WWE RAW Reaction - Payback Go Home Show
Last night's edition of Monday night Raw was the final show before this Sunday's WWE Payback PPV, where AJ Styles will challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE title. It was a solid show, with good focus but the crowd once again really sucked and made the show feel boring at times, even when it really wasn't that bad.
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
- I thought AJ Styles and Sheamus had a very good TV match that would have tore the house down in most arenas, but this crowd completely sucked in Hartford Connecticut. Guys were busting their ass and I appreciated it.
- I like the tag team scene in WWE right now. The segment with the New Day, Vaudevillians, and Enzo and Big Cass was pretty good at showcasing the personality of all three teams, and I liked that Aiden English brought back his singing gimmick from NXT. Also nice little tribute to Prince by the New Day.
- That Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens video package that highlighted their history and built up their match for Sunday was so excellent. This what they need more of to give backstory on feuds.
- Lana is back in Rusev's corner and got damn did she look fantastic.
Good
- Jericho and Ambrose got serious this week and the promo was damn good. Both men brought it on the stick and the only thing that stopped it from being great was the stupid fight and the way it ended with Ambrose getting beat up again. This guy can't ever look strong. Smh.
- I like the tag team scene in WWE right now. The segment with the New Day, Vaudevillians, and Enzo and Big Cass was pretty good at showcasing the personality of all three teams, and I liked that Aiden English brought back his singing gimmick from NXT. Also nice little tribute to Prince by the New Day.
- They did a solid tribute to the career of Chyna. Not the best, but all things considering, I guess it was alright. Could have gotten some actual video of people talking about her career instead of tweets. But whatever.
Bad
- Anderson and Gallows are great and I have high hope for where they are going with them, but got damn did the booking of this match suck ass!!! It was so boring with rest-holds and went way too long. They should have destroyed the Uso's and been presented as bad asses. Didn't helped that they botched their finisher too. Not a good start at all.
- The Miz is just dragging teh IC title down. Damn its bad. I hope they hurry up and get that belt on Cesaro quick.
Pathetic
- Vince will decide at Payback whether Shane or Stephanie will run RAW. This is so damn stupid. This decision was just determined by the finish of Shane’s match with The Undertaker at ‘Mania. So why the hell would Vince want to undo it? So stupid. The opening segment sucked because it was based on idiotic logic. And of course Steph had to destroy the poor Security guard on her way out. You know cause she is the toughest person in the company.
- Did I mention this crowd sucked balls.
Overall, I like the build to the Reigns vs AJ title match this Sunday. Not knowing and teasing which way AJ may go or his real intentions as it relates to Gallows and Anderson is a good mystery that plays well for a weekly story. This could result in few different directions, which a sign of a well written story that hooks the audience and I am very interested to see what will happen this Sunday. Good job.