-Triple H and Stephanie are out and do not get two words out of their mouths before YES! chants were starting. Both Steph and HHH had rebuttals to the crowd. Daniel Byan is out and people are going insane. I am a HUGE Daniel Bryan mark so this is welcomed for sure. He sarcastically asks the crowd to stop the YES and Daniel Bryan chants and BOTH chants start. He says his match was a great moment in Royal Rumble history but the biggest disappointment was not being in the Rumble. The Authority says they did not want to put Daniel's health in jeopardy, to which they counter with Daniel is only thinking about Daniel. Steph asks if everyone was here just to see him and the biggest YES chant I have ever heard breaks out. This is a great segment and I think we the fans have either been worked or the fans at the Rumble changed everything. Daniel Bryan says he wants in the Elimination Chamber match (where it was announced the title would be up for grabs). He tells Triple H neither should leave the ring until he gets what he wants. Triple H brings in The Shield to punish Daniel Bryan. Shaemus and John Cena come down to even the odds and Shaemus gets the bigger pop of the two. The three faces stand in the ring as the "victors"
Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs The Real Americans
This was pretty good because of the Americans as opposed to their opponents. Some of the Mysterio spots seemed very contrieved, especially the 619. Biggest moment in the match was having Zeb slap Swagger to motivate him to do better. Hopefully this will not signal the impending end of this fun team. The Real Americans win with the Nutralizer on Sin Cara.
-Bad News Barrett has some bad news. We get a match with The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler in the Battle of Cleveland. He is glad it is not the Battle for Cleveland because both would be losers as Cleveland is a town of losers.
Fandango vs R-Truth
This was just a match with R-Turth getting the win. No idea why this was here though I could see a Summer Rae split from Fandango. Emma was in the audience here too. #EMMAlution
-Brad Maddox announces the arrival of WWE Champion Randy Orton. He whines about having to defend the title in the Elimination Chamber match. Batista comes out and there is a great sign in the crowd 'Batista Please Leave'. A big Daniel Bryan chant breaks out. Batista does not care who the champion is, he will walk out of Wrestlemania the champion. This brings out Brock Lesnar. Heyman informs Maddox that Lesnar's patience is running thin. The Authority has his patience running thin and "suggests" a title match with Orton. He also suggests a #1 contenders match with Batista. Heyman demands an answer tonight or else.
The Battle of Cleveland
Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz
Both are out in Cleveland pro teams jerseys and legit seem excited to be in this match. They have a pretty good match while the announcers run down Cleveland. Ziggler wins with the zig zag for the pin. Not a bad match, standard midcard affair.
Ryback & Curtis Axel vs The Usos
The Usos have another good RAW match. They are a high energy team that would be great babyface champions. Ryback had a spot where he missed a spear and went into the post and looked to hurt his shoulder legit, but he continued the match. His sell was complete over the top if it were not a real injury. He came back in ate two superkicks and a splash giving the Usos the pin.
Kofi Kingston vs Alberto Del Rio
Whoever thought giving this match almost 20 minutes should be shot. The crowd turned on the match before the commercial break and they went a full segment afterwards. The normals spots like the Boom Drop did not get near the response as in years (months?) past. The crowd chanted for JBL and Jerry Lawler and the loudest pops of the night were when the announcers acknowledged the crowd. Del Rio won after his superkick to the head to mercifully put the WWE Universe out of its misery.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Age Outlaws © vs Brothers Rhodes
I was thinking this match was missing something about the time Lesnar came out to destroy anyone in the ring. The Outlaws bailed leaving Brothers Rhodes to get destroyed with a chair by Lesnar. Heyman says this is what The Authority gets for not giving his what he wants. The match was going along fine and would have been close to great with a hot ending. There was a lot of talking in the ring which made the match fun, especially from the Road Dog. Hope these two teams get a legit rematch with a good ending.
The Bellas & The Funkadactyles vs AJ Lee, Tamina, Aksana & Alicia Fox
As Divas matches go this wasn't horrible. At one point diva matches were the absolute worst thing on RAW but this week we had Kingston/Del Rio! Naomi pinned the Divas champion AJ Lee with the rear view.
-The new WWE Hall of Fame inductee is......JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS!! I approve of this. His best promos were as a heel, best ring work was as a face. Great performer though.
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
John Cena, Shaemus & Daniel Bryan vs The Shield [***3/4]
This was an amazing match with a horrible finish. John Cena was the face in peril for a long while, but when Bryan got the hot tag the place came unglued. Big moment at the end when Cena had Reigns in the STF and Reigns broke it. Sadly this is the moment the Wyatts came out and attacked the face team sending them to the Chamber by DQ. The Shield was rightfully pissed as they did not even factor into the decision.
Overall Thoughts: There was a lot of wrestling on tonight's RAW which isn't a bad thing unless you get a 20 minute Kingston/Del Rio match. I am glad we as fans were worked and there are plans for Daniel Bryan even if they do not progress as fast as we the fan base would want. The show was not as much of a train wreck as I originally thought but at least it wasn't a clunker and there was some good stuff on the show. Worth watching.
Ryback & Curtis Axel vs The Usos
The Usos have another good RAW match. They are a high energy team that would be great babyface champions. Ryback had a spot where he missed a spear and went into the post and looked to hurt his shoulder legit, but he continued the match. His sell was complete over the top if it were not a real injury. He came back in ate two superkicks and a splash giving the Usos the pin.
Kofi Kingston vs Alberto Del Rio
Whoever thought giving this match almost 20 minutes should be shot. The crowd turned on the match before the commercial break and they went a full segment afterwards. The normals spots like the Boom Drop did not get near the response as in years (months?) past. The crowd chanted for JBL and Jerry Lawler and the loudest pops of the night were when the announcers acknowledged the crowd. Del Rio won after his superkick to the head to mercifully put the WWE Universe out of its misery.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The New Age Outlaws © vs Brothers Rhodes
I was thinking this match was missing something about the time Lesnar came out to destroy anyone in the ring. The Outlaws bailed leaving Brothers Rhodes to get destroyed with a chair by Lesnar. Heyman says this is what The Authority gets for not giving his what he wants. The match was going along fine and would have been close to great with a hot ending. There was a lot of talking in the ring which made the match fun, especially from the Road Dog. Hope these two teams get a legit rematch with a good ending.
The Bellas & The Funkadactyles vs AJ Lee, Tamina, Aksana & Alicia Fox
As Divas matches go this wasn't horrible. At one point diva matches were the absolute worst thing on RAW but this week we had Kingston/Del Rio! Naomi pinned the Divas champion AJ Lee with the rear view.
-The new WWE Hall of Fame inductee is......JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS!! I approve of this. His best promos were as a heel, best ring work was as a face. Great performer though.
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
John Cena, Shaemus & Daniel Bryan vs The Shield [***3/4]
This was an amazing match with a horrible finish. John Cena was the face in peril for a long while, but when Bryan got the hot tag the place came unglued. Big moment at the end when Cena had Reigns in the STF and Reigns broke it. Sadly this is the moment the Wyatts came out and attacked the face team sending them to the Chamber by DQ. The Shield was rightfully pissed as they did not even factor into the decision.
Overall Thoughts: There was a lot of wrestling on tonight's RAW which isn't a bad thing unless you get a 20 minute Kingston/Del Rio match. I am glad we as fans were worked and there are plans for Daniel Bryan even if they do not progress as fast as we the fan base would want. The show was not as much of a train wreck as I originally thought but at least it wasn't a clunker and there was some good stuff on the show. Worth watching.
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