WWE RAW Coverage: A Blah Show to End 2016

December 27, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

The last RAW of 2016 was a whimper. A huge card with predictable matches and a lack of effective promo made for three hours of wrestling you could have easily missed. Something has to change and soon or else the promotion’ flagship show’s ratings are going to dip even further.

Matches:

The New Day: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods w/Big E. Langston vs. The WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: Antonio Cesaro and Sheamus: Kingston was on his game, nearly winning with an SOS on Sheamus, while Woods used his speed to nearly win with a massive Elbow Drop. Interference from Langston nearly secured a win for Kingston, but a blind tag from Cesaro allowed Sheamus to hit a Brogue Kick on Woods for the win.

Nia Jax vs. Scarlet: Jax got the quick win with the Samoan Drop and hit the Leg Drop after the three-count.

WWE RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley, Dana Brooke/Special Guest Referee: A disaster as Bayley hit the Belly-to-Bayley on Brooke, forcing another referee into the match. Bailey soon had the match in hand before Brooke pulled the other ref and fast-counted the win as Flair had her legs on the ropes.

Neville vs. TJ Perkins: Neville got the win on a reverse of a Rollup/Knee Bar (and a handful of tights) following the Detonation Kick.

Darren Young and Bo Dallas w/Bob Backlund vs. The Shining Stars: Primo and Epico: Braun Strowman destroyed all four competitors and Backlund to get the match thrown out.

Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman: Rollins dominated, but Strowman’s strength kept him in the match until Sami Zayn attacked him to get the match thrown out. With Rollins down, Chris Jericho hit the ring and took out Rollins with the Code Breaker.

The Golden Truth: R-Truth and Goldust vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: A boring match that saw Anderson steal a win with a Rollup.

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann vs. Ariya Daivari: Swann won with the Rich Kick, but Neville destroyed him after the match.

United States Champion Roman Reigns vs. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens: As expected, Chris Jericho played a role. Owens actually almost won the match with a Codebreaker. Rollins hit the ring right after and took out Jericho with a Pedigree on the outside, but Reigns hit the Spear to retain the US title. After the match, Rollins hit Owens with the Pedigree, while Reigns nailed Jericho with a Spear.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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