Face McShooty Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 before I put up my review, I think I'm gonna try something a little different, starting right now, I'll put the matches that happened above in a spoiler then I'll put my review, putting the matches themselves in spoilers as well, maybe that'll work a little better, I'll do them in the order they happened. This particular show had a FIRST TIME EVER theme about it, with each of the matches having been the first time the Superstars/Divas have faced off with one another, or in the main event, the first time both competitors have wrestled over a certain title! Read the match card to find out what title and what other matches took place! [spoiler=Match Card for RAW]Big Show vs Dean Ambrose with The Miz on commentaryNeville vs FandangoPaige (w/ Charlotte & Becky Lynch) vs WWE NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks (w/ Naomi & Tamina)The Lucha Dragons vs Los Matadores (w/ El Torito) with The Prime Time Players on commentaryBecky Lynch & Charlotte (w/ Paige) vs WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella & Alicia Fox (w/ Brie Bella)Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens with Sheamus on commentaryJohn Cena vs Seth Rollins for the United States Championship A video package recapped last week's Undertaker and Brock Lesnar segments... Michael Cole, JBL, and Byron Saxton were on commentary... Birthday boy Triple H's music played as he, Stephanie McMahon, and Seth Rollins walked to the ring for a promo. Hunter welcomed viewers to Raw and said it was starting with a massive announcement - SummerSlam will be four hours in length rather than the traditional three hours. Stephanie hyped the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar main event. Hunter said Raw will be epic as well. He said it's a night of firsts. He hyped Big Show vs. Dean Ambrose. Stephanie hyped Paige vs. Sasha Banks. Hunter hyped Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton while saying Owens has made a bigger impact in his first few months than he's ever seen anyone make. Stephanie hyped Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte. Rollins, who wore the belt around his waist, boasted about walking into Battleground as the champion and walking out as the champion. Rollins told the fans to stand up and admit that he may go down as "one of, if not the greatest, WWE World Heavyweight Champions of all-time." John Cena's entrance music played and the expression on Rollins' face changed. Cena told Hunter and Steph that he didn't meant to interrupt them, but he did mean to interrupt Rollins because he's "an arrogant jackass." Cena took issue with Rollins claiming to be the greatest ever. "I think you're a joke," Cena said. Cena told Rollins not to worry. He said he wouldn't ask him to do anything about it because he tried last week and Rollins ran. Cena said he knows how Hunter and Steph feel about him, but he knows they also care about what's best for business. He said it's time to see if Rollins can become a man by booking him as the challenger to Rollins for the title on Raw. Rollins told Cena to do everyone a favor by shutting the hell up. Rollins told Cena he has to earn his title shot. Stephanie interrupted Rollins and said they should put it to the people. She asked the fans if they want to see Rollins vs. Cena. The crowd cheered for the most part. Stephanie got them to do a brief Yes! chant, then said, "For the first time every, I say no..." Stephanie said there would not be a title match on Raw. She said Rollins was right, Cena has to earn the title shot. Hunter said he thinks he can speak for everyone when he says no one wants to see the title defended on Raw. Hunter said it will still be Cena vs. Rollins, but it will be for the U.S. Championship. "Because that's what's best for business," Hunter said... Cole said Rollins has nothing to lose in this match, then JBL sang Hunter's praises. The broadcast team hyped some of the previously announced matches... Paige will be the guest on the Stone Cold Podcast next Monday after Raw... Footage aired from Smackdown of Big Show chokeslamming Ambrose through a broadcast table, while Ambrose turned it into a simultaneous DDT... [spoiler=Big Show vs Dean Ambrose] (this happened early in the match so I'm putting this here)The Miz sat in on commentary. Show backed Ambrose into the corner and ripped his shirt, but Ambrose ducked out of the way when Show went for a chop. Amborse performed a suicide dive onto Show, then went up top and jumped at Show on the floor, but Show caught him with a shot on the way down.After the break, Show was in control of the offense and put Ambrose in a leg hold. Ambrose responded by untying Show's boot. Ambrose came back with a sleeper hold. Show caught Ambrose leaping off the ropes and did an overhead face-first drop. Show motioned for the chokeslam, but Ambrose countered with a DDT.Show ended up chokeslamming Ambrose and covered him, then acted shocked when Ambrose kicked out. Ambrose was dumped to ringside. He beat the ref's count, then Show kicked him back to the floor and followed him. Show speared Ambrose at ringside. Ambrose stumbled, yet eventually made it back inside the ring.Ambrose recovered momentarily and went for a suicide dive only to run into a punch from Show. This time he was counted out. Afterward, Ambrose struggled at ringside. Show started to walk away, then noticed Ambrose was able to use the barricade to get to his feet. Show charged, Ambrose moved, and Show crashed into the timekeeper's area...Big Show beat Dean Ambrose via count out in 11:20. At ringside, the broadcast team hyped that SummerSlam will be "WrestleMania-like" with the four-hour format. JBL hyped the network price of $9.99 and Cole reminded viewers that first-time subscribers could get the month free... Cole hyped "the prodigal son returns" with Luke Harper recommitting to the Wyatt Family, then Saxton hyped Neville in action... [spoiler=Neville vs Fandango]The announcers hyped that this match was also a first. Fandango used a chop and a cool hold, but Neville broke free and went on the offensive.Neville performed a dive onto Fandango at ringside, rolled him back inside, and then performed the Red Arrow for the win. After the match, Stardust appeared on the big screen and mockingly applauded Neville for saving the day. Stardust said everybody wants a feel-good story and he dropped a "wines and dines with kings and queens" reference. He said he would protect the universe from overbearing do-gooders. Neville shook his head in confusion...Neville beat Fandango in 1:55. The broadcast team hyped Owens vs. Orton, Paige vs. Sasha, and the Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores. Yes, they said the new match is for the first time ever... Backstage, Paige spoke with Charlotte and Becky Lynch. She said the WWE Universe is loving where the Divas division is going. Their celebration was interrupted by Sasha Banks, Naomi, and Tamina. Sasha said Stephanie McMahon set up the Divas revolution. Charlotte wooooed at them. Sasha boasted about being NXT Women's Champion. Paige said she's the best NXT Women's Champion ever and a two-time Divas Champion. Sasha said Paige is known for losing titles. Becky spoke up, then Tamina told her to shut her mouth. After Team BAD left, Charlotte said that if Naomi and Tamina get involved in Paige's match it will get ugly. Paige said it already has... Paige made her entrance heading into the break... Team BAD made their entrance, then a Sasha Banks video package was shown. It was the same video that aired on Thursday's Smackdown... [spoiler=Paige (w/ Charlotte & Becky Lynch) vs Sasha Banks (w/ Naomi & Tamina)]Early in the match, Paige ran Sasha into the ropes. Sasha dropped to her knees, then Paige caught her with a running knee. Cool spot. Sasha came back with a rollup for a two count. They did the simultaneous dropkick attempts spot. Sasha threw a kick, but Paige caught her leg and pulled her down. Paige performed a fallaway slam for two. Paige knocked Sasha to ringside with a kick and then had to have the ref move so she could perform a top rope dive onto all of Team BAD on the floor.Footage aired of the women at ringside pushing and shoving while Paige and the referee held them back. The referee finally gave the four women the boot, so there was no one at ringside coming out of the break. The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox were shown watching the match on a backstage monitor.Sasha took offensive control and then mocked Paige's regular routine on the ring apron. Paige rolled her up for a two count. Later, Paige threw a couple of running clotheslines, a forgettable dropkick, and a nice superkick. Sasha came back and performed a running double knee drive in the corner.Paige once again pulled Sasha down by her leg and slammed her head off the mat in the process. Paige locked her in a submission hold, but Sasha reached the ropes. Sasha performed a Backstabber into the Bank Statement for the win...Sasha Banks beat Paige in a non-title match in 13:35. Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Seth Rollins, who he beats the best that WWE has to offer every month. He said Cena defends his title against "the rest that WWE has left." Rollins said he's tired of Cena saying the future of WWE goes through him. "We've seen enough and I'm going to show John that the fugure has long past him by," Rollins concluded... A shot aired of Rusev and Summer Rae walking backstage. The announcers said Lana promised a surprise for Summer... The broadcast team hyped the WWE 2K15 video game and set up a commercial for Arnold Schwarzenegger's involvement in the game. The commercial had The Terminator featured several WWE performers, including Paige and Finn Balor, and featured Dean Ambrose putting a cigar out on the Terminator's chest...Here's the commercial for those who wanna see it Michael Cole hyped the beginning of Kliq Week on WWE Network with a preview of their DVD airing after Raw... Rusev and Summer stood in the ring. Rusev said he is smitten. He said his heart bursts out for the woman who heals his soul. He said it is a woman's privilege to obey, and a man's privilege to reward her. Rusev gave Summer a dog. He gave her another gift. She opened it. "It's a fish," Rusev said. Rusev named the "cold fish" Lana. Lana came out and said everyone sees through Rusev. She said he dresses Summer like her, and called her an "unoriginal, pathetic Lana." Lana kicked Summer and then shoved her face into the fish. Lana left the ring smiling and waving to the fans. Rusev threw the fish toward Lana, who walked backstage. Rusev helped Summer to her feet. Summer threw a tantrum... Cole hyped upcoming Raw matches... Cole set up a video package on the Undertaker and Brock Lesnar drama from last week... Cole hyped Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar for SummerSlam... Saxton hyped that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman will return next week on Raw in San Jose... The Lucha Dragons made their entrance... Cole hyped tickets for WWE Hell in a Cell for Los Angeles going on sale on Saturday... [spoiler=Lucha Dragons vs Los Matadores (w/ El Torito)]The Prime Time Players sat in on commentary. Titus O'Neil said he and JBL made up. Titus said there may actually be Puerto Rican bull fighters.Sin Cara sold for The Matadores. Kalisto checked in and performed some flashy offense that included a DDT that nearly unmasked one member of Los Matadores. Kalisto ate a dropkick. New Day's music played and headed to the ring holding up a sign that read "Real Mega Dad of the Year" that was pointed at Kofi. Titus took exception. In the ring, Kalisto pinned Fernando (50/50 I'm right)...The Lucha Dragons beat Los Matadores in 8:05. The broadcast team narrated still shots form WWE Battleground of Luke Harper interfering on behalf of Bray Wyatt. Cole hyped a segment featuring "the prodigal son" returning and recommitting to the Wyatt Family... Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper made their entrance. Wyatt said he's not a betting man, but he is willing to bet that everyone in the crowd has a family. He said mommies and daddies have been force feeding lies. He said the ones that are supposed to protect you are the ones you fear the most. "Luke Harper was a damaged man," Wyatt said. He said he fixed Wyatt just like you would fix a broken toy. He said he knew one day he would have to set Harper free so that he would learn his own truth. Wyatt gave Harper the mic. Harper said there was a time when he didn't know why he existed or what his purpose was. Harper said his family found him and Wyatt told him the truth. "The truth is this is all of your fault," Harper said. "You shunned me. You created me, but he, Bray Wyatt, saved me." Harper said he now knows that when you pray for rain, you must be prepared for mud. "Bray Wyatt, my life for you," Harper concluded. Wyatt said it always comes back to family. He said Harper would go through hell and back for him and already has. Wyatt turned his focus to Roman Reigns and said it's his burden to bare. "Roman Reigns, we're here," Wyatt concluded... Cole hyped Owens vs. Orton, and Saxton pushed Cena vs. Rollins for the U.S. Title... Charlotte and Becky Lynch made their entrance with Paige for the tag match... [spoiler=Charlotte & Becky Lynch (w/ Paige) vs Nikki Bella & Alicia Fox (w/ Brie Bella)]Lynch and Nikki started the match. JBL said he was talking with Becky about Velvet McIntyre this morning. Charlotte checked in and performed a one-handed cartwheel out of a wrist lock that Alicia had her in. Fox came back with a big boot as Charlotte was distracted on the apron.A short time later, Nikki punched Becky off the ring apron and then clotheslined Charlotte to remain the aggressor. Nikki tagged in Fox and they teamed up for a suplex on Charlotte. Paige slammed on the mat and chanted for Charlotte to temporarily revive a silent crowd. Alicia appeared to take an inadvertent leg to the face from Charlotte, who tagged in Becky shortly thereafter.Lynch performed a nice t-bone suplex on Fox. Nikki ran into help Alicia, but Charlotte speared her. Lynch caught Fox in the Disarmer finishing hold and got the win... Footage aired from WWE Tough Enough of Patrick's elimination last week. Hulk Hogan was not shown, nor was his situation mentioned. Rather, the broadcast team ran through the list of the remaining contestants. Saxton called Sara Lee the most controversial contestants. Cole set up footage of Big Show chopping some of the male contestants. Once again, no sign of Hogan. Cole hyped Naomi, Sasha, and Tamina appearing on Tough Enough... Separate shots aired of Owens and Orton walking backstage... [spoiler=Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens]Sheamus sat in on commentary and showed off his Money in the Bank briefcase. Orton got the better of Owens, who took an early breather at ringside. Orton chased him and tried to run him into the ring steps, but Owens fought back. Orton shoved him into the barricade a couple times and clotheslined him after the second one before sliding him back inside the ring.Orton remained on the offensive and Owens retreated to the floor again. Orton followed and hit him with a pair of uppercuts, but then Owens shoved Orton into the ring post and performed a fallaway slam into the barricade going into the commercial break.Owens maintained control coming out of the break. At 9:20, Owens pressed Orton into the middle rope in front of the broadcast team and taunted Michael Cole. Owens performed a powerbomb and jawed at the fans, which drew boos. Owens went for a cannonball, but Orton dodged it.Orton came back with clotheslines and a power slam for a nice pop. Orton ran into an elbow from Owens, but caught him leaping off the ropes and tossed him overhead. Owens rolled under the ropes and then clotheslined Orton with the top rope. They went to ringside, where Orton threw Owens into the barricade. When Orton turned around, Sheamus caught him with a Brogue Kick for the DQ.After the match, Sheamus rolled Orton back inside the ring. Owens also rolled in. Cesaro ran out and hit Sheamus with an uppercut and then dove onto Owens, who had fled to ringside. Cesaro threw punches at Owens and then caught a charging Sheamus with an uppercut. Cesaro ran toward Owens, who put him down with a Pop-Up Powerbomb. Owens let out a primal scream and asked who the man is now. Sheamus smiled and walked off with his MITB briefcase... Backstage, Renee Young interviewed John Cena about his match with Seth Rollins. Cena said he's tried to let everyone know that the U.S. Title is a symbol of excellence. He said tonight's match will prove it. He said he's going against the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He said the great debate ends in that Rollins will prove he is who he says he is or Cena will "shock the world" by defeating the WWE World Heavyweight Champion... Cole hyped Nikki Bella vs. Becky Lynch for Thursday's Smackdown television show. There was no mention of the title being on the line... John Cena made his entrance for the U.S. Title match, then Seth Rollins made his entrance carrying his title belt... Lilian Garcia handled the in-ring introductions for the championship match... [spoiler=John Cena vs Seth Rollins for the United States Championship]Cena got the better of Rollins early, and Rollins rolled to ringside after taking a shoulder block. Rollins returned to the ring and kicked Cena, who quickly took him down in a headlock. Rollins rebounded and had Cena in a headlock going into the break at 3:00.Rollins dodged a Cena splash in the corner coming out of the break and got a two count. There was a nice sequence that resulted in a Rollins rollup for a two count on Cena, then Rollins caught Cena with a nice kick for a two count. Cole said it caught Cena in the shoulder even though the kick looked really good.Cena did the "you can't see me" bit and ate a boot from Owens. Cena came right back and performed a tornado DDT for a two count. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment, but Rollins slipped out and shoved Cena to ringside. Rollins performed a suicide dive. He rolled Cena back inside the ring and then caught him with a top rope flying knee to the head for a two count.Cena performed a face-first slam and got a two count as Cole hyped that this was the first time ever that Cena was defending the U.S. Title against Rollins. He also hyped some of the matches that took place during the show for viewers who joined Raw at the top of the hour. Rollins came back with strikes including a high knee. Cena sold in the corner and the ref held Rollins back.Cena sprang to and attacked Rollins while the referee was still holding Rollins back. Rollins fought back and hit Cena with another kick to the head. Rollins went up top, but Cena stopped him. Rollins ended up performing a Buckle Bomb on Cena for a two count.Cena was a bloody mess from the high knee. A doctor entered the ring and treated Cena while they aired replays of the high knee. The doctor left the ring and they went right back to the match. Cena hit his Springboard Stunner and went for the AA, but Rollins slipped out and hit a superkick for a really good near fall. The crowd chanted "this is awesome."Cena hoisted up Rollins out of nowhere and performed the AA for another good near fall at 15:30. They did a closeup shot of Cena's nose, which was broken and mangled. Rollins caught Cena on the ropes and superplexed him. Rollins followed up with a slam for another good near fall. JBL said Cena is "one tough son of a b****."Rollins went up top and performed a corkscrew moonsault that Cena avoided. Cena applied the STF. Rollins scrambled, but Cena pulled him to the center of the ring and reapplied the hold. Rollins tapped out quickly...John Cena defeated Seth Rollins in 17:00 to retain the U.S. Championship. After the match, the trainer entered the ring again and treated Cena's nose. Cena told him he was okay. Cole hyped the DX DVD preview for the network, then a rough looking Cena sat in the ring to close the show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Liebert Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I don't watch WWE on TV anymore; I just go to their YouTube channel and watch most of everything there. Putting Cena back in the main event title picture is the worst idea yet. Kevin Owens, to me, is EXTREMELY overrated. Rusev was never anything special in-ring and his mic abilities are even worse. Big Show needs to retire. The Intercontinital Championship means nothing right now. Same thing with the Tag Team Championship. I don't even watch the Divas anymore. Seth Rollins is a great wrestler, but is being misused as a champion and he needs to stop disgracing the Pedigree. Adrian Neville is very good in-ring, but I think Cesaro has the top in-ring talent out of the current roster. Dean Ambrose is probably #1 in terms of mic abilities though. Glad to see Luke Harper return. Bray Wyatt deserves better than what he's been getting in recent months. Roman Reigns is the next John Cena, only with worse mic abilities. Fandango and Adam Rose should just leave the freaking company. What happened to Damien Sandow? I kinda wish Jack Swagger would become relevant again, but I think that time has passed, sadly. Brock Lesnar has actually won me over recently. Kane needs to retire after putting on his mask once more. I'm kinda excited to see what they're doing with The Undertaker. Callisto is extremely good in-ring; he needs a singles run after he and Sin Cara win the Tag Team Championship. Sin Cara looks out-of-shape. Sheamus bores the hell out of me. Randy Orton will always be one of my favorite wrestlers. Dolph Ziggler needs to become relevant again and have more matches with Seth Rollins. The New Day never entertains me; Xavier Woods is eternal-Jobber material, and Kofi and Big E need to have a singles run. Ryback bores the hell out of me. The Miz is just bland nowadays. R-Truth and Barrett need to both be pushed, but in separate directions. Neville needs more time until he becomes a champion. Cesaro and Dean Ambrose are my two favorite wrestlers from the roster right now. They're both ready to be champions, and they'd be amazing if they're booked correctly, but I want Cesaro to be champion sooner than Ambrose, even though Ambrose seems to be more ready than Cesaro. Los Matadores should leave the company. The Prime Time Players are stale, but Titus is good in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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