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Despite all the goodwill created by an incredible WWE wrestling weekend, highlighted by the fantastic Sunday Survivor Series card, the momentum was all but lost a night later. In an almost unforgivable mail job on Raw, Monday's episode failed to capitalize on one of the biggest moments of 24 hours earlier and even took a glimmering angle between Seth Rollins. and Dean Ambrose and overexposed it.
From an opening segment and a follow-up match that swallowed up one-third of the three hours of the show until a handful of subsequent moments that did not move the channels, that's the content a WWE creative team that allows you to pause and live the next day. buzz of a weekend as successful. Considering how raw is particularly inconsistent since WrestleMania, it's an incredibly disappointing development.
Baron Corbin orchestrates the fight of Braun Strowman
Raw started with Corbin and Commissioner Stephanie McMahon celebrating their victory at Survivor Series. But Corbin's request for promotion to the position of full-time general manager is interrupted by the arrival of Strowman. Wanting to keep his promises to everyone, McMahon awarded Strowman his match against Corbin at TLC in December with the stipulation that Corbin would become a permanent GM with a win and lose all authority with a defeat. She also awarded Strowman his universal title against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble – but only if he beats Corbin. McMahon then canceled Corbin's attempt to give Strowman a handicap match tonight to weaken him by announcing an immediate knockout six-player game.
Braun Strowman, Elias and Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre ended in a no contest: In this 3-on-3 version of Sunday's traditional Survivor series games, Strowman suffered a 3-1 drawback after McIntyre finished Balor with a Claymore kick and Lashley charged Elias with a kick. It is at this point that the calculated attack has begun. McIntyre is disqualified by hitting Strowman with a chair before Corbin and Lashley continue to help him shoot him out of the ring. Strowman, who was bleeding from his elbow and nose, was thrown into the stands of the ring before absorbing a Claymore. Corbin then used his belt to tie Strowman's arm so that he could crush it with the top half of the steps. Strowman later complained to the medical staff that he could not feel his fingers or his arm, and Raw's announcer, Michael Cole, reported that he had had an elbow crushed.
Raw managed to get an astonishing 54 minutes of this opening segment and match, which was one of the first signs that this post-Survivor series would be a mailed job. Yet despite the free nature of booking a match as long and devoid of anything, the violent nature of the attack against Strowman almost compensated. From Becky Lynch's attack against Ronda Rousey last week at Charlotte Flair's turn against Rousey on Sunday, the WWE has intensified the intensity over the last seven days in physics, and Strowman, in this case , has sold it well. In spite of everything, Strowman is too good (and too finished) to be able to continue to play quarrels that remain occupied until Lesnar's part-time program allows his return. A match a la carte with Corbin just does not have the appetite. Grade: C +
Seth Rollins finally hunt down Dean Ambrose
Rollins made a promo in the ring that Sunday was the sixth anniversary of The Shield's debut at WWE and that Ambrose did not have the courage to face him before his match for the Intercontinental Title at TLC. An angry Rollins then insisted that Ambrose come to fight. Ambrose appeared on the video screen inside the arena from behind the scenes, where he called Rollins desperate. "You do not understand, it's not, things have changed," says Ambrose. "The shield has done more harm than good for more than six years."
Ambrose then implied in an encrypted way that the shield was a different person from the one that fans were waiting behind the scenes. "We were rotten to the heart from the beginning and we will now pay for it," said Ambrose. "We will all get what we deserve, I mean, look at Roman … he has to answer to the man at the top." The rude remark in the light of Reigns battle against leukemia was greeted with shame by the crowd. Rollins then ran backstage to try to find him and assaulted security guards who were unwilling to help him.
A cat-and-mouse game took place behind the scenes with Ambrose escaping each time Rollins got closer (including a boiler room door that Ambrose was writing "set it on fire" for the first time). Encourage him to push it). Ambrose then began to cut odd promos about a stink in the arena that turned into heel insults about Los Angeles. He also addressed Rollins' anger with his comments saying, "It's not about Roman, it's about the bond between brothers – broken, crushed, broken." After Rollins, frustrated, left early to catch a red-eyed plane, Ambrose closed the show with a promo in the ring that further insulted the "dirty kids" in the crowd. Rollins suddenly returned to run and attack Ambrose until they mingled with the crowd while Rollins pursued him. Back in the ring, Rollins missed a stride and Ambrose hit him with a low blow followed by Dirty Deed to stand up. "I was trying to talk to your people," Ambrose told him. "Never stop me again."
What an incredible loss of time to consider the scenario has been the backbone of the last two hours of the series. As good as Ambrose's turn was received because of the seriousness of the situation immediately after Reigns' revelation, it's hard to shake the feeling that his momentum has been completely lost since he finally broke his silence. Ambrose like a heel just does not work on the mic with more cringeworthy moments – including its long tinge on the smell in the air – that I would like to count on. The idea that Rollins was so angry unable to find Ambrose behind the scenes and would be content to leave completely was just as comical. Even though he encountered the expected backlash, Ambrose's rude comment about Reigns turned out to be the best time of the night for his character because at least he was real and this was not the case. Is not a good thing that night. Ambrose needs to find a way to bully and get angry without being lame during the process. Quality: C-
What happened to Raw?
Nia Jax and Tamina Snuka def. Bayley & Sasha Banks passing by the pine falls: Alexa Bliss witnessed the comments as Bayley exchanged particularly sharp blows with Snuka in what turned out to be a fun little fight. But with Jax's assailant crowd of hate continuing due to his accidental injuries to Becky Lynch last week, WWE continued to play smartly in the film. Jax used a Snuka referee's distraction to place Bayley with the right hand and, shortly thereafter, connected to a Samoa throw for the attack.
Lucha House Party def. Waking up by jamming: The match was played according to the "Rules of Lucha's House", which only gave the trio of masked heavyweights an unnecessary advantage of 3 to 2. Although it is clear that the match was created to shine Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado, the run was total. The Luchas even played away from The Revival with a pinata at one point in a development that made even less sense. At least, the finish was beautiful, while Dorado was hitting a shooting star to press Wilder from the top rope for the flag.
Ronda Rousey def. Mickie James via submission: Rousey was all smiles while she was fighting "We want Becky", crowds chanting a speech about her toughness as a result of a Charlotte Flair's brutal attack on Sunday. Rousey revealed that she would defend her TLC title against Nia Jax and promised to take revenge on Flair afterwards. Rousey, who improved her delivery after a dreadful show last week, also made a promotion on her title of champion of the fight. "So it's me on my worst day," said Rousey, after taking off his jacket to show him his blues. "If I can not defend it tonight, I do not deserve to be a champion." Corbin at first refused her attempt to openly challenge her title until she insists (after threatening Corbin, her opponent would be sure he refused). James arrived and, after a slow start, Rousey quickly managed to force a tap through an arm. Jax and Snuka went out to look at her, Jax rubbing his right fist before laughing and moving away.
Bobby Roode and Chad Gable def. AOP via pinfall: AOP manager Drake Maverick was criticized earlier in the night by his WWE colleagues, while he was trying to wet his pants on Sunday against Big Show. In revenge, Maverick booked a match against Roode & Gable. After quickly dominating AOP, the babyfaces won an upset victory over the Raw champions when Roode hit a blockbuster on Akam.
Natalya def. Ruby Riott via pinfall: One night after their pre-game fights led to their respective dismissal from Raw's Survivor Series women's squad, Natalya finally took revenge for breaking her father's sunglasses . Riott drew late a particularly steep reverse sentin 'from the top rope for the last two games, but the finish was interrupted by a Liv Morgan distraction on the outside that let Natalya roll Natalya only for that Natalya manages to return to her own pin for the victory.
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