RAW Review 05/23/2016

Welcome to my, Kareem’s (@HomeOfWWE on IG’s), RAW review on thewrestlingclassic.com for this week.

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(1/9) Seth Freaking Rollins:

Seth came out to address his return, then came out Roman, and afterwards Shane. Shane booked Rollins VS Roman for MITB.

Pros and Cons (3-1):

Pros:

• Seth as the show opener
• Good way to start the show
• God way to book their match.

Cons:

• Seth looked cowardly as he walked away when Roman came in; I guess that’s his gimmick as this rate.

Crowd Engagement:

Massive pop for Rollins

Roman got booed as always.

Rating: 9.75/10

(2/9) Sheamus VS Sami Zayn:

Before the match, Sheamus had a good interview, quoting “What i’m going to do to Sami Zayn is not suitable for all ages”.

Sami won and qualifies for the MITB ladder match.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• It was a pretty exciting match.
• Good start (interview).

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

they were purely behind Zayn.

Rating: 8.75/10

(3/9) New Day VS Social Outcasts:

Before the match, there was an interview with Apollo, as Sheamus out of nowhere beat the hell out of Apollo. I like this new aggressive Sheamus, it makes him more interesting. Anyway, New Day beat the Social Outcasts then smashed birthday cake in Heath’s face.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• Decent match. 
• Loving the new change to Sheamus.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement: 

Behind New Day/gave them a huge pop. 

Rating: 7.75/10

(4/9) Cesaro VS The Miz:

Cesaro beat The Miz. Good promo before the match by The Miz.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros: 

• it was quite entertaining to watch.
• Great chemistry between the two when performing together.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Very behind Cesaro.

Rating: 9/10

(5/9) Chris Jericho VS Apollo Crews:

Jericho defeated Crews.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• Solid match
• unpredictable.

Cons:

Crowd Engagement:

 They were most of the time dead this match. Half were with Jericho, half were with Apollo.

Rating: 8/10

(6/9): Enzo & Cass 

Enzo & Cass have never been more entertaining, how you doing?

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• Very entertaining promo before the match.
• Pretty decent match.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

All were behind Enzo & Cass it seems.

Rating: 8/10

(7/9) Charlotte ultimate heel promo:

That was some amazing heel shit going on, hell I even got angry watching it haha.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• This segment was so good.
• Made her reign more interesting.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

They were angry, booing heavily.

Rating: 10/10

(8/9) Dean Ambrose VS Dolph Ziggler:

Dean Ambrose beat Dolph Ziggler.

Pros and Cons (1-0):

Pros: 

• Good match.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

They were quite engaged.

Rating: 7.75/10

(9/9) AJ Styles VS Kevin Owens:

AJ Styles and the Club separated before the match. Owens beat Styles cleanly.

Pros and Cons (3-0):

Pros:

• Interesting to see where things go
• AJ Styles losing cleanly and the club not coming out to tell Styles that they told him so made it feel more in Styles’ face than if they would have
• “Phenomenal” match

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Loud pop for both Styles and Owens.

Rating: 9.25/10

RAW Overall rating: 9/10.

This RAW was better than the last one. I’d say a brilliant RAW for the week will do. Loved it, and can’t wait for next week as always!