RAW Review (15th of April)
It's the Superstar Shakeup addition of RAW as we see new superstars from Smackdown Live!, 205 Live, and NXT on the red brand! New faces could equal to interesting rivalries in the near future. Last night's shakeup was good as some big names from Smackdown are now on RAW and hopefully they could spice up the brand!
Show opened with Stephanie and Shane McMahon talking trash on the Montreal crowd. They hype up the Shakeup while Shane continues to mock The Miz and his father George. Before Stephanie was gonna announce the first new RAW superstar, The Miz comes from behind and attacks Shane. They brawl for a bit until Shane hightailed out of the ring. Finally it was confirmed the Miz is the first Smackdown superstar to be moved to RAW!
Show opened with Stephanie and Shane McMahon talking trash on the Montreal crowd. They hype up the Shakeup while Shane continues to mock The Miz and his father George. Before Stephanie was gonna announce the first new RAW superstar, The Miz comes from behind and attacks Shane. They brawl for a bit until Shane hightailed out of the ring. Finally it was confirmed the Miz is the first Smackdown superstar to be moved to RAW!
Aleister Black, Ricochet, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins Vs. The Revival & The Viking Experience
The War Raiders were called up to the main roster and made their debuts on RAW! Unfortunately, under new names. Hanson is now known as Ivar and Rowe is now known as Erik. No more War Raiders. Now they're the Viking Experience. Ugh, c'mon now WWE. As for the match itself I thought it was a good match as both teams showed some great moves. Even the champs Ryder and Hawkins looked good in this match! Viking Experience hit their signature moves on Ryder and picked up the win for their team. Having a new name is bad enough but I really hope Ivar and Erik don't get lost in the shuffle on RAW.
Cedric Alexander was announced that he's moved from 205 Live to RAW!
Cedric Alexander was announced that he's moved from 205 Live to RAW!
Finn Balor Vs. Andrade
Andrade is officially on RAW now and I'm excited to see what he can do on this brand. This match was really good as the back and forth action between the two was very well done. Zelina Vega at one point hits a Hurricanrana on Balor outside the ring and she always looks great pulling off that move! With that distraction, Andrade nails Balor with the Hammerlock DDT and pins him! Maybe an IC title feud between these guys is in the works.
Elias is next and talks about his encounters with John Cena and The Undertaker. He threatens to beat up the next person to interrupt him and that person turned out to be Rey Mysterio! Rey is now on RAW and brawls with Elias. Elias backs away and as Rey celebrates, Lars Sullivan interrupts him and ends the party by destroying him!
Elias is next and talks about his encounters with John Cena and The Undertaker. He threatens to beat up the next person to interrupt him and that person turned out to be Rey Mysterio! Rey is now on RAW and brawls with Elias. Elias backs away and as Rey celebrates, Lars Sullivan interrupts him and ends the party by destroying him!
The Usos Vs. Bobby Roode & Chad Gable
The Usos are now on RAW as well and they're gonna spice up the RAW tag division for sure! They put up on a good match with Gable and Roode and they picked up the victory by hitting their stereo Uso Splash on Gable. Can't wait to see what the Usos can do on RAW.
A Moment of Bliss segment with Alexa Bliss was next and her guest was Montreal's own Sami Zayn! Sami got a huge homecoming ovation from his hometown. He worked up the crowd here as he got them to cheer their butts off for him then he turns on them in heel fashion. He just talks down on the crowd the whole time and then walks off as the fans sing the goodbye song to him.
A Moment of Bliss segment with Alexa Bliss was next and her guest was Montreal's own Sami Zayn! Sami got a huge homecoming ovation from his hometown. He worked up the crowd here as he got them to cheer their butts off for him then he turns on them in heel fashion. He just talks down on the crowd the whole time and then walks off as the fans sing the goodbye song to him.
The IIconics Vs. Bayley & Naomi
Bayley had a mystery partner for this tag match and it turned out to be Smackdown's Naomi, who's officially on RAW now! This tag match was fine as it was a showcase for Naomi coming to the red brand. Bayley and Naomi picked up the win here and Naomi could do well on RAW.
Braun Strowman Vs. EC3
This wasn't even a match this was a beatdown to the so called Top 1%. Braun completely destroyed EC3 and topped it off by chokeslamming him through a board on the side of the stage.
Becky Lynch Vs. Ruby Riott
Decent match between these two women as Ruby got some good offense on Becky but of course The Man would prevail. Becky applied the Dis-Arm-Her on Ruby for the submission win. After the match, Natayla confronts Becky and steps up to her as she wants the RAW Women's Championship. Before Becky could finish her rebuttal, Lacey Evans interrupts and challenges Natayla to a match where the winner will become the #1 contender to Becky's RAW Women's title.
Natalya Vs. Lacey Evans (No.1 Contender for the RAW women’s championship)
This was the one match that kinda sucked the fun out of the crowd a little bit as it was a slow match for a minute. It picked up a little near the end and Lacey gained control for the rest of the match. She did pull off this impressive middle to top rope moonsault and pinned Natayla for the win! Lacey Evans is the new #1 contender for the RAW Women's Championship.
Seth Rollins, AJ Styles & Roman Reigns Vs. Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley & Baron Corbin
The final Smackdown superstar to be moved to RAW is AJ Styles! Fans erupted when AJ arrived and this could be a sign that AJ will take over RAW like he did Smackdown! The match itself was good as the heels worked over the faces for a bit. Finally things picked up at the end where the faces made a comeback. AJ Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm on Lashley and picked up the win for his team, closing out the show!
Here's the list of the new RAW Superstars:
The Miz
Andrade Cien Almas
The Usos
Naomi
Aleister Black
Ricochet
Eric Young (Yes, Sanity is no more)
Cedric Alexander
Lacey Evans
AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
The Viking Experience (Ugh)
EC3
Show Rating: 8.1/10
Here's the list of the new RAW Superstars:
The Miz
Andrade Cien Almas
The Usos
Naomi
Aleister Black
Ricochet
Eric Young (Yes, Sanity is no more)
Cedric Alexander
Lacey Evans
AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
The Viking Experience (Ugh)
EC3
Show Rating: 8.1/10
