I'll tell you what.. I guess that tweet wasn't lying about Monday Night Raw...IYKYK. We've got A LOT to talk about.. and a crash out is on the horizon. -Kicking off Monday Night Raw: Liv Morgan Liv Morgan came to the ring with Dom to give a promo, explaining her actions last week with Nikki Bella. In this, she also called out Iyo Sky.. and she wants another title shot. Iyo came to the ring as well, and it all but seemed like this was a story ready to kick off. -Ivy Nile vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Asuka (Queen of the Ring) This match was SO much better than I thought it was going to be overall. I really had this match between two women, and that was Vaquer and Asuka. All women did wonderful, and work so well together. We did see Rhea come out and cost Raquel in return from Rhea's match. And in the end, it was Asuka that got the win! She will now face Alexa Bliss this Friday! That match.. should be very good. It will be interesting t...
Well, I am a little later than normal on this.. I had this huge plan to have this posted like the day after super early.. but of course that didn't happen. Life slapped me right in the face and I just had to roll with it. But, we have ALOT to get into with this.. so let's get into it!
-OPENING: Opening the show we saw the ring completely covered and we saw the cold open that was posted previously. After that went off, the cover dropped revealing the new ring and Triple H to welcome everyone.. let's not forget the hella fireworks. After this.. the dome with pitch black and The Rock made the grand entrance to welcome everyone. The Rock gave a little promo thanking everyone, including Cody Rhodes. Not everyone was thrilled overall about this, but I thought it was a nice touch. From here.. we went straight into the 1st match of this night.
-Tribal Combat: Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
I was honestly alittle shocked that this match was first, but I get it. Holy moly.. this match really delivered! I was very impressed with both Solo and Roman putting on this kind of match. There of course was no rules so you know both sides had some help. Overall, I was on the edge of my seat moment after moment. What I didn't expect was Roman to win so clean. And he did.. at the end... I expected some kind of "moment".. Heyman to turn on Roman.. Drew to screw Roman...Nope. The Rock did come out right after Roman's win and put the Ula Fala on him tho. I found this a little odd, but no turn of any kind. I liked it and didn't at the same time. But it did leave me with more questions than answers. Who will Roman face at WM? Will Rock be involved? Hm.. I will say, this was THE best way to start off Raw on Netflix!
-The Last Time is Now - John Cena
This is so bitter sweet. We saw John Cena make his way to the ring to give one heck of a promo. He talked about everything he wanted to accomplish and more.. I have a feeling this is going to be one hell of a ride. Could he win the Royal Rumble? Or will he get his final chance at the Elimination Chamber to move on to WM for the last time?? I just pray this isn't a John Cena love fest and he gets everything shoved at him this year.
-Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan
I have hella expectations for this match, and it didn't deliver. Now don't get me wrong the match was wonderful! We did see Raquel and Dom do there best to interfere, but it wasn't enough. Mami did what she had to do and pinned Liv to regain her championship! YES, MA'AM! We didn't see Becky make her return, nor did we see Finn cost Liv her title. Hmm.. Guess those Twitter warriors were wrong about "Becky being backstage" after all. At the end of it all, we had The Undertaker (of all people) give his stamp of approval and drive his motorcycle around the ring.. to rejoin Mami at the front of the stage. This was pretty cool I will say.. but random. So where does this go next?
-Jey Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
I loved this match, but hated it at the same time. Lol! I loved it because these two work wonderfully together and the story was there. However, the ending just didn't click with me. While we already knew the story and where it was going.. the ending was exhausting and it didn't make sense. Drew has the momentum.. and for Jey to win with a quick little roll up kind of threw me off guard. I for sure wasn't expecting that. So what does this mean next? Is Drew going to lose his mind? Will Jimmy return to help Jey and Sami? We shall see..
-CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
Regardless of the ending... this match was freaking amazing. The story was told and it showed big time. These two torn the house down in all the best ways. What I didn't expect was for Michael Cole to government name Seth like that.. WHAT.. for sure wasn't on my bingo card for 2025. The battle went back and forth for a good while but it was CM Punk that got the pin for the win. Does this mean we will see the two in another match... maybe a 3 round situation?? I also loved seeing Punk tell the ref to check on Seth after the last move... But there was major surprise at the end like some were saying, and I am just okay with that.
Overall: 9.3/10
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NOTES:
-Hulk was damn near booed out of the building
-US gets commercials, while the rest of the world doesn't
-Wyatt Sicks were NOT on the show, but was referenced in a Miz/Kross segment
-The Rock said he would be a NXT New Years Evil
-Becky was not scheduled originally
-Penta will most likely be Chad Gable's opponent next week
-We will most likely see Wyatt Sicks next week
UP NEXT: AEW Dynamite
**Just a little note here: It's wrestling. It's suppose to be fun. You know the talent have real names, and they go home after this to live a regular life. It isn't life or death. Just because Monday Night Raw, NXT, Wednesday Night Dynamite, Friday Night Smackdown, or Collision... doesn't cater to you and what YOU want.. doesn't mean it's okay to talk nasty to people.. or give death threats like it's a slice of cake. Be nice or fuck off. It's simple my friends.
xoxo,
Chels
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