got kicked in the face by Tamina Snuka in the early going and played possum until Layla eliminated everyone. After she forced Layla to carry her limpless body to the ropes, Lee turned the tables and kicked Layla out for the win.

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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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