WWE RAW Coverage: Ziggler and Rollins Make RAW Worth It

Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler stole the show this week on RAW, but you still can’t escape the simple fact that Brock Lesnar needs to relinquish the Universal Championship. The limited defenses are one thing- but to rarely appear on the show and allow any storyline to get over is another. RAW is a ship without a captain and that wrong needs to be right before it sinks even further.

Matches:

Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns vs. The Revival: Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder: Wilder got the Rollup win over Reigns after the two Universal Champion contenders couldn’t get on the same page despite having the upper hand throughout the match.

WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy w/WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Bray Wyatt vs. Curtis Axel w/Bo Dallas: An awful match with a terrible finish as Axel stole the win with a Crossbody counter of a Superplex.

The Authors of Pain: Akam and Rezar vs. Rich and Rex Gibson: Pure squash as TAOP got the easy win with the Last Chapter. After the match, Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews made the save.

Natalya Neidhart w/Nia Jax vs. WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss w/Mickie James: Neidhart got the surprising submission win with the Sharpshooter in a match that makes the RAW Women’s Division even cloudier.

The Riott Squad: Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan and Liv Morgan vs. Bayley, Sasha Banks and Ember Moon: Riott stole the win on Banks, but after the match, things got spicy as Bayley destroyed her former best friend.

No Way Jose vs. Mojo Rawley: This wasn’t even a match and took a super long time to develop. Rawley just talked smack and punched Jose in the face and walked away. What a bore.

Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor and Baron Corbin: A disaster as no one really got along here, but Owens and Strowman have more chemistry than you think. After Balor and Corbin got counted out on the outside, Strowman and Owens picked up the win.

Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler w/Drew McIntyre vs. Seth Rollins:This was a pretty even encounter, although McIntyre continually tipped the favor of the match in his buddy’s favor. After McIntyre was thrown out, things got even spicier, as the two traded finishers, counters and a plethora of near-falls before McIntyre hit the ring again and got the match thrown out. Roman Reigns ended up making the save, clearing the ring to end the night.

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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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