Monday Night Raw Review 14.5.2024

Intro

I'm going to be honest. I'm not the biggest fan of wrestling tournaments, but. This. King And Queen Of Ring run through, that WWE has been showcasing at the minute, has actually been enjoyable. It's balance of predictability, and unpredictability, has been perfectly balanced, and has confirmed my belief that the bygone era of standard booking, is a thing of the past. And long may it stay there.

Drew Mcintyre Segment

I liked all of this, from. Drews continuous walk through shot, to him delivering a promo, that came from the gut, with fire. He took shots at Punks Aew run, he called the fans gullable, for taking punk back, time after time, like a bad partner in a relationship, he called out Jey Uso and laughed at him for wasting his title oppotunity. But, he was more interested in Damien Priest. The Leader of The Judgement Day came out, and the pair had a great Promo dual. Drew paid respect to all of Priests achievements, but then put a dark cloud over them, when he said, he wasn't a real champ. Priest said that Drew should blame himself, for what happened at Wrestlemania, because Punk has taken over all of his importance. Priest then gave Drew a shot at his belt. This. Was. Brilliant, and great set up for Clash At The Castle. This Could be Drews Crowning.

Queen and King Of The Ring Tournament Matches

Ok. Before I get into this. I have to appologise. I'm having marry all of these matches together, due to work in my day job. Iyo Sky, beat. Shayna Baszler. Lyra Valkyria, beat. Zoey Stark, whilst over on the opposite side of sex divide. Gunther, beat. Kofi Kingston, and. Jey Uso, beat. Ilja Dragunov, in what was a solid main event. I'm going to give my thoughts on that, later on.

Judgement Day Segment

Damien Priest, told the rest of. The Judgement Day, that Carlito, that apple chomping menace, isn't welcome in The Judgement Day. JD would later try to threaten Braun Strowman. And the academy award for the dumbest person on this night is? I'll let you decide.

The Alpha Academy Segment

Chad Gable is a right p**** isn't he, Master Gable put members of his faction into unwinable matches, in order to weaken his opponents, ahead of his triple threat match, at the. King and Queen Of The Ring PLE, against. Sami Zayn, and. Bronson Reed. Tazawa would lose to Reed, and. Otis would lose to Zayn. In later matches, and one other thing. Leave Maxine alone Mr Gable, you Kurt Angle wannabe, yes. It's true. It's true. This man has no intelligence, or integrity. I'm loving Chad Gable as a heel.

R Truth Segment

Oh that R Truth, he has a perfect habit for putting his foot in his mouth, his caused Adam Pearce, to announce a fatal 4 way No1 Contenders match, for the. Tag Team Championships later on. Kiana James has a bright future, whilst I understand Bron Breakkers frustration.

Dakota Kai vs Becky Lynch

This. Was. A complete waste of time, it was thrown out, after. Damage Ctrl got involved. Lyra Valkyria made the save, but. Liv Morgan came out, and battered lynch. I think i've answered my own question. Liv Morgan doesn't like Knuckle club Sandwiches.

Fatal 4 way Tag Team No1 Contenders Match

I liked all of this, however I did feel this was a tad predictable. Finn and Mcdonagh, brought the win back to their faction, by beating. AOP. The New Catch Republic, and. The Crede Brothers, in a fun match, thanks to that apple chomping menace Carlito. Priest then started to come round on the fruit lover. Now that's cool.

My Thoughts On The Main Event

I enyoyed the main event, but it's promise, to me, left me feeling a bit letdown. Now don't get me wrong. Jey Uso vs Gunther, should bang. I just feel that WWE tried to dangle a carrot in front of my face, only to take it away. Back late 2020, when the world was in a differant state, The unwanted greed of the wrestling industry, was having a mixed year, from having to cancel dates, due to the health situation that had gripped the world, Allegations that caused me to not want to invest my time in their output, but. When you dig beneath the surface. Something brewed, that would end up proving to be an indie darling match, being put on national tv, for the british public to consume. And it was glorious. Ilja Dragunov vs Walter. ( now Gunther ) This would become a heavily praised masterpiece, from all corners of the industry. I think HHH has missed a trick, not booking this, for his vision of what The main roster now looks like.

Overview Of Monday Night Raw

This. Weeks Monday Night Raw, was a solid outing, with very little stale mates