A really good Raw. An OK Paul Heyman promo with a great explanation on how Brock Lesnar can quit Smackdown and go to Raw. Flair & Natalya VS The Kabuki Warriors was an excellent match. Rey Mysterio’s attack on Brock Lesnar was good. Cedric Alexander VS Buddy Murphy was good despite the length. Seth Rollins’ promo was OK, but I loved what happened afterwards. The Mixed Tag was OK. The Rusev-Lashley stuff was crap, but Rusev VS McIntyre was good. Becky Lynch’s interview was excellent. The 6-Man Tag was great. The Viking Raiders squash was a waste of time. And the main event was awesome, as well as the ending. I am so excited for Survivor Series.
Here are the Facts & Stats for RAW:
- Charlotte Flair & Natalya VS The Kabuki Warrirors was Sane’s 2nd week in a row in the Raw opener, & the 1st time since 10/14 that she wrestled 2 weeks in a row on Raw, Asuka’s 1st Raw since October 14, & her 1st Raw opener of 2019, the 1st time since October 14 that both Flair & Natalya competed 2 weeks in a row on Raw, Natalya’s 1st Raw opener since October 7, & was Flair’s 1st Raw opener since October 14, & was The Kabuki Warriors’ 1st loss since they lost to Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross on Raw on August 12
- Cedric Alexander VS Buddy Murphy was the 1st time in 2019 that Murphy wrestled 2 weeks in a row on Raw, Alexander’s 1st Raw since October 14, their 2nd match against each other, & their 1st re-match, & was the 300th Match on Raw in 2019
- Sin Cara & Carolina VS Andrade & Zelina Vega was the 7th Mixed Tag Team Match of 2019, the 1st since Extreme Rules on July 14, & the 1st on Raw since July 8, Carolina’s WWE debut, the 1st time in 2019 that Sin Cara wrestled 3 weeks in a row on Raw, the 1st time since August 12 that Andrade wrestled 3 weeks in a row on Raw, Vega’s 1st Raw since she & Andrade lost to Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins on July 8, & her 1st win since they defeated Lana & Rusev at SummerSlam on August 18, 2018
- Rusev VS Drew McIntyre was the 1st time since August 26 that McIntyre competed 3 weeks in a row on Raw, was Rusev’s 1st Raw since September 30, & was the 57th Disqualification of 2019 & the 2nd week in a row on Raw
- Humberto Carrillo & The Street Profits VS The OC was the 54th 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2019, the 1st since Smackdown on October 25, & the 1st on Raw since October 7, the 1st time in 2019 that Carrillo competed 3 weeks in a row on Raw, the 1st time since October 7 that AJ Styles competed 2 weeks in a row, & was the Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford, Karl Anderson, & Luke Gallows’ 1st Raw since October 21
- The Viking Raiders VS The East Hampton Polo Boys was the 3rd week in a row that Raw had an Enhancement Match & was the 11th week in a row that The Viking Raiders competed on Raw
- Seth Rollins VS Adam Cole was the 8th NXT Championship Match of 2019, the 1st since Smackdown on November 1, & the 1st on Raw since Kevin Owens defeated Neville on June 8, 2015, Cole’s Raw debut, & was the 1st time since September 16 that Seth Rollins competed 3 weeks in a row on Raw & was his 1st Raw main event since September 30, & was the 58th Disqualification of 2019, & the 1st time since August 5 that Raw had 2 Disqualifications
- This was the 1st Raw since July 22 that Ricochet did not compete on Raw, ending a 14 week streak, which is 1 week shy of tying his record of 15 straight weeks in action on Raw, which went from April 1 to July 22