Here are my Raw Thoughts:
Wow, I'm already crying for some reason watching John Cena come into the building with all of the wrestlers welcoming him. It was nice for R-Truth to see his childhood hero.
I am so glad that I don't do records any more. Raw is starting with a Battle Royal with no announcement. Interesting that everyone is getting a chance & it's not just the losers of the MITB Qualifying Matches. It's Inter-Brand too, which is cool, but there tons of wrestlers missing from the match. I guess they didn't want everyone in it and just kept it 20, though I only counted 18.
I loved the Battle Royal. It was better than doing a Multi-Man with just those people that didn't Qualify. I had a feeling that The Miz was going to do a Bobby Heenan & almost win. But Riddle is the better choice.
Wait a minute, how can Ezekiel VS Kevin Owens be rescheduled when MITB is on Saturday. When are they are going to have their Qualifying Match? Cool, another Last Chance for the Women but this time only the losers of the Qualifying Match.
Another Handicap Match, great.
OK segment with John Cena & The Street Profits. The only reason I liked a Street Profits promo is because of John Cena, not because of them.
Cool John Cena Tributes. I can't believe that The Big Show & Bryan Danielson were part of this. Who would think AEW wrestlers would appear on Raw?
Hysterical Riddle promo.
Excellent match between Montez Ford & Jimmy Uso. I love that this just wasn't a match, but it had a purpose since it determined who picks the stipulation for their match at MITB. The only thing I didn't like was they re-wrote history by saying that The Street Profits have never beaten The Usos. They have wrestled 7 times in the past with The Street Profits winning 3 & The Usos winning 4 matches.
Cool, they're actually continuing a storyline from Main Event with The Mysterios VS The Judgment Day. The Mysterios already have a win over The Judgment Day via DQ.
Incredible John Cena Video. It felt like his Hall of Fame Induction Video.
Of course Logan Paul will be wrestling at SummerSlam. Once again, WWE using celebrities to sell tickets instead of the men & women in the locker room busting their asses every damn night.
OK The Miz promo to set-up another match between he & AJ Styles, making it the 2nd week in a row someone will wrestle twice on Raw.
Damn it. AJ Styles VS The Miz was a great match & they had to ruin with another stupid Count Out. Stop with this crap already. Enough Count Outs.
Hilarious segment with John Cena & Ezekiel. And now the seeds are planted for Cena VS Theory at SummerSlam.
More Cool Tributes for Joh nCena. Amazing, Chris Jericho now too. The Forbidden Door has been blown away.
Solid segment with Bianca Belair & Carmella, though I still don't want to see their match at MITB.
Good segment with Liv Morgan & Alexa Bliss. Yes, and we get Morgan VS Bliss. This should be great. At least they're not doing a 6-Person Tag Match with all of the MITB Participants, unless they save that for Smackdown.
Wow, what an upset. Liv Morgan gave Alexa Bliss her 1st 1-on-1 Singles loss since she returned. Their match was good, but Asuka was horrible on Commentary.
Really, this piece of crap is back on my TV. Get the F off of TV, Vince McMahon & F all of you fans for cheering for him.
I love all of the wrestlers on the ramp as John Cena comes out. Thank God the asshole McMahon is gone. Good riddance.
I love that John Cena Shirt. I had his first video game shirt & I have the Live Fast Fight Hard Shirt with the dog wearing camo. I am actually wearing it right now.
Amazing John Cena Promo as usual. He hasnβt missed a beat. Thank you John Cena for everything. He is not only one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE History, but greatest person in the world for everything he does outside the ring.
I think tonight's Raw should end with John Cena
& the entire roster doing the Peacemaker Intro Dance. That would be the greatest ending in
WWE History.
Bobby Lashley VS The Alpha Academy was a fun Handicap Match. I have never seen someone as strong as Lashley. I canβt believe he picked Otis up like he was a toy. I loved what happened afterwards with Theory.
Why the hell are they rehashing what happened between Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins? Oh, that's why Cody is next.
Loved Cody Rhodes' interview & his comments on all of the MITB Participants.
LOL at Seth Rollins, laughing John Cena's theme song. Awesome segment between them. Interesting segment with Rollins, Omos, & MVP.
It isn't fair that Dana Brooke didn't get a MITB Qualifying Match. She's the only woman on the roster that didn't get a shot at Qualifying for the MITB. She's a 6-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Give her the respect she deserves.
Yes, and people say WWE doesn't care about Main Event. We're getting a Main Event Re-Match next week on Raw.
The 6-Way Elimination Match was a fun Main Event to close out Raw, though the finish was predictable.
Ends a really great Raw. My favorite matches were the Battle Royal, Ford VS Uso, & the Elimination Match Main Event. I love all of John Cena's promos & videos. I can't wait for MITB on Saturday.