This show has been an utter mess for three weeks straight. With the quick matches and a lack of entertaining drama, RAW was flatter than a freshly paved road.
From the beginning it was uneven and jilted. It took 20 minutes for the Fandango/Chris Jericho Dance-Off segment to get to where it needed to be and in the end, it was an almost Vince Russo-esque swerve. Summer Rae wasn’t hurt? Good god, who didn’t see that coming? Simply put, the writing on RAW currently is pedantic, slow-paced and predictable.
Like an action film starring Randy Orton, RAW felt forced this week.
Less than a week before Extreme Rules, the WWE failed to deliver the drama needed to make this event a captivating one. Not even Brock Lesnar and Triple H in a steel cage could spice things up enough.
With Dolph Ziggler’s injury last week on Smackdown, it’s fair to say that this upcoming pay per view will be the weakest of the year thus far.
Away from the Kofi Kingston/Dean Ambrose and Hell No/Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins matches, what other reason is there to tune in? Everything else is a predictable joke.
Matches:
Ryback vs. Zack Ryder: Long Island Iced-Z jobbed out to Ryback following a Meat Hook Clothesline and The Shellshock.
Brodus Clay and Tensai with Cameron and Naomi vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neill: Clay and Tensai were in control throughout, but a quick strike in the throat from Young (with his hair pick in hand) on Clay and a rollup earned the Prime Time Players the win.
United States Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow: A Russian Leg Sweep and the Elbow of Disdain got Sandow going, but Kingston, as always, was resilient. Sandow nearly won with a nice neckbreaker, but Kingston kicked out and then hit The Trouble in Paradise for the win.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Randy Orton: Cesaro had a few moments of offense, but Orton earned the quick win with the RKO.
The Miz vs. Heath Slater w/Drew MacIntyre and Jinder Mahal: The Miz was in complete control throughout. Help from Mahal and MacIntyre couldn’t help Slater either. In the center of the ring, Miz got the submission win via the Figure-Four.
Six-Man Elimination Tag: John Cena, and WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns: The Shield used quick tags, but Kane and Bryan were strong on their feet. Cena and Reigns watched the majority of the match. Kane nearly pinned Ambrose with a running DDT, but Kane decided to take the match to the outside. But after he went a bit too far, Kane was eliminated via DQ. After that Bryan went on a fantastic run, hitting all of his signature offense, but he was unable to pin Rollins and was eventually pinned by Ambrose after a Front-Face Diving Bulldog. With Cena all alone, the WWE Champion hit Rollins with the Attitude Adjustment to pin the youngster for the first time in his career. Reigns then got eliminated after he speared Cena when he wasn’t the legal man. With just Ambrose and Cena left, Cena latched on the STF, but Rollins and Reigns interfered to earn Cena the hollow win. After the match, Cena was destroyed with the Triple Powerbomb. With Cena down, Ryback hit the ring and hit the champ with a chair on his bad ankle.
Big E. Langston w/AJ Lee vs. Jack Swagger w/Zeb Colter: These two worked hard in what was easily the best match on the card away from the six-man tag. Both guys had their spots, but Swagger was the catalyst. Swagger nearly won with the Ankle Lock at one point, but Langston fought it off. Once the match got to the outside, Swagger was able to get back in the ring and win via count out. After the match, Alberto Del Rio hit the ring and all three stars duked it out.
Natalya Neidhart w/Great Khali and Hornswoggle vs. AJ Lee: Neidhart was in control for most of the match until Lee landed a slap that pissed off Niedhart and got her off her game. Playing possum again, Lee ended the match with a sneaky Octopus Stretch.
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