WWE RAW Reaction 9-15-15
Last night was the Raw go home show for Night of Champions and overall it was a focused show which built well for the PPV. It was by no means a blow away show and really it was pretty average in spots. But entertaining too.
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Great
- Sting wrestled his first Raw match ever tonight in a tag team match saw him defeat Rollins with the Scorpion Death Lock. The crowd was super hot for Sting and I was glad that they gave him a win here, so him losing at the PPV won't be a bad thing and make him look like a jobber.
- The Summer, Ziggler, Rusev, Lana storyline took an interesting twist this week. Ziggler came down during Rusev's match with Cesaro and tried to offer Summer Rae a package. Rusev got distracted, allowing Cesaro to get the pin. Ziggler gave Rusev a superkick afterwards. Rusev was backstage furious about losing and slammed the door in Summer's face. While Rusev was inside, she opened up the gift to find a gorgeous piece of jewelry. She started to smile when Rusev screamed at her to come inside. I love the slow build.
Good
- Much of the discussion on this show will center around the Dusty Finish in the Nikki Bella-Charlotte match, where Charlotte appeared to have won, only to have it reversed when Stephanie McMahon ruled Twin Magic couldn't count as a title change. I for one loved the finish as it actually built a real reason for a rematch at the PPV, it gave Nikki the record, Charlotte looked good, and it was a homage to the late Dusty Rhodes.
- Stephanie brought out the New Day, then started clapping them. This led to HHH joining them and he started to do the Big E dance. This was hilarious. The New Day continue to be the most entertaining act in wrestling.
- They showed highlights of Sting's career throughout the show and emphasized his accomplishments. I thought this was a great touch.
- Sasha Banks defeated Paige in a good women's match. I think Sasha continues to be the saving grace of the division.
- John Cena defeated Sheamus in a good match with some good selling by Sheamus. Crowd was very negative towards Cena, but he delivered yet another good match on RAW and continues to prove how good he is.
Bad
- The Wyatt Family came out for MizTV and I swear I fell asleep three times and had to keep rewinding it. I'm sure it wasn't bad, but if I have to hear these stupid pointless rambling promos any longer, I'm switching to football I and I'm not coming back.
Pathetic
- Ryback did an interview where he had to sing lyrics to "All Shook Up" that was greeted by crickets. This was so pathetic. His delivery is horrible, as he has to enunciate every part of every word he says. Its annoying.