WWE RAW Coverage: Not an Extreme Go Home Show

April 21, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Although this was the go home show before this weekend’s Extreme Rules, it felt like a good episode of Monday Night RAW, but not one that would entice us to pay for, or even watch a Pay Per View.

it doesn’t matter that all the matches on the card were teased (minus any mention of Daniel Bryan and a possible Intercontinental Title defense), the show, away from the antics of Randy Orton were anything but unpredictable.

Matches:

Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper: The fight went to the outside, where both competitors were DQed for failing to get back in the ring, ensuring that this feud will continue for a few weeks.

Sin Cara and Kalisto vs. Kofi Kingston and Big E. Langston w/Xavier Woods: Langston’s power kept New Day in the match, but Cara and Kalisto’s speed was where most of the match’s cool offense came from. However, it wasn’t until the nation spilled to the outside the Dragons took full control. But once it did, Woods held on to Cara’s leg, allowing the New Day to win via count-out. After the match though Randy Orton hit the ring and nailed both Kingston and Woods with the RKO.

Curtis Axel vs. Fandango: Axel got in virtually zero offense as Fandango got the quick win with the Top Rope Leg Drop.

Brie Bella vs. Naomi: A solid back and forth that saw Naomi get the win with a Rear View out of nowhere. After the match, Naomi made sure Divas Champion, Nikki Bella, saw her clamoring for a shot at the strap.

Sheamus vs. Zack Ryder: Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick and then proceeded to beat on Ryder inside and outside the ring, all the while talking smack on the microphone. After another Brogue Kick on the outside, Sheamus went to hit the move again, but Dolph Ziggler hit the Zig-Zag on Sheamus to give the Celtic Warrior the win via DQ.

WWE United States Champion John Cena vs. Kane: Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment for the win after he kicked out of a Kane Chokeslam.

The Miz vs. Damien Sandow w/ Summer Rae: Sandow was in control until Summer Rae interfered and helped Miz get the win.

Ryback  vs. Adam Rose w/Rosa Mendes: Ryback got the easy win thanks to the Shellshocked and then beat on Rose’s entourage.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins w/Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble vs. Dolph Ziggler: What you would expect from a  match between these two with plenty of counters and near-falls. But after interference from Sheamus, Rollins got the win with his new DDT variation. After Rollins and Triple H did some talking, Kane hit the ring and with the Steel Cage coming down to protect him, Rollins thought he was safe, but he ended up stuck in the cage with Orton, who hit the RKO to end the night.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14320 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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