WWE RAW Coverage: Thank You Kevin Owens, Welcome Back Brock

Between the half hour wait for the first match and the performance from machine Gun Kelly, as wells the Terminator trailer, this week’s RAW felt called in, big time. Fresh off of Money in the Bank, the show was incredibly flat- away from the return of Brock Lesnar and the actions of Kevin Owens.

Overall, Sheamus failed to make as big an impact as you’d expect after winning the Money in the Bank briefcase while Owens and Dean Ambrose continue to prove that they are capable in the ring and on the mic.

Nothing against Seth Rollins, but the WWE creative team hasn’t helped him nearly as much as they need to. Excellent in the ring and on the mic, Rollins has been made to look way too weak, more a weasel than a champion.

With The Authority beginning to unravel by the week, it should be creative’s job to get Rollins over more as someone who doesn’t need anyone’s help, rather than someone who only pretends that to be the case. Now with Brock Lesnar hungry to regain the WWE World Heavyweight title, Rollins finally has an opportunity to prove himself.

Matches:

Sheamus vs. Dean Ambrose: Sheamus worked on Ambrose’s injured leg throughout the match, but the Lunatic Fringe was vigilant, thanks to strikes and signature offense.Despite the injured leg, Ambrose went off the top rope and nearly won with his modified Elbow Drop. Going for the Dirty Deeds, Ambrose looked ready to win, but Sheamus took the Money in the Bank briefcase and was ready to leave. That was until Randy Orton hit the ring, forcing Sheamus back into the ring where Ambrose won with the Rollup. After the pinfall, Orton nailed Sheamus with the second Rope DDT, but Sheamus escaped before the Apex Predator could hit the RKO.

R-Truth vs. Wade Barrett: For the second time in as many nights, Truth got the win over Barrett with a Rollup. After the bell, Barrett took out Truth with the Bullhammer Elbow.

NXT Champion Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler: A very good back and forth with plenty of counters. While Ziggler almost won with the Super Kick and Zig-Zag, Owens mystified with the Cannonball and a vicious German Release Suplex before getting the win with the Pop-Up Powerbomb.

Randy Orton vs. Kane: Orton was ready to win until Sheamus hit the ring and Kane made it a no-holds-barred match. After Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick, Kane got the win.

The Miz vs. The Big Show: Although The Big Show literally slapped the hell out of The Miz, Show was preoccupied with Ryback on the outside, allowing The Miz to get the win via count-out.

Divas Champion Nikki Bella and Brie Bella vs. Paige: Nikki got the win thanks to the Forearm Smash and the Rack Attack, but it wasn’t before Paige nearly won with the Rampage in an effort she couldn’t have been upset about.

Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E. Langston vs. Adrian Neville and the WWE Tag Team Champions Titus o’Neil and Darren Young: Neville got the win with the Red Arrow after O’Neil and Young got in plenty of licks themselves.

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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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