John Pollock andWai Tingreview WWE Raw featuring a Gender Reveal Party. Monday’s episode featured the King of the Ring final between Baron Corbin and Chad Gable, a Gender Reveal Party that leads to another return, Cedric Alexander goes for revenge on AJ Styles in a six-man tag, two Hell in a Cell matches are set up the pay-per-view, a main event between Seth Rollins and Robert Roode, and a big focus on The Fiend throughout the show.
I understand why guys like John and Wai would find much of that show miserable last night. You guys have to watch a ton of stuff and I’m sure angles like the cuck thing and dead crowds really have a large bearing on how you guys consume shows…
That said, this was the first full episode of RAW I’ve watched in forever and I pretty much enjoyed the whole show.
Yep. The cuck angle is tasteless and from a bygone era but I cannot sit here and lie and say I didn’t find myself enjoying like I used to enjoy terribly awesome stuff from the past. I think the criticism that it killed the live crowd is a fair one, but I sometimes wonder how much the live crowd matters vs putting on a breezy show for the TV audience. At least, I thought the show was a breeze to watch.
I thought there were way more pretaped/backstage stuff this week than what I’m used to seeing and which I found broke up the monotony of things.
I thought it was cool to see Dana get a match even if she lost. I’m not trying to blow smoke, I think she’s improved but that improvement is often overstated.
The Fiend is the best thing WWE has done in forever.
Only TRUE negative I personally have is Cedric’s booking as it seems weird to push as much as they have to have him destroyed by an AJ Styles who, honestly, could eat a loss and maintain his heat no problem.
Gable and Corbin was awesome. Straight up. Corbin is a great base for cruisers, quite frankly. Maybe the second best behind Cesaro.
I really had a good time with the show. 7.5/8 out of 10.