GIVING IT TO YOU RAW…What Happened Last Night (June 2nd, 2015)
How goes it, Enthusiasts? Did you like this week’s episode of RAW?
Have to say I enjoyed myself and for once, I had a lot of fun watching
it. There was something very “back to
basics” about it that I found refreshing.
It didn’t take itself seriously, it shouldn’t really in general, and was
funny. I didn’t fall over laughing but I
found myself understanding more than not,why I am a wrestling enthusiast.
We open in San
Antonio , Texas
As openings go, I think Seth Rollins was the
funniest with his pissy routine. He came out
pouting and I wouldn’t have cared if he had a full on tantrum. He kinda did. It was hilarious. I also like how it was a smooth transition
from Elimination Chamber back into regular play. Oftentimes, RAW just rehashes what happened and replays some of the matches but
I liked how this definitely felt more like a natural continuation as opposed to whatever else they decided to throw out there.
The Authority feel that “King” Wade Barrett
is a fair opponent for Reigns and our British heel acts his part. He’s not so much dirty as he is “unfriendly”.
He does anything to put a dent in Reigns
and manages to work him out. He takes
just about any opportunity he can to roll Reigns up, kick him, and blast him
with forearms to the face. He does
manage a Winds of Change that I thought was ambitious but, Reigns is as he is
and doesn’t really take this match personally but does demonstrate that Barrett
is of little concern. Barrett’s antics
are responded to with kicks of his own and tosses into turnbuckles and just,
you know, overpowering him as one would think. Barrett makes it interesting but he
ultimately succumbs to a Spear. Nevertheless, Reigns’ time in the ring tonight
isn’t over. While backstage, he runs
into Stephanie and Triple H. Great
match, pal. Hope your other one goes
well. Oh, that’s right. I guess we didn’t’ have time to tell
you. You got another match tonight and
it’s against Mark Henry. Better win or
you lose out on that Money in the Bank spot.
Good luck! And with snickers
they take their leave.
Next up, we get ready for what only could be
a thinly veiled squash match between Ryback and The Miz yet, when it comes time
for The Miz’s music to hit, we hear Big Show’s.
Looks like he’s back from filming and now he’s got his sights set on the
Intercontinental Title so by default, he has his eyes on Ryback. *Shrug* I see how it makes sense on paper but
I’m not looking forward to what we’ll actually see.
As far as matches go, we have a bit of a
2-parter with Dolph Ziggler going against Kofi Kingston. I’d like to see these 2 get more involved in
their matches given what they can do. In
this match, I feel that their prowess gets overshadowed by the “story” yet,
that can be allowed from time to time.
So, they hit their spots and Ziggler rolls Kingston Kingston
It would appear that the better moves were held
back for this exchange as our players do an involved, interchanging dance. Ziggler and Kingston
That brings us to Roman Reigns' second match
with Mark Henry. Well, it’s hard to say
who Henry is playing for at the moment but I don’t think it really
matters. He sells no matter what and
this time out, he does well or at least all that he needs to. Looks like he lost a few pounds and so he’s
moving a bit better in the ring and definitely gives Reigns plenty to
handle. The announcers speak of Reigns
being “hurt” from the previous bout but whatever. He keeps getting up anyway. Henry does his best to add to Reigns’ list of
ailments but Reigns implements some strategy and takes the fight out the ring
and manages to land a Superman Punch out there.
He then gets himself back in the ring just before the referee reaches
the end of his 10-count. Reigns gets the
official win but once Henry recovers, he shows him what he thinks of that with a
Worlds Strongest Slam. To continue to add
insult to injury, Reigns has another run-in with Stephanie and Triple H
backstage. How that one go, pal? You take a bit of a pounding? Yeah, well that Mark Henry can dish it
out. Hope it wasn’t too much for
you. You got 1 more match and it’s against
Bray Wyatt. Say “hi” to Sister Abigail
for me. And they leave him to swallow
that (^_~)
To follow, we have the Divas match with a
Nikki Bella again defending her title against Paige. Nikki has certainly improved since a year ago
today and it’s nice to see the progress.
I still don’t care much for her as a character but, dating John Cena has
its perks. In any case, they put on
another believable exchange. Nikki even
manages to pull off a suplex yet Paige isn’t there just to spar and once she
gets her bearings, she works up some momentum.
She knocks Nikki out the ring at one point and Brie, who manages to
sneak out without the referee looking, switches out with a reeling Nikki and
Paige, a little out of it herself, pulls Brie back into the ring only to get
rolled up for the Bella Twin win.
After that we get Randy Orton’s return in a
good old fashioned throwdown against Sheamus.
You know “The Viper”. He
establishes himself early just so we don’t feel like he’s been away. And though he has, you see that he only comes back
better. Yet, Sheamus now a heel, he’s
not going to make this too welcoming of a homecoming. Orton’s not worried about it. Been there, done that and keeps control of the
match. Sheamus does manage some offense
in the form of a knee to Orton’s jaw that knocks him out the ring. Orton’s not out of it though and he continues
to keep Sheamus' hands full. It
goes to the point that Sheamus stops giving a fuck and takes a “steel” chair to
Orton’s back, causing the disqualification but Sheamus doesn’t have a
care! He proceeds to annihilate Orton, a
fitting “welcome home” present.
Moving along, we get some NXT alums in the
form of Bo Dallas and Neville, another rematch from Elimination Chamber. It’s not much of a match. Dallas Dallas
All that leaves is the main event in Bray
Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns for Reigns’ entry into the Money in the Bank Ladder
Match. This was actually kinda fun to
watch and not only because we got to see Reigns get beat all night long. That being the theme of the evening gave the
night that sort of “old school” feel…kinda.
The story’s simple and everyone seems to be having a good time playing
it out. Wyatt is all over
Reigns at the start. Having recently dispatched
Ryback, Wyatt comes in fresh and confident and has all kinds of tricks to
weardown an already belabored Reigns.
He’s very not nice. He even
smashes Reigns’ face into the apron at one point. Dad (Kane), Rollins and J&J make their
way out too and begin their circling of the ring. The twist here is that when they start to
“interfere” they actually end up knocking Wyatt into Dad, setting him up for a
Spear and the win for Reigns. Don’t
matter, though. Either way they were planning on beating Reigns’ ass tonight. Hell, it’s mostly already done. They close in for the kill and wouldn’t you
know it. Ambrose made it in after
all. Well, that’s all Reigns needs to
get his wind back and the duo sweep and mop up the ring of Authority but for
Rollins, he gets left behind with Dirty Deeds.
So there you have it, Enthusiasts. Smackdown
should be able to do something with that.
See You Thursday,
-Nicole
Alexis (^.~)
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