RAW: 7/01

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Let's get to it!

[BaconBits]

At least theyâ??re getting this shit out of the way early this week.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Chances this feud gets a match at Extreme Rules?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Chances this feud gets a match at Extreme Rules?

This match should be the end, but I wouldn't put it past them.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

There goes their pyro budget. Lol at Graves saying Holy Shit.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

This match should be the end, but I wouldn't put it past them.

Agreed.

[Spidey]

Excellent.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

2 guy nearly get blown up

THIS IS AWESOME

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Corey Graves: Holy Shit!

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Chances this feud gets a match at Extreme Rules?

Definitely will now.

[BaconBits]

Corey went all ECW. Makes sense, since Heyman is in charge now.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

I think Graves broke the commentary.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Lashley's sisters are probably very worried about him

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Lashley's sisters are probably very worried about him
At least itâ??s not Heath Slater. Heâ??s got kids.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Lashley's sisters are probably very worried about him

ok BSE, that legit made me spit out quality soda. Props

[Spidey]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/DM9n9fNry8tq0/giphy.gif

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Still milking this?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Looks like it

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Fuck it. Make em share an ambulance. It can return to the stadium and they bust out fighting.

[Spidey]

It's wrestling, guys.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

They're spending enough time on this to make me think it might be legit

[Fire Marshall Bill]

They're spending enough time on this to make me think it might be legit

Edit - I'm an idiot. Move along.

Itâ??s not. Obvious fake pyro.

Theyâ??re setting up extreme rules.

[BaconBits]

Itâ??s not. Obvious fake pyro.

Theyâ??re setting up extreme rules.

ECW shit with a big budget.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Soon the Viking Raiders will give us the Viking experience.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Hey everyone, wild card rule.

[Sufferin' Succotash]

Regardless of what they're called, nobody cares about Vikings.

[BaconBits]

Regardless of what they're called, nobody cares about Vikings.

But but but, they worked in Japan as War Machine.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Regardless of what they're called, nobody cares about Vikings.

Why would they? They haven't even won a Super Bowl.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

6 man tag

[Spidey]

Not gonna lie BSE that was pretty damn good.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I'm a Packers fan, so making fun of the Vikings is basically second nature.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I'm a Packers fan, so making fun of the Vikings is basically second nature.

You, I like you. My gf is from Wisconsin.

[klunderbunker]

That is the Raiders' first loss of any kind in WWE.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Graves: "Look at the size of Joe!"

[Spidey]

that Wedding does deserves some love, tbh

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Another 2/3 falls match?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

We don't deserve R-Truth

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Another 2/3 falls match?

Itâ??s how theyâ??re getting around no wrestling during commercials.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

It’s how they’re getting around no wrestling during commercials.

No doubt.

[Spidey]

They really doing the hot asian wife bit :lmao: WTF did AEW do to these guys

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Charly though...

[klunderbunker]

I support more of Charly dancing.

[klunderbunker]

I also support more of Drake's honeymoon at Raw.

We spent our honeymoon at Wrestlemania weekend and went to Raw in the same arena. I completely understand.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I also support more of Drake's honeymoon at Raw.

We spent our honeymoon at Wrestlemania weekend and went to Raw in the same arena. I completely understand.

Congrats bro.

But his wife though.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

good promo by miz

[klunderbunker]

Congrats bro.

But his wife though.

The Princess Jasamine look works on her.

[BaconBits]

One of these returns really needs to be the ABA.

[klunderbunker]

My goodness the level of interest plummets when those two are on screen.

[Spidey]

Lacey should drop the zero.

[BaconBits]

The promos wouldn’t be as lame and the matches would be easier to disguise his deficiencies if he was Bikertaker. Sure, choppers are lame now, but I’m sure he has a badass custom bagger amongst his collection of bikes.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I'm a big fan of Lacey and even Corbin to a lesser extent, but they clearly don't belong at the top of the card. They're killing my interest in Becky and Seth.

[klunderbunker]

I'm a big fan of Lacey and even Corbin to a lesser extent, but they clearly don't belong at the top of the card. They're killing my interest in Becky and Seth.

I've complained about Corbin as much as anyone. He has a place, but it's not where he is now.

[Spidey]

Lacey continues to have fine matches and I continue to not understand the hate.




Corbin I obviously get.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I hate all of these 2/3 falls matches.

Edit - This match is the perfect example why. That was 2 pinfalls in 2 minutes when normal matches are usually at least 10 minutes.

[klunderbunker]

I hate all of these 2/3 falls matches.

Edit - This match is the perfect example why. That was 2 pinfalls in 2 minutes when normal matches are usually at least 10 minutes.

Same problem I have with most gauntlet matches. If you can win that fast, why don't you more often?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

This show had an excellent start, but it's fell off since the 6 man tag.

[Spidey]

Rollins and Becky aren't that great. I know, it hurts.

[BaconBits]

Face Seth is fucking corny as hell.

[BaconBits]

Dafuq?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Mmm...Maria

[Spidey]

....Best and worst of Heyman kinda early for the first episode, no?

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Been a while since Iâ??ve seen them.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Not a good gimmick.

[Spidey]

Heyman is running loose and we haven't begun to realize that fully

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Maria needs to be featured more

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Oh geez.

[Spidey]

There we go. If somebody would pick up that phone for me, I'd appreciate it.

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Really, really bad gimmick.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

I'm not sure how much control Heyman has, but I'm not too impressed so far.

[BaconBits]

That was dumb.

[Spidey]

Your #1 Womens Champ Contender, ladies and gentlemen. Not to be outdone by the Women's Tag Team Champions.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Fuck you Graves

[Spidey]

I hope 24/7 never dies.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

This has been a pretty good show. And, Drake Maverick's wife is smoking.

[Spidey]

This show kept our interest without FFFH. Speaks volumes.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

What...

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Another stupid workaround to this commercial deal. They need to drop it already.

[klunderbunker]

.....WWE does know how obvious this looks right?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

This hasn't been a problem for... nearly 30 years or longer? Why does it matter now?

[klunderbunker]

This hasn't been a problem for... nearly 30 years or longer? Why does it matter now?

Apparently Vince just decided it needed to be fixed with no warning.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Ricochet should never turn heel

[Spidey]

Yowie Wowie

[klunderbunker]

Monday Night Raw
Date: July 1, 2019
Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

So depending on which version of WWE’s own story you believe, this may or may not be the first show under Paul Heyman’s control. It doesn’t seem to be the case, but at this point they certainly need something fresh. Tonight is likely going to be more about the amazing mixed tag, which is probably going to headline the pay per view to even less interest. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

Feel The Bang (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2019/07/01/monday-night-raw-july-1-2019-feel-the-bang/)

[Jack-Hammer]

They did a lot of stuff differently this week. I don't know if anyone noticed, but there was a distinct lack of near 20 minute promos on the show last night, which was a nice change, as was starting off with a match. The FCA match was about setting up a big angle at the end and they pulled it off in excellent fashion, Graves "holy shit" comment perfectly suited the situation and it wasn't bleeped out or anything.

Again, wrestling content overall wasn't that great on Raw but, as I said, they're advancing storylines and setting up new stuff that could be interesting. That made it feel like a continuance of last week in that the show felt like it had a goal and it certainly wasn't boring. Corbin and Evans were kept to a minimum on last night's show, which is a good thing as there's been way, way too much Corbin for way, way too long as it is. The stuff with Mike and Maria was...well I don't know if it's interesting but it's different, it might be interesting depending on where they go with it.

The six man tag match was good for what it was. I'm not a big fan of a champion losing but WWE has done a good job of protecting Kofi, so having him lose in this situation every once in a while enhances the storyline and makes it feel like he's in a bit of danger. Still, I probably would've had the Raiders pick up the win over Big E or Woods as I think they need it more than Joe at this point.

The stuff with Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross isn't something I'm overly crazy about. We've seen Alexa do this so many times with her "friends" in the past but at least they're not insulting our intelligence by wanting or expecting us to pretend that it hasn't happened. I prefer Nikki as the wild eyed wild gal rather than mostly being a starry eyed, naïve innocent but at least this whole thing is getting her on TV and she's picking up wins so there's at least that.

Ricochet vs. Styles II you just knew was ending with Ricochet winning, they went with the 50/50 boking here and I just hope and pray that WWE starts doing a better job of protecting its champions. It was a good match while it lasted, the false finish literally had me grinding my teeth as it looked as if we just might have another screwy US title match finish. The heel turn ans official reformation of the Club was well done, you could sense it was coming but it was still nice to see. As for Ricochet, the kid's pretty lousy on the mic. He was somewhat better in NXT than he is on Raw but if the kid is going to be a player going forward, and I hope he is, then Heyman needs to work with him on his promo work.

The big problem last night was the no wrestling during commercials. WWE can't just keep adding random 2 out of 3 falls matches to Raw and SmackDown each week that are lucky if they last a total of 10 minutes, all it does really is devalue the impact of the match itself. This is something that's just not going to work in the long run, surely Vince has to be able to recognize that. So far, they've done it in front of crowds that've gotten back into things but something like this absolutely will not fly in front of audiences in New York or Chicago, that's for damn sure.

Overall though, a pretty fun show last night. I didn't feel bored and there continues to be improvement, significant improvement, over where we were at this time last month. I give the show a C+, there's still work to do and they do seem to actually be working on it for the most part.