Here are my Raw Thoughts, Facts, & Stats:
There won't be any WrestleMania Facts, as I want to save them for this weekend so you can read them all on my WrestleMania Preview.
Great opening segment with The Rock & Roman Reigns. I like those videos of kids crying seeing Cody Rhodes get beat up. I was like that when I was their age. I thought it was real too. Great response by Seth Rollins. I love him being in the crowd. I wanted the final Raw main event before Mania to be Rhodes, Rollins, & Jey VS McIntyre, Jimmy, & Sikoa, but I'll take Rollins VS Sikoa in a Bloodline Rules Match.
Fun angle with Becky Lynch & Rhea Ripley on the MMA Hour. It was different.
Damn, #DIY & The New Day VS The Judgment Day was a short match. I didn't even post my Facts on Twitter before it. Yeah, they're splitting the Tag Titles, as both sets of Championships have to be retrieved in the Ladder Match, so I guess there will be 2 Winners in my Records. FACTS: This was the 2nd 8-Person Tag Team Match of 2024 & the 1st since Raw on February 19. This was Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano's 3rd week in a row on Raw, their 1st Raw opener since March 18, & their 1st 8-Man Tag Team Match since they & The Awesome Truth lost to The Judgment Day on Raw on February 19. This was Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods' 3rd week in a row on Raw, their 1st Raw opener since February 12, & their 1st 8-Man Tag on Raw since they, Mustafa Ali, & Mansoor lost to AJ Styles, Mace, Omos, & T-Bar on September 13, 2021. This was the 1st time that 2 former NXT Tag Team Champions teamed up in an 8-Man Tag Team Match on Raw. This was Finn Balor's 1st Raw since March 4, Damian Priest's 1st Raw since March 11, their 1st Raw opener since January 29, JD McDonagh's 2nd week in a row in the Raw opener, Dominik Mysterio's 1st Raw since March 18 & 1st Raw opener since March 4, & their 1st 8-Man Tag Team Match since they defeated #DIY & The Awesome Truth on Raw on February 19.
Cool, Roman Reigns' inducting Paul Heyman. That should be good.
I like Chad Gable training Sami Zayn.
Uh oh, Damian Priest doesn't like Dominik Mysterio hanging out with Santos Escobar & Legado Del Fantasma.
Where's the bell? Shouldn't Sami Zayn win the match by DQ. I guess it's a No Contest. They could have had Sami beat Bronson & do the beatdown by GUNTHER after. I hate non-finishes. At least they announced the IC Title Match will be on WrestleMania Saturday. FACTS: This was Sami Zayn's 2nd week in a row on Raw. This was Bronson Reed's 2nd week in a row on Raw. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after Raw on March 25, making it the 1st match to take place 2 weeks in a row on Raw in 2024 & the 2nd week in a row a match took place between a Canadian & an Australian, so Reed won 1, Zayn won 0, & 1 ended in a No Contest. This was the 9th No Contest of 2024, & 2nd week in a row on Raw.
I don't care about Lil Wayne being at WrestleMania. If he performs, that will be a bathroom break for me.
Cool, it's official, The Rock's Grandma, Lia Maivia will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. I think this the 1st time that 2 Women will be inducted in the same class, not counting The Bellas. She was a pioneer, so she deserves it.
Maxxine Dupri & Ivy Nile VS Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae was OK. FACTS: This was Maxxine Dupri's 1st Raw since March 11 & Ivy Nile's 2nd week in a row on Raw. This was the 1st time that Dupri teamed up with someone twice in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Match in her Career & the 1st time Nile teamed up with someone twice in a 2-on-2 Tag Team Match since she teamed up with Tatum Paxley in NXT in 2022 & 2023. This was Indi Hartwell's 1st Raw since March 18. This was the 1st time since September 26, October 3, October 10, & October 17, 2022 that Candice LeRae wrestled 4 weeks in a row on Raw. This was the 2nd 2-on-2 Match between them after Raw on March 11, which was won by Hartwell & LeRae, so they each won 1 match. This was Dupri's 1st win since The Alpha Academy defeated Meta-Four on NXT on December 5, 2023 & 1st on Raw since she defeated Valhalla on July 31, 2023 & Nile's 1st win on Raw since she defeated Valhalla on January 22.
What does Seth Rollins & Jey Uso have planned for The Bloodline?
I agree with Natalya. Bret VS Owen Hart is one of my favorite WrestleMania Matches of All-Time.
Excellent & different promo by Drew McIntyre.
Ricochet VS Ivar was incedible. FACTS: This was the 1st time since May 22, May 29, June 5, & June 12, 2023 that Ricochet wrestled 4 weeks in a row on Raw & the 1st time he wrestled another 1-named wrestler on Raw since he wrestled Reggie to a No Contest on September 27, 2021. This was Ivar's 1st Raw since March 4 & the 1st time he wrestled another 1-named wrestler since he defeated Otis on January 8. This was the 1st match between 1-named wrestlers on Raw since Otis VS Ivar on January 8. This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after Smackdown on April 7, 2023, which was won by Ricochet. This was the 300th Match on TV & PPV in WWE & NXT in 2024. This was the 1st time that Ricochet won 3 matches in a row since he defeated Tommaso Ciampa (August 17, 2023 Main Event), Riddick Moss (August 24, 2023 Main Event), & Shinsuke Nakamura (by DQ) (September 4, 2023 Raw) & 1st time he won 3 consecutive weeks on Raw since he defeated Bobby Lashley (February 10, 2020) Karl Anderson (February 17, 2020), & Luke Gallows (February 24, 2020).
Interesting interaction with Andrade, Santos Escobar, & The Judgment Day.
Damn, they should have gotten Slyvester Stallone to do the WrestleMania opening video, not Meek Mill. I never heard of him.
Yes, another Night Announcement for WrestleMania, with
Becky Lynch VS Rhea Ripley announced for Saturday. Fun brawl to kick things up a notch between them.
OK promo by Dakota Kai.
I love the brawl continuing between Lynch & Ripley after the commercial.
Shayna Baszler, Tegan Nox, & Zoey Stark VS Damage CTRL was pretty good. FACTS: This was the 5th 6-Person Tag Team Match of 2024, the 1st since Raw on February 12, but 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match of 2024. It was the 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match since Asuka, Bianca Belair, & Charlotte Flair VS Damage CTRL on Smackdown on November 10, 2023, & 1st on Raw since Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez VS Damage CTRL on April 24, 2023. This was Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark's 1st Raw since March 11 & Tegan Nox's 1st Raw since the Battle Royal on February 19. This was Shayna Baszler's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match on Raw since she, Charlotte Flair, & Nia Jax defeated Asuka, Dana Brooke, & Mandy Rose on May 10, 2021, Zoey Stark's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match in her Career, & Tegan Nox's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match on Raw in her Career. This was Asuka & Kairi Sane's 1st Raw since March 11, & Dakota Kai's 1st Raw since she & Bayley defeated Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez on May 1, 2023. This was Asuka's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match on Raw since she, Carmella, & Nikki Cross defeated Liv Morgan, Natalya, & Raquel Rodriguez on 2/13/23 (which was also in Barclays), Kairi Sane's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match on Raw in her Career, & Dakota Kai's 1st 6-Woman Tag Team Match on Raw in her Career. This was the 1st Raw since March 18 to have 2 Women's Matches. This was Kai's 1st win since she & Bayley defeated Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez on May 1, 2023.
They're revealing all of the Nights for all of the matches. I can finalize my WrestleMania Records. I will skip the Set Reveal as I like to be surprised when WrestleMania starts. They forgot Level Up on Friday. I will watch The Slammys Sunday while I clean my Bird Cage.
I like Seth Rollins' promo walking to the ring & his interaction with Drew McIntyre.
Damn, another non-Finish tonight. Seth Rollins VS Solo Sikoa was getting good. Let Rollins pin Sikoa since Sikoa hasn't won a match since he beat John Cena at Crown Jewel & then have The Rock & Roman Reigns beat up him & Cody Rhodes. I like The Usos brawling & Cody with the attack on Rock until the attack by Reigns. FACTS: This was the 5th No DQ Match of 2024, the 1st since Smackdown on March 1, & 1st on Raw since February 26. This was Seth Rollins' 1st Raw & match overall since he defeated Jinder Mahal on January 15 & his 1st main event since January 1. This was Seth Rollins' 14th No Disqualification/Street Fight in his Career & 1st since he lost to Bobby Lashley on Raw on December 13, 2021, giving him a No DQ Record of 5-8-1. This was Solo Sikoa's 1st match since he lost to LA Knight on January 26 & 1st on Raw since he lost to Seth Rollins by DQ on May 1, 2023. This was his 4th No DQ Match in his Career & 1st since he defeated Matt Riddle on Smackdown on April 1, 2023, giving him a No DQ/Street Fight Record of 3-0-1.
This was the 2nd 1-on-1 Match between them after Raw on May 1, 2023, which was won by Rollins, so Rollins won 1, Sikoa won 0, & 1 ended in NC. This was the 10th No Contest of 2024, & the 1st time there 2 No Contests on Raw in 2024.
Here are my RAW Match Rankings:
1) Ricochet VS Ivar
2) #DIY & The New Day VS The Judgment Day
3) Seth Rollins VS Solo Sikoa
4) Shayna Baszler, Tegan Nox, & Zoey Stark VS Damage CTRL
5) Sami Zayn VS Bronson Reed
6) Maxxine Dupri & Ivy Nile VS Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae
EXIT 21 on the Road to WrestleMania: Raw in Brooklyn, NY was fun. The matches weren't the greatest, but everything got me more excited for Mania than I was.
NEXT STOP (1 STOP TO GO): EXIT 22: Smackdown in Philly
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