We are a little behind, but that's alright.. It has been one crazy time over here. TONIGHT is Monday Night Raw and I will be tweeting as best as possible. There is an EARLY start time tonight for Raw, so be sure to keep that noted if you are watching LIVE. I won't be however, due to conflicting time with dinner and getting the little one ready for bed. Tonight will also be the taping of Friday Night Smackdown, so be sure to stay away from spoilers. I prob won't be able to avoid them, but it isn't the end of the world. So let's be reminded now.. if you DON'T want spoilers then please avoid twitter for the week, AND be sure to mute the words if needed until then. We are less than TWO weeks away from Saturday Night Main Event AND Evolution 2.. for my AEW fans, we are also less than TWO weeks away from All In: Texas.. and if you are like me trying to watch all of them.. it's going to be a WILD two weeks leading up to all of it.
This past weekend, it was Night of Champs for WWE.. and the game has changed a bit as we shift gears going not only into Saturday Night Main Event and Evolution 2.. but the stage is becoming more set for the FIRST ever Summer Slam 2 NIGHT EVENT! Oh.. how things are going to be wild. Let's get into it!
-Kicking off Night of Champs: King of the Ring Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
This match was damn good overall. BUT.. we did see another side of Cody if you know what I mean. While the match itself between the two has been pushing for a while, we saw a new side of Cody that had me a little on edge. Are we finally going to see heel Cody? His intentions seemed dark and calculated, almost desperate. We saw Cody start to target the hurt points on Randy, and used it to his advantage. Of course, Randy knew.. and his reaction told a story of pissed off and revenge. In the end (and as expected) Cody got the win.. and he told the crowd that it was time he got the ball back. So.. what will we see next? Cody and Cena at Summer Slam.. but I smell something alittle more coming our way.
-Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
I honestly don't know what I expected going into this match, but it wasn't this. I actually was impressed by this overall, and was hoping we would see Rhea really put over Raquel.. while we did see Rhea do just that.. it just wasn't enough. Roxanne did come to the aid of Raquel, but Rhea was too much and picked up the win. I don't see why Raquel couldn't win this.. it's not like Rhea has something to lose on this. The question is.. where does this leave Roxanne and Raquel? What will become of the Women's Tag Team Titles? With Liv out.. things have really changed up for the rest of the year. Only time will tell.
-Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
I really feel this whole thing has been well over hyped. Now.. I take NOTHING away form Karrion or Sami.. both are wonderful and deserve their flowers. This match was just a little odd to me.. where does this go from here? While I did feel Karrion set to win.. out of no where, Sami did pick up the win. The story overall is very strange to me. And now it seems Sami will be in another match outside of anything to do with Karrion. Hmm.. just when I thought I had it figured out, no I don't...
-United States Championship Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa
I'm all kind of messed up with this match. I love this feud going on.. but something about this whole situation rubbed me the wrong way. The match was good.. BUT... we saw the return of Tanga Loa to come help Solo, and we also saw the debut of Hikuleo... to come to the aid of Solo and take out Jacob. This allowed Solo to pick up the win, and become your NEW Men's US Champ. So happy for Solo.. but now we are back in the whole Bloodline situation, and it's really old. We still have Tama to return as well.. so will he join Jacob or Solo? Do we see Jimmy and potentially Jey in the mix to come to the aid of Jacob in the future? Messy.
-Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill
Both of these wonderful women deserved the chance for this overall... but the match just wasn't there for me. While Jade is very much improving and showing what she can bring to the table, it was a bit "iffy" for me. I did want Asuka to win.. she did not. Jade brought home the crown, which made all the most sense. Now we have it set for not only Tiffy.. but Naomi and potentially Bianca as well. Going into Summer Slam.. this feud might be one of the most important.
-Undisputed WWE Championship Match: CM Punk vs. John Cena
I will admit, it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. These two are wonderful, and it did made me sad to see them face off for the last time. While the match was good, we did see some issues.. Seth Rollins and his crew did come to the ring, briefcase in hand. Sami and Penta came to help save that as well. What really got me.. was we did see Seth hit Punk with the briefcase... allowing Punk to not lose clean. Cena got the win.. and retained his title. This ensures that we 100% see Cody and Cena at Summer Slam. But the question is... how will that match end? And what will the full build look like? Could we see (in an INSANE turn of events) heel Cody and face Cena?
Overall: 7.9/10
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UP NEXT: Monday Night Raw
-What will Nick and Adam have to say about Evolution 2?
-What will come of the Women's Tag Team Championships??
-Will we see NEW Men's Tag Team Champs?
-More matches made for Saturday Night Main Event??
until next time
xoxo,
Chels
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