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A huge match made for next week, Kurt’s mystery texts will be revealed, and Roman
Reigns isn’t a heel. This is the 10th July edition of Monday Night Raw… in about 4
minutes.
Casshole Speaks Big Cass came out to thunderous boos and Casshole
chants to gloat about his squash victory over Enzo at Great Balls of Fire. This was a pretty
good promo, and Cass drew great heat from the crowd, saying he would one day become
Universal Champion, and that he was seven foot tall and no one else was. Unsurprisingly,
this brought out The Big Show who attacked Cass and sent him packing, presumably setting
up a Summerslam encounter. Finn Balor defeated Elias Sampson
This feud wasn’t important enough to be on the PPV, but it did make for a pretty fun
TV match. There was a lot of back and forth action with Sampson working over the arm that
kept Balor out for most of last year. Balor won decisively with the Coup de Grace, and
this was played off like the end of the feud. Gallanderson break Hardyz
Matt and Jeff were at their most broken in their opening promo, and Gallanderson - particularly
Karl Anderson - were excellent in calling them nerds and a simple nostalgia act. The
match itself was a really good TV outing with a great closing sequence, and Gallanderson
picked up the victory following a Magic Killer. After the match, a returning Revival came
out and attacked The Hardyz. There was a lot of references to Matt being hit in the head
both in the match and angle, which some fans might think is DELIGHTFUL.
The Mizzies The Miz held an award ceremony for himself,
Maryse and the Mizterage, with Axel and Bo both winning the Best Supporting Actor, Maryse
winning Best Leading Lady and The IC Champ winning Best Male. This was a wonderful segment,
and everyone played their part perfectly. Particularly the supporting characters, with
Bo and Axel acting shocked and surprised to win, and Maryse even cried when her name was
announced for her award. But, there was a downside. Because who came out to attack The
Miz but Dean bloody Ambrose. This feud started on Smackdown Live in December
last year, and - like the cleaning of a house - will seemingly never end. The one positive
is that Dean’s former Shield brother Seth Rollins ran down to save Ambrose from being
beaten down, which freshened up this stale feud.
Bayley & Sasha defeated Nia Jax & Alexa Bliss This was another good match, and both pairings
work really well together. There was a lot of interactions to further the Alexa/Sasha
feud, Nia Jax looked incredibly imposing and - guess what - Bayley got a pinfall! While
there were teases for a Banks v Bliss rematch, we could be setting up for a fatal four-way
at Summerslam. Goldust defeated R-Truth
In another bout WWE felt wasn’t good enough to be on PPV, the feud between Goldust and
R-Truth finally led to a match after several months of build. The crowd, who had been insanely
hot all night, suddenly hit their second hour droziness and were surprisingly quiet for
this outing, despite some solid in-ring work. This was given more time than you’d think
and the two treated it like a PPV match with Goldie kicking out of R-Truth’s scissors
kick, but Goldust eventually picked up the win in what felt like the end of the feud.
Summerslam Main Event Two of the big questions coming out of Great
Balls of Fire were whether Roman Reigns would fully turn heel, and how would the company
treat Samoa Joe following his loss to Brock Lesnar. Kurt Angle brought Lesnar down to
the ring to talk about the main event of Summerslam when Reigns interrupted and cut – you guessed
it – a babyface promo. Now credit where credit is due, this was a great babyface promo
and Roman looked like a total badass. Joe then came out to say he wanted a rematch with
Lesnar and everyone got into a heated argument. This was fantastic, phenomenal television.
It didn’t feel scripted, it felt real, which is something Raw often lacks. Everyone looked
great, and the intensity from all three guys was incredible. Angle set a match between
Reigns and Joe for next week, where the winner would become the number one contender to the
Universal Championship. Next Week: The Truth
Corey Graves got up from the announce desk after receiving another text, and backstage
met with Kurt Angle. Next week, Angle is going public with the subject of his texts, and
mentioned that he could lose his career, his job and his family over it. Hopefully soon
I’ll find out what’s in Oli’s Money in the Bank lunchbox…
Akira Tozawa Cedric Alexander defeated Noam Dar Neville
The top of the third hour death spot went to the cruiserweights once again this week,
as the never-ending feud between Cedric Alexander and Noam Dar joined Akira Tozawa and the King
of the Cruiserweights. This was another fun match and all four men really tried to get
the tired crowd into it. They didn’t really succeed, but Tozawa got some poetic justice
by kicking Neville in his Great Balls of Fire and pinned the champion. Noam Dar and Cedric
Alexander will finish off their feud tomorrow tonight of 205 Live.
Bray Wyatt defeated Seth Rollins This wasn’t a great match at the PPV but
this was a much better follow-up. This was a really good match, and it only got better
the longer it went. Wyatt once again used Seth’s injured eye to his advantage and
hit a Sister Abigail for another victory. After the match Bray disappeared and The Miz
and his Mizterage beat down Seth until Dean made the save with the chair. But then the
camera cut to the back with Kurt Angle on the phone with someone. Someone who is coming
to Raw next week to reveal themselves. Someone, who Kurt says he loves.
So that was this week’s Raw in about 4 minutes, here’s the usual raw ratings rundown: In
Awe, Cor, AveRAWge, Poor and Bore. I’ll give my rating a moment but first vote in
the poll above my head with what you thought of the show.
Usually the best episodes of Raw or Smackdown come after a WrestleMania, or a draft or superstar
shake-up, because those are the ones that feel fresh and unique. The other ones are
reset episodes, where storylines are dropped so new ones can be put in place; usually those
episodes are chaotic and unpredictable. This week’s Raw was none of those things. It
was coming off a PPV, but it was a B-PPV. And yet, this might be the best pure episode
of Raw of 2017. It had everything. Good talking, great matches, excellent teases for next week.
It didn’t even drag going into its third hour.
The only negative on the show is that The Miz and Dean Bloody Ambrose are still feuding,
but even then the addition of Seth Rollins shakes that up. Now there is some discussion
to be had about whether this elevates Miz or demotes Seth – especially considering
he lost twice to Bray Wyatt in 24 hours – but it makes the usually midcard IC belt seem
a lot bigger, so there are some positives. And that’s even before I get to the great
set-up for next week. We’ve got a number one contenders match coming off a fabulous
in-ring segment and the revelation of Kurt’s secret texts. I don’t say this often, but
I can’t wait for next week’s show. Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children
of all ages, this week’s Raw was IN AWE. Is Kevin Owens injured and what did I think
of WWE’s Great Balls of Fire? Click the videos to the left to find out more. Press
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