Friday, August 1, 2014

RAW 7/28/14 (Hulu edition)

1. Video recap of last Monday's events.
2. John Cena comes out to a mixed reaction. He ain't looking happy about Plan C. Excellent promo: not his usual jokes, no rhymes, just a lot of truth.
3. And out comes Heyman. Even better than Cena's promo.
4. Excellent response from Cena.
5. Cesaro comes out and hugs Heyman. Nice response from Cesaro, calling Cena a walking billboard who can't wrestle.
6. Cena v. Cesaro. They had a great match before, and I hope this one is just as good. Cena will win, of course, but Cesaro will bring out the best in him.
7. Not Cena's best Hurricanrana.
8. Cesaro Swing! They let him do it! They haven't let him do it in a while. And then an ankle lock. Cena counters and tries the STF, but Cesaro gets away. Going for the five moves of doom, but Cesaro gets out.
9. Cross-body from Cesaro, Cena catches him and rolls through. AA, but Cesaro lands on his feet! FLYING UPPERCUT! And Cena gets his shoulders up at 2.
10. Neutralizer, bit Cena counters. Head kicks from Cesaro and Cena both.
11. Super AA! Cena gets the pinfall victory in an excellent match. (I missed the superplex earlier, dammit!)
12. Paige! Hi, Paige! Please don't just make her into another lunatic. She was good on the mic.
13. AJ comes out and has a nice response. Paige calls AJ "crazy," and AJ doesn't take it very well. Nice! AJ goes on the attack! I love the interplay between the two. This should be a great matchup at Summer Slam.
14. Hunter and Steffi come out. Steffi looks freaked. Hunter vents his displeasure at the WWE Universe. "JAILBIRD! JAILBIRD! JAILBIRD!" Why don't you just go whine online, Hunter? Maybe you should take your tights and go home. I love how the crowd is chanting "Yes!" as he's talking about them laughing at Steffi's arrest last week. Steffi invites Brie to come out.
15. Jericho comes out instead. He starts singing the "Cops" theme song! The crowd picks up on it. AWESOME!!! This is great TV!
16. Seth Rollins comes out to attack Jericho from behind. Hunter makes Rollins v. Jericho for tonight.
17. Lana really need something beside that bunhead. But that was a solid promo. Swagger and Zeb Colter come out, and Colter gives her whatfor! WE...THE PEOPLE!!! Rusev and Swagger go at it at ringside. Rusev gets the upper hand, but Swagger avoids the accolade. Swagger goes for the Patriot Lock, but Rusev gets out of the ring and flees up the ramp as Swagger and Zeb wave the flag in the ring.
18. Kane v. Roman Reigns. I'd like to see Kane win, but he'll do what he's there to do: put over the younger talent. Prediction: Reigns wins a physical bout.
19. Reigns is attacked by Orton before Reigns can reach the barricade. Reigns is attacking both Orton and Kane. Reigns hits Superman on Orton, but Kane hits the Chokeslam on Reigns. Kane leaves the ring, and Orton continues to attack Reigns. Reigns thrown into the steps, hit with the Orton DDT. RKO on the announce table. Another one, this time through the announce table. Orton poses over him.
20. Jericho v. Rollins. Rollins gets the win, but it should be a fun match to watch.
21. A lot of activity in this match. The powerbomb into the turnbuckles from Rollins particularly nasty.
22. Rollins misses Curb Stomp. Jericho goes for the Walls, but Rollins reaches the ropes.
23. Rollins leaps, but Jericho hits him with the Codebreaker. The lights go out immediately, and the Junior Wyatts are in the ring when they come back on. They beat Jericho down, and then Bray hits him with Sister Abigail.
24. Steffi comes to the ring, and Steffi expresses how her life has changed since her arrest last week, how no one can look her in the eye. She's scarred for life.
25. Brie comes out (they don't hit her music until she's almost at ringside), and she tells Steffi to get to the point. Steffi asks her to drop the charges, that no one deserves this. Brie says Steffi deserves to go to hell for how she's treated the Bellas. Steffi says Nikki will get a raise. Brie says that's okay, but Brie has demands. Brie wants her job back. Steffi says one Bella in WWE is enough. Brie says, "See you in court." Brie agrees to drop all charges...if Steffi faces her at Summer Slam. Steffi says it's been 10 years since she's wrestled, that she's a career woman, a wife, mom now. Brie won't agree. Steffi finally agrees, but then she slaps Brie and says that she's going to make Brie her bitch. They brawl, and Hunter and other backstage agents (Jamie Noble, Fit Finlay, and Joey Mercury) break them up as they go off the air.

Not on Hulu:
1. Miz and AxleBack v. Ziggler and the Usos. I would have enjoyed that. The Usos have been stealing the show all the time lately.
2. R-Truth v. Bo Dallas. Zzzzzzzz...
3. Sandow v. Rose. Probably for the best. I'm tired of seeing this match, especially since Rose keeps winning.
4. No Fandango v. Diego. No skin off my teeth.
5. No Natty and Naomi v. Cameron and Alicia Fox. Again, not disappointed.

I really enjoyed the show. They spent a little too much time on Steffi/Brie throughout, which meant no Usos/Dolph v. Miz/AxleBack, but what they showed was a lot of fun to watch. They Cena/Heyman segment was excellent, as was the Cena/Cesaro match.

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