WWE RAW Coverage: When Will the Bullying End?

“I will beat Randy Orton,” Daniel Bryan on RAW this week.

The former WWE Champion is still on a massive role in spite of the Triple H regime throwing every obstacle in his way. The David vs. Goliath angle continues to build drama and this week’s episode of RAW delivered the goods.

At this rate, it’s unsure when Bryan will stop being a victim and overcome Orton and rest of Triple H’s bullies.

Edge’s appearance on the show also added an extra element- The Rated R Superstar’s ability to cut promo with Triple H was some of the better microphone work on RAW in months. Even if it wasn’t ultimately the case, it felt good to see someone stand up to Triple H and at least for a second, think that he could stopped.

Appearances by Goldust and Santino Marella continued the surprises in what was an entertaining episode of RAW. However, with only a handful of matches announced for Night of Champions, you have to wonder what the company will do to fill up the pay-per-view’s card.

Matches:

Kofi Kingston vs. Curtis Axel w/Paul Heyman: Axel dominated Kingston and got DQed after he delivered a slew of knees in the turnbuckle on Kingston and wouldn’t stop when the referree told him to. The barrage continued after the bell but after Kingston delivered a Trouble in Paradise out of nowhere, Heyman’s concern is at an all-time high.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Bray Wyatt w/Luke Harper and Erick Rowan: Ziggler was stellar and made the much larger Wyatt look amazing. Wyatt also helped with a slew of stiff offense. After a massive corner avalanche, Wyatt nailed the Sister Abigail for the win.

Cameron, Brie Bella and Nattie Niedhart w/Jojo and Naomi vs. Oksana, Alicia Fox and Layla: Divas Champion AJ Lee’s color commentary during the bout was easily the most entertaining part of the match. Niedhart beat Fox with the Sharpshooter.

World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. R-Truth: Del Rio and R-Truth worked well together and traded offense for a large portion of the match. Truth hit the Reverse Michinoku Driver, but missed the Scissors Kick, this led the way for one of Del Rio’s vicious kicks and then the Cross-Arm Breaker for the submission victory.

Antonio Cesaro w/Zeb Colter vs. Santino Marella: Cesaro is amazing. His Giant Swing on Marella was one of a kind. Although Marella got some offense in, Cesaro’s European Uppercut, variety of suplexes appeared to be too much for the rusty Marella. In spite of the beating he took, Marella snuck in a version of the cradle for the underdog win.

Damien Sandow vs. The Miz: Just when the Miz got cooking, Fandango and Summer Rae distracted Miz to enable a Sandow win via the Schoolboy.

Goldust vs. Randy Orton: Surprisingly, Goldust was in solid ring shape and looked great in the ring with Orton. The Bizarre One nearly won with a few rollups, but could never get a real advantage. The only time he was ever in control was during a brief segment on the outside of the ring. But after Orton went on a tear, Goldust fought back with a Bulldog and more signature offense. After a few near-falls, Orton hit his second rope DDT and went for the RKO, but Goldust hit the CrossRhodes. Unable to get the pin, Goldust soon fell victim to the RKO and was cleanly pinned.

Rob Van Dam w/Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Ryback: RVD got the win via DQ after Ryback decimated him on the outside and finished him off with a Shellshock.

Daniel Bryan w/The Big Show vs. United States Champion Dean Ambrose w/WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins: Show was in Bryan’s corner, but wasn’t allowed to touch The Shield, per Stephanie McMahon’s pre-match instructions. Easily one of Ambrose’s best matches, the U.S. Champion went shot for shot with Bryan for most of the match. Bryan stole the show however with a wonderful Belly-to-Back Suplex from the top rope. Bryan also eluded the majority of The Shield’s heel tactics and won with a well-placed Rollup. After the bell, Bryan and Orton began to brawl, but The Shield got involved. Show slowed down the attack by presenting a chair, but Orton still got the last laugh with the RKO. After that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon again forced Show to once again enter the ring and punch Bryan in the face. After Orton and Show argued about it for a few minutes in the ring, Bryan ended up nailing Orton with the Running Knee.

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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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