We kickoff Raw with Papa Kurt and he hypes the two mega matches for No Mercy. I can’t wait to see Strowman vs Lesnar this Sunday. Daddy Angle is interrupted by Miz and I hear a slight pop when Miz’s music hits. Miz talks about disrespect and he is in a groove on the Mic right now and I would love an Angle v Miz match. As much as I loved to see Jeff and Miz I think a long angle with Matt Hardy and Miz could be fun. Double J Jason Jordan is out next and threatens the Miz. He asks that Axel and Dallas be added to the number one contenders match. If it’s me I have Axel and Dallas take out Jordan allowing Matt Hardy to grab the win. Setup Jordan to feud and get wins on Dallas and Axel before finally.getting a shot at Miz.
We have Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss up next and almost immediately they go to commercial break. This is a fun dynamic however and visual between the two. Reminds me a lot old like Shawn Michaels and Vader matches where Nia can just rag doll her. We have a Nia victory in the middle of the ring.Sasha and Alexa are now both in the ring getting destroyed by Nia.Bayley is back to a really good pop and the faces stand tall at the end of the segment. Hopefully we get some evolution to the Bayley character.
We come back to a small tribute to Bobby The Brain Heenan and man he was one of the first color commentators I ever heard. He was an unbelievable character and his mark has been left on the business. Rest In Peace Brain the humanoids will never forget you. Now we go to a video package hyping Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman and this is the match we all want to see. I want to see these two beat the absolute hell out of each other and I would like to see Strowman walk out as champion.
Sheamus and Cesaro are out next to cut a promo and I love their new shirt. This is a very underrated tag team and I hope they stay together until the next brand split. Have them get broken up via the split. Out next is Ambrose and Rollins and Ambrose does Ambrose like comedy. This tag match could actually steal the show this Sunday as far as Meltzer ratings go. We have some good brothers out next and man if they let them go face the crowd would be fully behind these catch phrases. This breaks down into the triple threat tag that should be happening Sunday. This is a really fun match and man Rollins can work with anyone. Checkout the three teams in this match and just think we all consider the Smackdown tag division better. The Bar breaks out a 3d on Raw I wonder how the Dudleys feel about that. I’d be down for a Dudleys v Bar match. The Bar pick-up the win by pinning the Good Brothers and they need to be moved to Smackdown turned face and put with AJ Styles.
Backstage segment with Miz and his Miztourage and it’s great that this six pack challenge is the main event tonight. No Dallas continues to show great personality when he has the opportunity. We then get a video package featuring John Cena and Roman Reigns and I feel that with this feud Reigns has improved slightly on the mic. Is Angle always on the phone backstage? We get a Dustin Rhodes and Bray Wyatt match set for later tonight.
Curt Hawkins is out next and he has closed the “star factory” and now has the history machine. If Barry Horowitz and Curt Hawkins had a match who would you take to win? Apollo Crews answers the open challenge of Hawkins and out is the owner of Titus Worldwide. Hawkins actually gets a bit of.offense in before Apollo hits his spinning powerbomb finish. They are doing a losing streak counter for Hawkins what’s the number you think he gets too?
Michael Cole now does an interview from a safe distance from Strowman and Lesnar. Heyman does an absolute gold job in making Lesnar out to be a ruthless underdog.Strowman has lots of confidence when he speaks and he makes you believe every word. My wife just said ““He looks so stupid just sitting there.” referring Brock Lesnar. I’m so ready for this match more so than the Cena and Reigns match. It has nothing to do with Roman Reigns or Cena however it’s how much I’m into Braun Strowman and how Lesnar is always a big deal.
Roman Reigns is out next to see if he can hold up his end up of the promos to get you to spend ten dollars this Sunday. Reigns goes at the way Cena looks and brings up Alex Riley and that situation OUCH. Reigns has grabbed some video footage of John Cena bad mouthing Rock for part timing… not a good look for Cena. Reigns plays he crowd asking if they want Cena knowing he’s not in the building. That was the most believable Reigns has looked in a promo yet. Kudos Reigns and Kudos WWE.
The Hardy Boys have a backstage promo about who will win the number one contender spot. As I said earlier I would have Matt win the match and have Jordan feud with BoDaxel. Bray Wyatt and Dustin Rhodes is up next and if I’ve followed me on Twitter you’ve seen me tweet out NatUral Dustin Rhodes pictures. You know I could get behind Dustin joining the Wyatt family and another incarnation of the “Artist Formerly Known As”. We get a bit of brawling around the ring from the two of them. I love how Wyatt can hit his finisher from out of nowhere and after the match Balor does his own Bray Wyatt impression.
As I was about to go into a rant about Enzo Amore and how I’m done with him we get Strowman out to lay waste to him so it’ll wait until another time. #ThankYouStrowman. Neville is out to pick the bones and his interaction with Strowman as he comes out is perfect. We get a Neville and Gran Mettalik match now and I would love to see this for the title. They have a decent match and Neville gets the win by submission. I love how Neville has many different ways to win a match.
Main Event Time and Elias starts things with an original song. This match is an absolute trainwreck of craziness. Look at the names in this main event match with title implications. Jason Jordan throws some all time great suplexes. The Hardys greatest hits will never get old. Jason Jordan gets the win and Miz gets the upperhand to end raw.
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