Post by hbkid718 on May 3, 2016 14:30:16 GMT -5
Here are the facts about Raw:
- Cesaro VS Kevin Owens was Cesaro’s 2nd opener in a row, Owens’ 1st opener since Raw on April 11, the 18th Disqualification of 2016, the 1st since Smackdown on April 14, & 1st on Raw since April 11, & their 2nd re-match
- Goldust VS Tyler Breeze was Goldust’s 1st match on Raw in 2016 & 1st on Raw since losing to Alberto Del Rio on November 30, 2016, his 1st match overall since he & Fandango lost to The Vaudevillains on Smackdown on April 14, Breeze’s 1st match on Raw since losing to Apollo Crews on April 4, his 1st win since defeating Jack Swagger on Superstars on January 8, & 1st win on Raw since defeating R-Truth on November 16, 2015
- Colin Cassady & The New Day VS The Dudley Boyz & The Vaudevillains was the 13th 8-Man Tag Team Match of 2016 & 1st since Raw on April 18
- Becky Lynch VS Emma was Emma’s 1st win since defeating Paige on Smackdown on April 14 & 1st on Raw since defeating Paige on March 28
- The Battle Royal was the 4th Battle Royal of 2016, the 1st since the Andre the Giant Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 on April 3, was Curtis Axel’s 1st Raw since he & Heath Slater lost to The Usos on April 11, Sin Cara’s 1st Raw since he & Kalisto lost to The Dudley Boyz on April 11, Bo Dallas’ 1st Raw since he & Axel lost to The Big Show & Kane on March 28, Titus O’Neil’s 1st Raw & match overall since losing to Adam Rose on February 8, Zack Ryder’s 1st Raw since losing to The Miz on April 4, Damien Sandow’s 1st Raw of 2016, 1st Raw since he wrestled Curtis Axel to a No Contest on May 11, 2015, Heath Slater’s 1st Raw since he lost to Apollo Crews on April 18, Viktor’s 1st Raw since he & Konnor lost to The Usos on February 22, Darren Young’s 1st Raw of 2016, 1st Raw since a 6-Man Tag Team Match on November 23, 2015, & 1st match overall since the Andre Battle Royal, & Apollo Crews’ 1st loss on the main roster, & 1st loss overall since losing to Samoa Joe on NXT on April 20
- Roman Reigns & The Usos VS Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, & AJ Styles was the 17th 6-Man Tag Team Match of 2016, the 1st since Smackdown on April 28, the 1st on Raw since March 28, the 1st time since Raw on February 25 that there was an 8-Man & 6-Man Tag Match on the same show, Reigns’ 3rd TV main event in a row, Styles’ 1st main event since Smackdown on April 7, The Usos’ 1st main event since Raw on March 28, Anderson & Gallows’ 1st main event, & Styles was the 1st since Kevin Owens on April 11 & 18 to go from the Raw opener to the following week’s main event, & was Reigns’ 1st loss since losing to Bubba Ray Dudley by Disqualification on Smackdown on March 24
Correction. I just assumed that Heath Slater was in the match, but after re-watching Raw, he was not in the Battle Royal. Also, Ryback & Jack Swagger were in the pre-match graphic, and they were not in the match either.