WWE RAW Reaction - Build to Payback
The Shane McMahon era of RAW continued last night and it continues to be a very good show. They were on tape delay from London, England.
Check out my great, good, bad, and pathetic from last night's RAW.
Check out my great, good, bad, and pathetic from last night's RAW.
Great
- Yes, Finally, the ball is rolling on the Bullet Club reunion. It was great. The story was, Anderson and Gallows attacked Reigns but Styles didn't order them to do it. Great!! This story could go so many ways. Styles could eventually reveal that he's with his boys and they can destroy Reigns at Payback. Or, he could tell his boys that he doesn't want their help, and they could turn on him, setting up an eventual debut of Balor on the main roster to join Anderson and Gallows against AJ. There are just so many ways this could go that would all be great. I loved this and hope they follow up.... yea right. Check out my look at the history of the Bullet Club here, if your not familiar.
- I must say I loved what they did with Baron Corbin this week. he had more intensity and was just destroyed Fandango and Dolph Ziggler with the "End of Days". It was great.
- When Cesaro ripped off his suit and revealed a Booty-O's shirt, and the New Day came out, the Pop was massive!!! I rewound it twice. It was a great entrance. Especially when Kofi and Big E did the machine guns.
Good
- This show presented some good wrestling for the third week in a row. I liked the match ups. The only thing that stopped it from being great was the crowd, as they were pretty quite and didn't help the atmosphere watching it.
- Owens and Ambrose worked hard
- Jericho and Zayn was good wrestling
- The women's 8 man was pretty damn good
- Cesaro and the New Day were a great tandem that was really enjoyable.
- Enzo and Big Cass fit in so well on the main roster. I am sure the Dudley's will cost them in the finals, and the Vaudvillians will challenge the New Day, which may suck.
Bad
- I really am over Chris Jericho. Sami Zayn did not need to lose this match, as he needs a few wins to help build his credibility up. I didn't like this.
- They have done a terrible job getting the Vaudevillains over. They have not even gotten a video package explaining their act. They should have been given weeks of vignettes before they were put on the roster.
- Poor Usos.
Pathetic
Nothing this week fit the description which is always great!
I really like the card they have built for WWE Payback. They have done great job developing their directions since Mania. So far we have:
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles
Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Cesaro
Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
WWE Women's Champion Charlotte vs. Natalya
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains (WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament Final)
I'm actually very interested, which is always a good thing.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles
Intercontinental Champion The Miz vs. Cesaro
Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
WWE Women's Champion Charlotte vs. Natalya
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. The Vaudevillains (WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders’ Tournament Final)
I'm actually very interested, which is always a good thing.