Monday Night Raw Review

Intro

When the turn of the year came around, the talk within the media was about performer contracts, with both North American Companys, having talent expected to leave, or resign. I think this makes the industry very exciting. With fans playing guessing games, relating to who's going where, and when. Over the weekend it was reported by. Luke Owen of WrestleTalk, and. Sean Ross Sapp, of. Fightful Select, that Ricochet has handed in his notice, and will not be resigning when his contract renewal comes up. Personally I think this could be a real loss for WWE if this happens, but. Won't it be funny if he turns up at a certain Wembley Show, that i'm attending. Or is that just me fantasy booking. Ricochet vs Darby Allin sounds a bit tasty now doesn't it.

Superstars Show Up

Ilja Dragunov. Lyra Valkryia. Bron Breakker, and. Iyo Sky were seen showing to the arena.

Drew Mcintyre segment

I liked this. Drew came out, and asked the fans in attendence, who's ready for a new World Champion, he was met by Damien Priest, the two had a great promo dual, from excuses made by the Scot, to him being made to look stupid. Priest told him, that this is now personal, because he doesn't need The Judgement Day, to help retain his belt, Drew previously had brought this into question. The dual they had was great, and the further it went, the better it got. Drew will face Finn in the shows main event. All of this was solid. If Finn loses, then The Judgement Day, will be banned from Ringside at. Clash At The Castle. Liv Morgan then paid The Human Oven a visit, and my god she was laying it on thick. It's the mullet guys, women go mad for them. These Judgement Day segments would be a running theme throughout the show.

Iyo Sky vs Lyra Valkyria

Iyo Sky, beat. Lyra Valkyria in a fun match, thanks to her mates in Damage Ctrl. I liked all of this.

The Miz searching for R Truth segment

Ok. I'm going to marry these together, because this did take me back to my early teens, earlier in the evening. The Miz was hunting for R Truth, and when he found him later on, he said that he had been to see a fortune teller. Scarlett, and that she has booked them in a tag team match against. The AOP for their belts, silly R Truth, he thought she said the APA, and to think, yes there were cards, but no beer. Death is going to fall on someone tonight.

6 Man Tag Match

Rey Mysterio. Dragon Lee, and Braun Strowman, beat. The Human Oven. Jd Mcdonagh, and. Carlito in a fun match filled with shenanigans, that are going to piss Mami off. If you've already seen how mounting The Human Oven, then you know what i'm on about. Liv is dead women walking. I had fun watching this, and by the looks of it so did Liv. I said that death would fall on someone tonight. Liv start running now, because Mami won't be pleased.

Sami Zayn Segment

I loved this, from Sami's meeting with Tazawa, Maxxine, and Otis, and the looks on their faces said everything. He then had a great promo dual with Chad Gable. Sami kicked things off, by saying that the past few weeks, have been a bit messed up, but even though this hasn't been a standard rivalry, he said he would give everything to retain his championship, against Chad this Saturday. Chad came out with his academy, he accused Sami of trying to teardown what he has built. He called him pathetic, whilst Sami tried to reason with him, telling him that his crew are not happy. Chad turned on his narsicistic charm, whilst laying it on them as the controller. Sami tried to reason with the academy, telling them to leave Chad. Sami beat Otis in a flat match. The Aftermath of this was sold perfectly. With Otis selling the look of Confliction, after Sami was beaten down by Chad. Otis almost turned on Chad. I liked all of this.

Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark vs Fyre and Dawn

Zoey Stark, and Shayna Baszler, beat. Fyre and Dawn, in a flat tv match. Jade Cargill, and. Bianca Belair watched on from their office chairs at ringside.

Bron Breakker vs Ilja Dragunov

Bron Breakker, beat. Ilja Dragunov in a great tv match, both men threw everything at each other, delving into their arsenal of tricks, this acted as a good showcase for HHH, and his gift for following through on looking at each performers, abilities. This is why his vision for NXT is even more vital now, than ever. Breakker got the win, and attacked Ilja in the aftermath. Ricochet came out, and he was wrecked by Breakker. The fight would continue later on in the car park. Breakker slammed Ricochet onto the windscreen of a car. This. Was. A way to write Ricochet off of tv. I think he's Aew bound.

Awesome Truth vs AOP WWE Tag Team Championship Match

Awesome Truth, beat. AOP, in a boring tv match, thanks to The New Day, yeah. This wasn't great, was it.

Drew Mcintyre vs Finn Balor

This. Was. A slow lothargic match, the action felt very mid at best, and I couldn't get into it. This. Was. A shenigans led match, and if i'm honest. I'm bored of watching shenanigans led matches, on mainstream tv. Drew got the win with a claymore, oh well at least The Judgement Day are banned from ringside, for Damiens title defence in Drews home country this Saturday.

Overview Of Monday Night Raw

With the Netflix era coming on the horizon. I do feel that the content is starting to grow, into something a bit more comtempary, this will soon be the new norm, and i'm all for it.

This Weeks Monday Night Raw is a decent 7/10.