With the Balor Club growing stronger, the continued rise of Braun Strowman and the thought of a Samoa Joe/John Cena match, this week’s RAW was a strong one that continues to build on the sturdy Royal Rumble foundation.
Matches:
Bayley and Sasha Banks w/Mickie James vs. Absolution: Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville w/Paige: Banks was beaten on the entire match thanks to quick tags from Rose and Deville, but the Boss got the tap-out win with the Bank Statement out of nowhere.
Matt Hardy vs. Curt Hawkins: Hardy got the squash win with the Side Effect/Twist of Fate combination. After the match, Bray Wyatt hit the ring and the two just laughed at each other into the break.
Cedric Alexander vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore: Alexander dominated and got the win, but it was via count-out after he took out Amore with a Dive to the outside.
The Bar: Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews w/Dana Brooke: Titus Worldwide got the surprise win with a Rollup after Sheamus missed the Brogue Kick on Crews on the apron and Cesaro was stuck on the outside.
Samoa Joe vs. Rhyno w/Heath Slater: Rhyno put up a fight, but Joe got the win with the Kokina Clutch.
Intercontinental Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins vs. The Balor Club: Finn Balor, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows: This match just felt really forced. It wasn’t because of any bad performances, it was just because the rivalry is still brewing. While The Club cut off the ring, Reigns surprised with a Tilt-a-Whirl Slam. However, Jordan’s inexperience allowed Rollins to get nailed with a Magic Killer and the Coup De Grace. After the match, The Miz, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel took out, Jordan and Rollins on the outside and finished off Reigns with the Skull Crushing Finale and then The Shield Triple Powerbomb in the middle of the ring.
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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