WWE Monday Night Raw September 19, 2016 Results and Review: Nothing Makes Logical Sense

This Makes Absolutely No Sense!!?!! What The Hell!?!?

WWE Monday Night Raw Results

Roman Reigns addressed his rivalry with Rusev
Seth Rollins vs. U.S. Champion Rusev ended in a Double Count-out
Braun Strowman def. Sin Cara
Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte & Dana Brooke def. Sasha Banks & Bayley
Bo Dallas def. Gary Graham
Cesaro def. Sheamus; Best of Seven Series tied 3-3
Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day, Sami Zayn, Enzo Amore & Big Cass def. Chris Jericho, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & The Shining Stars
Brian Kendrick def. Gran Metalik, Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann to become No. 1 Contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Roman Reigns def. WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage Match via Escape

WWE Monday Night Raw Review

Monday Night Raw was a chore, even for the HULU edition. I had a very hard time getting through the show. I do not have cable, so I did not get to see the 3 hour showcase, but from what I hear online, it wasn’t that good at all. Here are my thoughts on the HULU edition, since it cut out a LOT.

Seth Rollins Fought Rusev to a Double Count Out

This wasn’t half bad. Rusev and Rollins put on an OK match. I liked the fact that Rollins did not injure Rusev, and didn’t get him killed either. Other than that, I was wondering how they would keep both men strong. What ended up happening, however, was the two fought each other to a double count out and that was that. Not a terrible match, but not great either.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Charlotte and Dana Brooke defeated Sasha Banks and Bayley

They turned the WWE Championship match for this weekend into a three way dance. I live in Indianapolis, and will not be attending at all. Oh well. This match wasn’t bad, but it was far from good as well. It featured the same spots as before, and it seemed a little rushed to me. Dana and Charlotte would get the win, and that’s it.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Chris Jericho Throws Logic Out of the Window

Chris Jericho came out to put people on his list of grievances. One minute he is writing off everyone on the roster, then joins those same idiots as part of a tag team! What the hell?

Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day, Sami Zayn, Enzo Amore & Big Cass def. Chris Jericho, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & The Shining Stars

A fun match, nothing to write home about though. I was tired, but this match was even more tired. They all phoned it in, with the spots you’d expect from a pay per view opener.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Brian Kendrick defeated Gran Metalik, Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann

The winner would get a title shot this weekend, and I loved it. I loved how the match was paced, and I like how Kendrick looked strong amidst the others. I did notice that the move sets were toned down. Turns out, that the WWE has asked these guys to tone down the jumps and what not. After a full classic tournament where the guys were flying around the ring, they are muted already? Whatever. Look for the division to get more of a Chavo Guerrero style wrestling program rather than what you saw in the CWC.

Roman Reigns defeated Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage Match

Here’s the thing. The announce team kept talking about how Kevin Owens was a coward for trying to escape. But Roman Reigns wins by escape!?! What the hell? Where is the logic? Then Seth Rollins comes out to save Roman Reigns for a beat down? Why? WHY DOES SETH ROLLINS CARE? Seriously, what does he care if Roman Reigns is getting a beat down? WHAT THE HELL?

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Monday Night Raw made absolutely no sense. Seriously, it made no sense for Seth Rollins, it made no sense to have sexual tension between Stephanie McMahon and Seth Rollins, it was a crap show with a crap build for their pay per view this weekend. I almost bought a ticket, I’m glad I did not. What a load of garbage.

WWE Monday Night Raw September 12, 2016 Results and Review: The Fat Ass Champion

Kevin Owens Is Fat

This past week’s Raw was live from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD. It was not a great show, and even the HULU version that I’m reviewing was absolutely tough to watch. I had to really pay attention, even though I didn’t want to, and well, this is the result that you get.

WWE Monday Night Raw September 12, 2016 Results

Raw General Manager Mick Foley addressed the Raw Women’s Championship situation
Sasha Banks def. Bayley and Dana Brooke to become No. 1 contender to the Raw Women’s Championship
Bo Dallas def. Brandon Scott
Sami Zayn appeared on “The Highlight Reel”
Cesaro def. Sheamus; trails Best of Seven Series 3-2
Alicia Fox vs. Nia Jax ended in a No Contest
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day
Jinder Mahal def. Jack Swagger
Epico def. Enzo Amore
WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. Roman Reigns to keep him out of the Clash of Champions main event

WWE Monday Night Raw September 12, 2016 Review

Again, this is a review of the HULU edition since I don’t have cable. I tried getting it once, and watching 3 hours of Raw was horrendous to say the least.

Sasha Banks defeated Bayley and Dana Brooke in a triple threat match

Say what you will about Dana Brooke, but she put on a showcase in this match. She took some serious bumps from Sasha Banks, and Bayley. The match had her getting thrown around the ring, and also shoving the other two away. Lots of great bumps to the floor, and good overall pushes. I also love Brooke’s look, and would love to hang out with her, but alas, it will never happen. She’s underrated, if you ask me. Sasha Banks won a hard fought battle here, and it was a good showing to see, even if Bayley didn’t get the big win here. Banks will face off against Charlotte at Clash of Champions.

Match Rating 4 out of 5

Cesaro defeated Sheamus

I hate the notion of a best of 7, especially with two performers that bore me to tears. This is a boring match, but oh well. Cesaro won, and that’s that.

Match Rating 1 out of 5

Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns

This was the highlight of the HULU edition for sure. Kevin Owens, the fat champion, won against Roman Reigns. This was a fun back and forth match, but it had Seth Rollins interfere, Mick Foley get mad at him, and that’s about it. Good back and forth, nice elements, Owens can make anyone look great in the ring.

Match Rating 3 out of 5

Monday Night Raw wasn’t grand, but it wasn’t terrible either. Good showing by the women, too bad they are opening the show instead of closing it. Oh well.

WWE Backlash 2016 Results and Review

Dean Ambrose's Reign Was Worse Than Any Roman Reigns Title Reign

This past weekend, WWE had a ppv that I didn’t get to watch at first, but eventually figured it out and saw it. I also caught that CM Punk fight, if you can call it that. Good stuff. Here’s what I thought about the big one from Smackdown Live.

WWE Backlash 2016 Results

Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews
Becky Lynch won the Six-Pack Challenge to become the first SmackDown Women’s Champion
The Usos def. The Hype Bros in a Second Chance Challenge
Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler
Kane def. Bray Wyatt in a No Holds Barred Match
Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Usos to become the first SmackDown Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship

WWE Backlash 2016 Review

Baron Corbin def. Apollo Crews

Apollo Crews has been brought up to the big leagues to be a jobber. The WWE is not good at putting together good talent, sometimes, huh? Whatever.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Becky Lynch won the Six-Pack Challenge to become the first SmackDown Women’s Champion

Holy Crap! The women actually put on a showcase of great wrestling. There’s a lot to this, and if you didn’t see it, go back and watch it. Smackdown’s women are great, and I dare say better than Raw. I couldn’t believe the timing on some of this stuff, and it was definitely worth their position on the night.

Matching Rating: 4 out of 5

The Usos def. The Hype Bros in a Second Chance Challenge

Boring.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

Intercontinental Champion The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler

The Miz put on one of his best matches ever. He was mocking Daniel Bryan the whole time. Ziggler at this point is nothing more than a jobber. Good performance, but Miz once again shows why he’s been in the ring for over a decade, without injury. There were some brutal spots here, though, so good overall showing.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Kane def. Bray Wyatt in a No Holds Barred Match

Orton couldn’t compete so Kane took his place. There was only one good spot here and it was Bray Wyatt doing a senton on Kane through a table. Other than that, nothing. Wyatt is the eater of pins at this point.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Usos to become the first SmackDown Tag Team Champions

This was awesome, but not because of the match. The match was ok, but it was Heath Slater getting so much crowd reaction that made this one. Rhyno and Slater managed to pull off the big victory, and I’m glad it went down this way. This has been the most compelling long-term story line that the WWE has created in a long time. Slater and Rhyno work very well together and I’m glad that this turned out to be a contract winning match.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship

Now this was great match, in fact, one of the best matches I’ve seen in a long time. This was a back and forth affair, but really, it was Aj Styles proving why he is the best in the world right now. Ambrose was resting on his laurels again, doing the same old moves he does, but there were shining moments. However, it was Styles that was making this a compelling match up overall. I loved it. Lots of great moments, and the Styles Clash finish was great. Styles is your new champion!

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

Overall Backlash was very good, I liked it. It was like watching a glorified Tuesday night Smackdown, but overall it had some great wrestling. The last two matches were my favorites, and they really seemed to drive a good feeling into the crowd. Good stuff.

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Results and Review: Dean Ambrose Transitional Champion

Dean Ambrose Is A Transitional Champion 

Smackdown tries so hard, and yet I don’t find a lot of the show interesting. It’s just boring, and therefore I’m going to give a quick review here, because I want to go take a nap.

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Results

A melee broke out during Daniel Bryan’s SmackDown Women’s Championship forum
The Miz def. Apollo Crews
Carmella, Natalya & Alexa Bliss def. Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch & Naomi
American Alpha def. The Usos in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament
Kane makes the music stop for Fandango
Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Hype Bros in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament
WWE World Champion Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles face off 5 days before Backlash

WWE Smackdown August 6, 2016 Review

Let’s start with what I remember, and that’s a women’s division talking segment. I honestly don’t care about any of the divas on Smackdown. That’s right, they are nothing more than Divas to me right now.

The Miz buries Apollo Crews

The promising guy from NXT is nothing more than another Bobby Lashley, only he is being booked way worse. Miz wins, burying Apollo Crews and any momentum he had at any given moment.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

American Alpha defeated The Usos

Wait, they BURIED the Usos, let’s call it for what it was. Not only that, the Usos turned heel. I don’t care about the teams on Smackdown except for Heath Slater, to be honest.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Kane Sucks.

Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Hype Bros.

Yes! This was the highlight of my night, and I really hope that Slater gets his contract. I haven’t been so wrapped up in a WWE storyline in a long time, and this is a winner. I hope that they don’t drop the ball with him however.

Match Rating: 4 out of 5

That’s it for Smackdown. Oh right, Dean Ambrose was out with Aj Styles, resting on his laurels. I don’t like this version of Dean Ambrose. He is no longer the lunatic fringe, he’s the boring transitional champion.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Results and Review The Era of Being Blocked on Twitter

My Name Is Kevin Owens, and I close My Eyes When Someone Fake Punches Me

Before we begin this review, I first want to put up a BIG middle finger to Robbie Fox, and Paul Griffin of RBR Wrestling Podcast. Why? Because you cannot disagree with them or you get blocked. I made a couple of statements contrary to what they said, and they blocked me out right. So big middle finger to you and your dirty diapers. If you’re going to host a podcast, the least you can do is be nice to your readers. I was justified in that Don Tony of the Don Tony and Kevin Castle podcast gave me a quick shout out because of this. Not only that, Raw was one of the worst shows in recent memory, and it wasn’t me that said that, 99 percent of the Twitter universe watching Raw was saying that. So BIG FU to you idiots, and you’ve lost another listener. No wonder Rolling Stone didn’t recommend you guys. GTFO.

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Results

Seth Rollins crashed Kevin Owens’ WWE Universal Championship coronation
Bayley def. Raw Women's Champion Charlotte
Bo Dallas def. Kyle Roberts
Seth Rollins def. Chris Jericho
Sheamus def. Cesaro; leads the Best of Seven Series 3-0
The Shining Stars def. Enzo Amore & Big Cass
Nia Jax def. Ann Esposito
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson introduced ‘The Old Day’
Darren Young def. Jinder Mahal
Braun Strowman def. Sin Cara via Cout-out
Sasha Banks returned to Raw
WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn

WWE Monday Night Raw August 5, 2016 Review

If you are new to this site, welcome. I don’t rundown every aspect of Raw, instead, I talk about what I remembered, liked, and thought about during the HULU version of this broadcast.

Kevin Owens Has Sold Out As Champion

The best thing about Kevin Owens is that he wasn’t conforming to the standards of WWE programming. He didn’t come out wearing a suit, he showed up with a t-shirt and basketball shorts. He wasn’t built like a fortress, he is kind of chubby, and yet he’s super athletic. He’s an “every man”. But on Raw he showed up in a suit, and he basically sold out. It was stupid, and so was the opening 20 minute talking segment that brought out Seth Rollins to cheers, and a match set up for Clash of Champions, here in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Bayley defeated Charlotte Is A STUPID Idea

This match was short, sweet, and well, studpid. Charlotte losing is not a great way to make a champion look good. This match should’ve ended in a DQ finish with Bayley getting beat up instead of Charlotte losing via pinfall after the Bayley To Belly suplex. Dana Brooke was all over this show, screwing up, but this match was a catastrophe. This is the exact same booking that you would get with the DIVAS division, yeah I said it, DIVAS. GTFO.

Match Rating: 2 out of 5

Seth Rollins Buries Chris Jericho

Ah, the guy that defeated Aj Styles at Wrestlemania is the same guy that is being buried by Seth Rollins. No one wanted to see this match, and while the two are ok together, I was just surprised Jericho didn’t get injured by the wreckless Seth Rollins. Decent match, nothing special.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

The Shining Stars Buried Enzo and Cass

Yep. If you saw how fast this match was, then you know. The Shining Stars buried Enzo and Cass. Say goodnight guys.

Match Rating: 1 out of 5

The Old Day Segment Was Painstaking

The Club Sandwich Boys suck. They proved it here. The Old Day segment went long, it was boring, and I just wanted to give up on Raw.

Sasha Banks trashes the Divas Division

Sasha Banks came out and cut a promo and said that she was back, and trashed the Divas division. That reminded me, Vince Russo saved the company that was failing with the DIVAS division, so Sasha Banks can GTFO.

Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn

BORING. These guys have wrestled so much that their matches aren’t special anymore. Sami Zayn is wrestling the same match against everyone, faking the ankle or knee injury and then losing because of it. Zayn is floundering, and I can see the WWE dropping him within a few years, just like they drop a lot of stars.

Match Rating: 3 out of 5

Raw Sucked, Face It.

I said once and I’ll say it again, Raw sucked. If you loved this show, there’s something wrong with you. This show was bland, and just awfully written. Oh well. They all can’t be winners, right? Right?