Raw Review (8/8/16)

I don't normally do reviews of Raw, but I'm going to now because why not. (The show is over as I write this, so I'll just try to talk about the important things + the things I remembered.)

Enzo & Cass + Jericho & Owens

I love Enzo & Cass, and I also love Jericho & Owens.

Chris Jericho in 2016 is absolutely great. His character is great, with the whole not expecting to be asked questions and making up random answers.

"You better watch it!"
"Watch what?"
"IT!"

"Someone's got my back."
"Who's got your back?"
"Jim..."
"Jim?"
"Jimmin Marvinluder..."

"Oh yeah? Where did you win your Money in the Bank match?"
"Apple..."
"Did you just say apple?"

Technically, none of those things were from tonight, but they were all hilarious. xD

I loved that after the match, when Cass was spelling out SAWFT, Kevin covered Jericho's ears so he wouldn't hear them.  Y2KO is great, but I'll also love it when they break up.

I've said it before in this book and I'll say it again: I love that Chris Jericho is so willing to put over new guys, in this case - Enzo and Cass. While they were already really good, this will definitely help them in the long run. :)

Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Whatever his name is + The New Day's match

I don't actually know his name, and I also didn't realize that he still made music. xD

He was only in one segment, and I'm glad.  I'm also glad it was with the New Day.

"How's Big E's nuts?"
"You can't say that on TV..."

Man just got straight to the point lol

I loved the segment before The New Day's match with Dr. Anderson and Dr. Gallows, and that they came to the ring still dressed as doctors. xD There were so many innuendos omg

It felt wrong when The New Day came out, and it didn't start with "DON'T YOU DARE BE SOUR!" because Big E wasn't with them.

But then Xavier was super protective of Kofi and tried hitting The Club with a chair :')

Neville

When they were saying that Neville had found a tag team partner, I was hoping it was Sami Zayn (I'm still annoyed he didn't appear on the show) or that there would be a surprise return, but Sin Cara is cool too.

And even though I knew it wouldn't happen, I also thought it would've been cool to see Corey Graves as Neville's partner.

I liked the all black gear.

The Red Arrow is absolutely amazing and I love it.

Lana and Rusev

I loved the pictures of their wedding and I hope they have a happy life together. :)

Now...

This whole segment was weird and I didn't like it.  It looked like Chris Jericho dressed Rusev because he was wearing a vest with no shirt. xD

I was so grateful when Roman Reigns came out (which is something I never thought I'd say).

When Roman isn't trying to be some tough, intimidating guy, he's pretty cool.  Normally, I don't like him on the mic, but he was actually pretty good tonight. He just felt bad that Rusev didn't have a best man. :P

I actually went "oh shit" when he called Lana a mail-order bride, and I said it again when he said, "Just like Lana was expecting more on your wedding night."

Roman being all jokey is cool and I kinda like it.

Seth Rollins + Finn Balor

When Seth was talking about how Finn Balor isn't even his real name and he got popular under a different name, I went, "THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, TYLER BLACK." Like, I couldn't take him seriously because he explained exactly what he did.

But his promo was really good, and he proved yet again why he's my favorite wrestler and one of the best people on the roster.

And then Finn had his segment/promo, and it was really good too! I knew about his ring name origins because of NXT, but if someone hadn't already watched NXT, they now know everything.

And suddenly I'm super interested in Irish mythology.

Also we get DEMON FINN AT SUMMERSLAM.

Sasha Banks, Dana Brooke, and Charlotte

I'm so glad that Dana Brooke isn't going to be in Charlotte's corner because she gets on my nerves.

But Mick Foley said if Sasha lost, it would be a handicap match? How does that make sense? If she lost, Charlotte should've just had Dana in her corner like she planned. Who would win the title if Charlotte and Dana won?

They had a whole segment for Rusev and Lana's wedding, so I was a little disappointed that they couldn't at least mention Sasha's wedding.

Also, I read somewhere that Mikaze (Sasha's husband) makes all her gear, and that she just lets him pick out what he thinks looks good. So, he's helping her by making great gear and I think it's really sweet idk

(If you're unfamiliar with her husband, he's on UpUpDownDown sometimes, so go check out that channel if you haven't already.)

Cesaro, Sheamus, and Rusev

Cesaro's first match, against Sheamus, was good. I'm not a huge fan of Sheamus, but he's better than some people, so I don't have much to complain about.

One thing I'm not sure about: why are they feuding? Is it because Cesaro's beaten Sheamus twice already? Because after he beat him the first time, they were randomly attacking each other? I'm just confused.

And then later, when Mick and Daniel were in the ring talking, and Rusev came out, I was just really confused. But then Cesaro came out, and I was still confused, but I was happy.

Daniel said "Cesaro, I think you're being completely under-utilized here on Raw." I couldn't agree more.

But then Cesaro got a title shot even though the show was already running over, and IT WAS THE MAIN EVENT. CESARO MAIN EVENTED RAW.

As I watched the match, I didn't think he was going to win simply because it would make Rusev's match with Roman pointless, but there were times that I actually thought he might.

AND THEN SHEAMUS CAME OUT AND RUINED EVERYTHING.

oh my god that got on my nerves because Cesaro deserves everything good in the world but he doesn't get it.

Some people on Twitter said that maybe the reason this all happened so late in the show was because there was a change of plans and they had to figure something out. I'm not sure, but it does make sense.

I hope after SummerSlam, Cesaro gets to face whoever ends up with the US title because I need him to be a 2-time US Champion.

I'm going to make a prediction for next week's Raw: Cesaro and Roman vs. Rusev and Sheamus.

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If you're interested in what my thoughts are as I actually watch the show, follow me on Twitter: adaytorollins. (It's apparently my "thing" to combine bands and wrestlers to create things. I'm proud of it.)

I don't know if I'll do a Smackdown review, because this one was just a random thing I decided to do for no reason (actually, I needed to vent about Cesaro lol).

I do know that I'll probably be posting my predictions for SummerSlam the day before it happens, and I'll either post predictions or a review for Takeover: Brooklyn II, but we'll see.

Let me know your thoughts of the show! I'd love to know what we agree and disagree on. :)


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