RAW Review – 06/13/2016

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

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(1/9) Opening Segment:

The show started off with a very fun segment between all 4 tag teams of who will be competing for the titles at MITB, preparing for a 4 on 4 tag match. It was an exciting match, with Anderson pinning Kofi to pick up the win.

Pros and Cons (3-0):

Pros:

• Solid show opener
• Entertaining opening segment
• It was a really good move to have Anderson pin Kofi which would make him and Anderson look stronger.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Good pop for all faces plus Gallows and Anderson.

Rating: 9.65/10

(2/9) Titus O’Neil gets beaten up:

Titus makes his entrance but Rusev attacks him and beats him up during it.

Pros and Cons (1-0):

Pros:

• Great way to make Rusev look strong.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

They cheered for Titus when his theme music hit.

Rating: 8/10

(3/9) Ambrose Asylum:

They discuss many different things including their Shield days, but at the end of it, Ambrose was the one standing tall.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• Very good segment
• Great move to have Ambrose stand tall instead of Roman at the end.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement: 

They were alright.

Rating: 9.5/10

(4/9) Charlotte VS Paige:

Paige beat Charlotte.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros: 

• Great to see Paige win.
• Quick, well paced match.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

They were behind Paige.

Rating: 9/10

(5/9) Sheamus VS Zack Ryder:

Sheamus beat Ryder then destroyed him afterwards, but then came Apollo to save Ryder.

Pros and Cons (1-0):

Pros:

• Good segment overall doing well for the rivalry between Sheamus and Apollo.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Behind Ryder.

Rating: 8.25/10

(6/9) Sami Zayn VS Cesaro: 

Cesaro beat Sami Zayn.

Pros and Cons (1-0):

Pros:

• Very good match.

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Good throughout the match, behind both competitors.

Rating: 8.75/10

(7/9) Contract Signing:

Pena left Styles with two options: Cena VS Styles with the club at ringside OR JUST Styles VS Cena. Styles chose to do it by himself.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros:

• Great segment.
• Cena and Styles did their jobs really well, doing everything solidly. 

Cons: N/A

Crowd Engagement:

Very engaged, as Styles received a good pop while Cena got mixed reactions.

Rating: 10/10

(8/9) Del Rio & Owens VS Lucha Dragons:

If the Lucha Dragons win, they take Owens and Del Rio’s spots at MITB.

Owens and Del Rio won.

Pros and Cons (2-0):

Pros: 

• Very interesting to watch.
• Great to see Del Rio stand tall as well, with those Si chants!

Cons:  N/A

Crowd Engagement:

They were pretty active

Rating: 9.65/10

(9/9) Dean Ambrose VS Chris Jericho:

Del Rio was special guest time keeper. That is #HomeOfWWEWhatALegend worthy, (and you can check out that hashtag on the gram). Cesaro was special guest ring announcer. Owens and Sami were all on commentary. That is fun!

Your winner, Dean Ambrose.

Pros and Cons (5-0):

Pros: 

• Del Rio as time keeper
• Cesaro as announcer
• Owens and Sami on commentary
• Very fun and different kind of match.
• Jericho taking the MITB at the end. What a show.

Cons: N/A 

Crowd Engagement:

They were alive and excited

Rating: 10/10

RAW Overall rating: 10/10.

This RAW was really awesome. Every segment’s ending was done well, with the results that I could get on board with. Fantastic RAW! Hopefully next week’s RAW will as good.