WWE RAW Review (October 28th)
The countdown to Crown Jewel continues as this episode of RAW was the final stop before the Saudi event. Also he have another edition of King's Court as Jerry The King Lawler attempts to get down to the bottom of the recent marriage problems between Lana and Rusev. Sounds exciting right?! Let's get down to the show recap!
RAW kicked off with the return of Paige! We haven't seen Paige in a while and she was there to introduce the Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors. She starts listing off both of the women's accomplishments in WWE and before she could continue, Asuka oddly snatches the microphone out of her hand to say a couple words herself. Paige looked confused then took the mic back, only for Kairi Sane this time to snatch it out of her hand to say something as well. Paige tries to grab the mic again but drops it and as she picks it up, she turns around and gets sprayed green mist in her eyes by Asuka! Paige struggles to regain her vision as she's assisted by officials then Asuka teases beating her up. RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch arrives and brawls with both Asuka and Sane while the officials pulled them apart.
RAW kicked off with the return of Paige! We haven't seen Paige in a while and she was there to introduce the Women's Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors. She starts listing off both of the women's accomplishments in WWE and before she could continue, Asuka oddly snatches the microphone out of her hand to say a couple words herself. Paige looked confused then took the mic back, only for Kairi Sane this time to snatch it out of her hand to say something as well. Paige tries to grab the mic again but drops it and as she picks it up, she turns around and gets sprayed green mist in her eyes by Asuka! Paige struggles to regain her vision as she's assisted by officials then Asuka teases beating her up. RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch arrives and brawls with both Asuka and Sane while the officials pulled them apart.
Becky Lynch Vs. Kairi Sane
Pretty good match I must say as these women brought it to each other once that bell ranged. Kairi held Becky down at first with rest holds in order to prevent her from gaining any momentum. That wasn't gonna be the case as Becky started fighting back but along with the distractions of Asuka, Kairi would bring her down repeatedly. There was one cool spot where Becky tried going for a Suplex but Kairi countered it into what looked like to be a Reverse STO! Becky bounces back and even takes out Asuka at ringside as she tried to get involved yet again. Kairi then nails Becky with a Spinning Back Fist for a near fall then Becky rolls over and applies the Dis-Arm-Her for the submission victory! Again this was a good match to get the show started and honestly, I wouldn't mind a program between Kairi Sane and Becky for the championship in the future.
R-Truth Vs. Buddy Murphy
Quick match here as it was mainly comedy as Truth was looking forward to regaining the 24/7 Championship. Murphy looked good as he was all business but Truth did put up a fight. Both guys were down when suddenly The Bollywood Boyz comes out as they're being chased by fellow superstars around the ring. Truth notices this and decides to join the lap as he starts running around the ring too. He finally gets back into the ring then Murphy hits him with a wicked Knee Strike for the win.
The Street Profits arrives next as they simply recapped what went down last week when they won their first match on RAW against the O.C. Then honestly all I can really recap next was that them repeatedly kept saying "We want the smoke!" They exit through the crowd at the end and I must say I wasn't a fan of this segment at all. Really didn't accomplish anything.
The Street Profits arrives next as they simply recapped what went down last week when they won their first match on RAW against the O.C. Then honestly all I can really recap next was that them repeatedly kept saying "We want the smoke!" They exit through the crowd at the end and I must say I wasn't a fan of this segment at all. Really didn't accomplish anything.
Ricochet Vs. Drew McIntyre
I didn't think this was as good as their match last week but it was still good for what it was. Ricochet from the jump had the advantage over McIntyre as he leaped onto him while making his entrance. From there, Ricochet was flipping all over the place as he was trying to keep the big man down. Unfortunately for Ricochet his right ribs were bothering him throughout the match, and with that McIntyre sure loved adding more pain to his ribs. McIntyre even at one point got into Hogan's face and fans popped for this one as they were actually chanting for Hogan during the ordeal. Match continues for a bit with multiple near falls, some of them even had fans on the edge of their seats. Ricochet finally slams McIntyre then goes up the top rope to hit the 630 Splash, but he didn't connect with it. Instead, McIntyre rolls out of the way then literally out of nowhere, Randy Orton come in and RKOs Ricochet! May I add, Ricochet sold this RKO perfectly! Match ended in a DQ but the guys of Team Flair didn't care as they rubbed the attack in Hogan's face then promises him the same fate will happen to his team at Crown Jewel.
Backstage we see The O.C. confront Humberto Carrillo as they actually give him props for his match against Seth Rollins last week, which was a great match. AJ Styles then states that if Humberto wants to make a real impression, he must face AJ one on one. Styles proceeds to challenge him to a match for later in the show.
Backstage we see The O.C. confront Humberto Carrillo as they actually give him props for his match against Seth Rollins last week, which was a great match. AJ Styles then states that if Humberto wants to make a real impression, he must face AJ one on one. Styles proceeds to challenge him to a match for later in the show.
The Viking Raiders Vs. Local Competitors
The jobbers in this match were decked out in Chicago Cubs gear so fans were definitely looking forward to the Raiders demolishing the two of them. Viking Raiders did just that by squashing their opponents in under a minute.
Sin Cara Vs. Andrade
Sin Cara brought backup to this match as he was accompanied by a woman named Catalina, in order to even the odds against Andrade and Zelina Vega. The match itself was fine as the two of them sure did work well together like always. Cara right away takes out Andrade with a quick Hurricanrana then performs a big Moonsault onto him at ringside. Andrade battles back and this went on for a minute as they exchange moves. Sin Cara even nailed Andrade with a Canadian Destroyer for a near fall and Zelina Vega had a plan in mind as always. She tried getting involved but Catalina stops her in her tracks. Zelina then attempts the Hurricanrana on Catalina but she catches her and swings Zelina into the barricade! Sin Cara looks on with approval but Andrade rolls him up with his foot on the ropes for the win.
The IIconics Vs. Charlotte Flair & Natalya
One thing I did enjoy about this match was that the IIconics got some decent offense in, but other than that Nattie and Charlotte worked together to put them down. Charlotte knocks Peyton Royce off the apron then Natayla takes this opportunity to apply the Sharpshooter to Billie Kay for the win. Not much worth noting here.
Seth Rollins Vs. Erick Rowan (Fall Counts Anywhere)
Entertaining match as these guys brawled all over the arena. Rowan tossed Rollins all over the place especially whenever they're by the concession stands or backstage he would toss him from wall to wall. Rollins fought back by attacking Rowan with any weapon he could find in order to get the big man down but Rowan wasn't going down that easily. They even brawled at one point on the stage by the announce table and the table was stripped, but never came into play for some reason. The two then went back to the backstage area and Rowan attempted to throw a big crate at Rollins, but he ducked at the last second. Rollins then somehow comes across a ladder and gets Rowan down to his knees for him to execute the Curb Stomp onto the object! Rowan was out then suddenly we see that there's a tow lift next to them. Rollins then demands the tow lift operator to turn on the machine so he can lower a big pallet onto Rowan! He accomplishes just that and sure enough Rowan was unable to move, so Rollins stands on top of the pallet and the referee successfully counts the pin!
AJ Styles Vs. Humberto Carrillo
Not a bad match, but wasn't anything special honestly. Humberto did look impressive as he would dish out some good moves, but he was mainly on the defense side as Styles would put a beating on him throughout the match. Styles would injure the right leg of Humberto and because of that it negatively affected him. Humberto tried making a comeback and he was on a roll for a bit, til he climbed the middle rope to attempt a dive but Styles knocked him off viciously. Styles would then apply the Calf Crusher for the win! Afterwards, Styles decides that he wants to shake Humberto's hand so he teases doing so, but of course doesn't go through with it as Humberto tried shaking his hand but was denied. Humberto then punches Styles and then Styles would kick him in his injured leg in return. O.C. then planned on jumping Humberto but The Street Profits came to Humberto's rescue, evening out the odds!
Lastly we have another King's Court segment as Jerry Lawler would interview Rusev and Lana. To try to make this segment worth anything special, this edition of King's Court was titled Divorce Court. Lawler calls out both Rusev and Lana as they Rusev tires to reconcile with Lana, while Lana wanted to air out the dirty laundry between herself and Rusev. Lana starts accusing Rusev of being a sex addict then complains that Rusev wants to have children with her and she didn't want any children right now. Rusev couldn't believe what was coming out of her mouth. Lana then accuses Rusev of cheating on her simply because Bobby Lashley told her he did. Rusev becomes infuriated and goes off by saying that Lashley was talking sh*t, then Lashley himself would make an appearance! Rusev and Lashley starts brawling and Rusev had the upper hand as he beat down Lashley in and out of the ring. He then takes off his wedding ring and proceeds to shove it in Lashley's mouth. Lana comes in from behind with a kendo stick and starts hitting Rusev in the back, but he wasn't fazed by it. He grabs the weapon from her then Lashley proceeds to low blow him! Lashley gained the advantage and then he straight up kicks Rusev in the groin, leaving him down on the mat. Lana and Lashley ends this with the two of them making out right over Rusev. This turned out to be an entertaining segment to close out the show!
Show Rating: 7/10
Lastly we have another King's Court segment as Jerry Lawler would interview Rusev and Lana. To try to make this segment worth anything special, this edition of King's Court was titled Divorce Court. Lawler calls out both Rusev and Lana as they Rusev tires to reconcile with Lana, while Lana wanted to air out the dirty laundry between herself and Rusev. Lana starts accusing Rusev of being a sex addict then complains that Rusev wants to have children with her and she didn't want any children right now. Rusev couldn't believe what was coming out of her mouth. Lana then accuses Rusev of cheating on her simply because Bobby Lashley told her he did. Rusev becomes infuriated and goes off by saying that Lashley was talking sh*t, then Lashley himself would make an appearance! Rusev and Lashley starts brawling and Rusev had the upper hand as he beat down Lashley in and out of the ring. He then takes off his wedding ring and proceeds to shove it in Lashley's mouth. Lana comes in from behind with a kendo stick and starts hitting Rusev in the back, but he wasn't fazed by it. He grabs the weapon from her then Lashley proceeds to low blow him! Lashley gained the advantage and then he straight up kicks Rusev in the groin, leaving him down on the mat. Lana and Lashley ends this with the two of them making out right over Rusev. This turned out to be an entertaining segment to close out the show!
Show Rating: 7/10
