STRIPPED DOWN RAW…A Few Things That Happened Last Night (May 4th, 2015)
Hey
there, Enthusiasts. Well, this day was
jam packed for me, leaving little time for my leisurely pursuits and so, this RAW recap will be decidedly
abridged. I’ll just be touching on the
moments that jumped out to me. You’ll
have to get the full skinny elsewhere.
Besides, I enjoy taking loads of creative license. If you’re reading me, you do it for fun (^_~)
First
off, the opening was a little different this time around. I suppose Creative is maybe getting a little
bored with themselves and decided to shake things up a little. Smackdown surprisingly closing with a
Singles Match last week could have been the real start but, it just happened to sneak over
to the beginning of RAW. Yet, we’re lead into it in a familiar enough
way. Randy Orton comes out with yet
another axe to grind. All right guys,
you all know me. I’m the Viper! Been
“viping” for years and I’ve held it down. I’ve been the youngest to hold titles
and held titles multiple times. You
think I’m afraid of chicken shit, Seth Rollins or tough guy Roman Reigns? Neither one of them have shit on me and come
Payback, they’re gonna wish they never got into the ring. Well, Roman Reigns has something to say about
that once he gets into the ring. No shit
on you, huh? Reigns basically says.
Well, last I checked, I was
the one who won at Summer Slam so, that means I may just have a little shit on
you. Oh, you wanna bring up Summer Slam,
bro-ham. Orton replies. Yeah, you got the jump on me there but
apparently you missed what I said earlier.
I got mad titles, son and let’s count the ones you got. Gentlemen, Gentlemen, Gentlemen! An
unfamiliar voice says from the ramp.
Quizzical faces turn to see Big E. Langston of The New Day flanked by Kofi
Kingston and Xavier Woods. Did someone
say titles? Langston continues. Well we’ve got titles! And you know how
we got ‘em?...Positivity! That’s right,
my friends we, The New Day, are here today to show you how to get and stay
positive. So, clap with me! Come on, now!
Quizzical stares continue.
Fine! You don’t wanna clap? So,
why don’t we fight! And there you have
the unlikely first match of the evening, a Handicap Match with The New Day vs.
Orton and Reigns.
The
match takes a little bit to get going and I can’t say that there was much
chemistry but the lack of it seems to add realism so, that’s good. It’s towards the end where it gets
interesting. The New Day corner Reigns
and go to town on him, just to get him out the way. Regardless, he manages to
make a tag to Orton and Orton starts to “vipe” away and shows no mercy to The
New Day. Yet, in the melee, Reigns
attempts to land a Spear on Langston only to accidentally take out Orton. Kingston
After
that, the most interesting match I found was Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose. Rollins got all pissy in a promo and to calm
him down, Dad booked this match. Also,
before the match, Dad drops another bomb.
Payback title match is now a Fatal-4-Way. Dad decided to invite Ambrose to the
party. Ambrose, much obliged, turns his
attention to how he’s gonna kick Rollins’ ass this time. It’s a solid match, though I found it
portrayed a bit “cartoonily” but, meh, where else is camp gonna go nowadays? John Waters hasn’t put out a film in a good
while. Anyway, these 2 have at as only
they can and even with J&J interference, Ambrose still manages to roll
Rollins up for the win.
The
next interesting match was John Cena’s open challenge for the US Championship. We get formally introduced to Sami Zayn from
NXT. I’ve heard of him and seen him
about the interwebs but I have not seen him in action. I have to say, right out the gate he
displayed great energy. Being in his
hometown of Montréal , Quebec MRI soon.
Nevertheless, after a valiant effort, Zayn finally succumbs to an
Attitude Adjustment but The Champ doesn’t skimp on the kudos. The kid did good.
I
have to mention the Divas Match that wasn’t because we have Tamina back in
action, always been a fan! The Divas Division needs more chicks that look like they can actually hurt somebody. She’s here to help Naomi make the full bad
girl turn. Naomi is scheduled to box
Nikki Bella but before she and Brie can even get in the ring, Naomi and Tamina
jump ‘em like they owe ‘em money. They
beat the Bellas down and leave 'em for dead.
My
honorable mention goes to the second tag match with the newly crowned Wade Barrett
and Sheamus going up against the new pals, Dolph Ziggler and Neville. It was a good enough match, we all know they
can do better but, I think this was more to play up the characters than
anything else. Barrett was amusingly
pompous and arrogant and Sheamus, sporting a yellow shiner from Smackdown held less back. Being clearly wounded, I figure the added
intensity counters the possibility of someone seeing that as vulnerability. Ziggler and Neville give it a good go but,
having won last time, the impetus to win just doesn’t seem to be with them and
Barrett keeps Neville grounded with a Bull Hammer for the win.
Naturally,
I must speak of the main event of Orton vs. Reigns. Personally, I thought this match was a little
sloppy but to be fair, the point again I think is more to nail the
“story”. Before the match, Dad comes out
to serve as enforcer because J&J are supposed to be ban from intervening as
well. Dad comes ready to play to keep
‘em “in line”. Seth Rollins has himself
a sit in on commentary. It’s anyone’s
match from the get-go. Orton no stranger
to a tense match comes out swinging and these guys slowly establish a rhythm. Dad and J&J stalk the ring as the match
goes and, as to be expected, it does eventually spill out and then spill back
in again. Orton, sees the time, and
starts to wrap things up. He goes for a
RKO but Reigns isn’t there but he does manage to land a Superman Punch. It’s about now that Dad feels is the time to
strike. He lets J&J do what they do
best and he and Rollins get in the ring where they begin their beatdown. Apparently, Dad shows he bleeds “heel” and
that the entire match is just a big set-up.
They give Orton and Reigns a good pounding before the Lunatic Fringe,
Ambrose comes charging out. Rejuvenated,
Reigns and Orton get back to their feet to send The Authority running. With them out of the way, Orton finally gets
his RKO in and Ambrose shows Orton some Dirty Deeds, leaving him the last one
standing and some questions as to how strong the “brotherhood” is between him
and Reigns. All of a sudden, Enthusiasts
Payback got interesting. I would love to
see Ambrose win. I think it would keep
interest on the Heavyweight Title as it could easily change hands between at
least 4 people regularly, finally opening up the roster a bit. All for it.
Very promising…very promising indeed.
See
You Thursday,
-Nicole Alexis.
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