This ending with Doudrop walking out to get purposefully counted out will lead to a rematch, perhaps at the PPV. Obviously, they aren’t done with the feud between Doudrop and Bianca Bel Air. Plus, this one is a payoff to a mini-feud, so it feels like it needed an actual ending more. So while I was forgiving of the count out in the tag match earlier, I am not as forgiving for them going to another count out ending on the same show.
They did give them a long time for their match, but they booked another copout finish. But, they didn’t do anything to make the match feel special during this Raw. Doudrop – MISS: WWE has been building to this match since before Survivor Series. Priest doesn’t gain that much by defeating Robert Roode, but the concept of the Open Challenge does help him and the sum of the parts adds up to a fun run as the United States Champion. It allows him to get some strong wins over established wrestlers who aren’t hurt by the loss. Roode – HIT: I like the US Title Open Challenge from Damian Priest. Liv has done some good work in this feud too, but Becky really carried her in the build. I am still giving the match a Hit for the good wrestling action before the lame finish.īecky Lynch Promo – HIT: Becky Lynch was great as usual on the mic in talking about her main event Women’s Title defense against Liv Morgan. That all led to the count out victory as Omos lost focus on the match. This ending could be seen a mile away as WWE wants to protect Omos, continue to set up an eventual split between him and AJ Styles, while also giving The Street Profits a win to advance in the tournament. Street Profits – HIT: WWE has far too many good matches with bad endings. I think it is better when Orton is not going along with the more goofy aspects of what Matt Riddle is doing. It is always hit or miss, but I tend to enjoy their act. The problem is that the humor fell flat this week. RK-Bro – MISS: I have no problem with RK-Bro coming up with a tournament to determine their next challengers for the Raw Tag Team Championship. I liked the follow up interview later on with Lashley and MVP. If the attack has to happen, it should have been before the commercial. The other issue is that the attack happened on the commercial break which made it feel less important. But, I’m worried we will get that title match change next week. I hope it sets up Lashley as the challenger at The Royal Rumble. Interjecting Lashley into the situation and turning it into a fatal four way is a mistake. WWE has been doing a nice job of telling a story with E, Owens and Rollins. Lashley Attacks Everyone – MISS: I am a fan of Bobby Lashley, and if this is to plant the seeds for him being the top challenger to whichever of the three wrestlers comes out of Day One as the WWE Champion, then I’ll be ok with it. Rollins’ presence added to the match, but I’m not a fan of a babyface winning a cage match by escaping through the door. The match itself was a good, but not great 20 minute match. There was a quick video recap of the Big E, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins followed by the short promos from them to set the stage for the steel cage match between E and Owens. Kevin Owens – HIT: Raw got off to a very good start this week. Triple H approached Moxley backstage and told him that Vince McMahon thought he did a “great job” after taking his advice on board.SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN).īig E vs. He said he felt strangely self-conscious about his performance, as though the words “tone it down” were ever-present in his mind.
The following day, Moxley lost another match against Ted DiBiase Jr. The note I got from Vince: ‘Tone it down,’” Moxley wrote. I had been hitting on all cylinders that evening.
The response from the crowd to all of it was great. Our match went great and I cut a kicka** little promo beforehand. Once, I did a dark match against Ted DiBiase Jr. “I was always getting told to tone it down, whatever that means. However, McMahon thought he needed to tone down his enthusiastic wrestling style. Moxley, who joined WWE’s main roster 11 months later, thought the match went well. before an episode of RAW in December 2011. Vince McMahon watched on from backstage as Jon Moxley lost an untelevised match against Ted DiBiase Jr.
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