Damian Puts Drew in His Place
Matterd ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Drew thinks Damian needs Judgement Day to be the champion, but Damian made it crystal clear that he is the reason he's the champion. He said he would leave Judgement Day behind if Drew could beat Balor tonight. This was a decent segment that set up a story for the night and kept the momentum going for Drew and Damian.
OMG, Liv Is Waiting For You
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Poor Young Dominik. Liv is waiting for you. Liv Morgan is testing every ounce of his restraint. She said that she would call him daddy instead of having him call her mami. Then Liv gave him her hotel key and said she would be waiting. I mean, what's Dominik to do? Liv Morgan is just too much. If she gave you that key, would you stay loyal or fold? This is the most exciting story in WWE.
IYO Teaches Lyra a Lesson
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lyra had IYO beat, but Dakota Kai interfered, giving IYO the rest she needed to recover. IYO was able to counter Lyra into a pin and win. IYO showed that it's not always what you know but who you know. However, Damage Control beat up Lyra so savagely after the match that Khayden Carter and Katana Chance came to help. Now Lyra has friends, too; hopefully, she learned her lesson.
Otis vs. Sami Zayn
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
It's finally happening. Otis is finally adopting the killer instinct. During his match with Sami Zayn, Otis gets distracted by Gable, and Zayn takes advantage. But after the match, Gable smacks Otis around and successfully gets him to snap and attack Sami. Otis almost attacked Gable but pulled back, and Gable had a grin a mile wide.
Shayna Freakin Baszler
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre faced Shayna and Zoey, and they attacked them before the match even started. It looked like they were going to win, but then Shayna just snapped and reminded everyone who she was. She starts wrecking Alba's arm. She picked her up by the arm, swatted Isla like a fly, and attacked Alba's elbow, hand, and shoulder joint until she finally choked Alba out. However, Shayna was so angry about the disrespect that Zoey had to pull Shayna off of her. Jade and Bianca, who were sitting ringside, looked just as shocked and impressed as everyone in the crowd. Excellent match. I want to see more of this, Shayna.
Bron Continues To Break
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I'll admit it. When I saw Ricochet lose clean to Bron, I didn't like it. But it aged very well this week when Bron beat Dragonuv clean as well. It wasn't even close. Bron speared Dragonuv so hard that it looked like he broke his ribs. Bron let him lie on the ground for a ten-count, but he got back in the ring at nine. Then Bron just speared him again for the win. If Bron is going to be booked like this, we will probably see him fight for the title by the end of the year.
However, Ricochet isn't done with Bron. Bron tried to spear Dragonuv through the barricade, but Ricochet jumped from the crowd into the air and landed on Bron. Bron retreated, and Ricochet repaid Dragonuv for saving him last week.
AOP vs. The Awesome Truth Tag Team Title Match
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
This match was another entertaining title defense from Awesome Truth. Truth and Miz are so silly that People forget that Miz and R-truth are vets. They outsmarted AOP and used their own tactics against them. AOP tried to distract themselves to victory, but New Day distracted the ref, and after R-Truth's title shot to AOP had no effect, Miz rolled him up for the win. It was the rare double distraction finish. Miz and R-Truth live to laugh another day.
Bron Attempts To Murder Ricochet
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bron caught Ricochet outside. He picked him up and threw him like a dart into a truck and let him fall to the concrete. Then he took him up a few steps, and power slammed him into the windshield of a car. Ricochet was rushed to a hospital with a crying Samantha Irivin. Bron is quickly becoming one of the best parts of Raw.
LWO vs. Judgment Day
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
This was an excellent match. The LWO defeated Judgment Day after Braun took out all of Judgment Day with the Monster Express and tagged in Dragon Lee for the win. Liv popped up to help Dominik, who told her to get out, but while this was happening, Zelina hit Liv, who landed on top of Dom. There she was, sitting on Dom's midsection, and neither of them seemed to mind, but Zelina snatched Liv up, and Judge Day and LWO had to separate them. In one fell swoop, WWE has increased the intensity of the LWO vs. Judgment Day war and gave Liv a female antagonist to feud with in the women's division. Plus, Liv looks one step closer to working with Judgement Day. LWO pulled their girl Zelina away. Did Judgment Day pull their girl?
Finn Balor vs. Drew
Mattered ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
This match was treading water until the final sequence when Damian came out to help Balor. It was interesting because Damian said he didn't need Judgment Day. I truly believed that because he acts like he's above them, but then he came out to interfere in a match to determine if Judgment Day can be ringside or not. So apparently, in his heart of hearts, he does believe that he needs Judgment Day. Too Bad Drew beat Balor anyway.
Reverse Hipster's Final Grade 90/100 A-
This show didn't have a super strong centerpiece moment like the Bloodline used to have on SmackDown, but it had so many sensational moments that bumped up the overall show. There are so many draws on Raw. So many stories to tune in for. It feels so good to be a WWE fan right now.
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