<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And bang on time, they cut to an arena shot of Alexa Bliss’s tron halfway through a Mania package...</p>&mdash; Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingGary/status/1351348187320242178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'm hoping this ends with Orton RKO'ing Bliss.

I would eat that wooden swing seat after Alexa sat on it.

I would fuck Nia Jax just to get close enough backstage to snag that wooden swing seat Alexa was on and smell it.

If WWE paid to have a real man's cock surgically put on Shayna Bazler, I would take her 100% seriously as a Men's Universal Title contender. She has everything but the cock.

That Bobby Lashley foot stop was every bit as bad if not worse than when The Dark Ordered debuted and that dude threw terrible punches.

The Bliss/ Wrestlemania Report mishap was not even that bad. Clearly a bad cut to the camera, but they fixed it quickly and I still enjoyed the WrestleMania Report.

The biggest blunder despite me enjoying it last week was the mic issues with Adam Pearce during that Roman Reigns contract signing. I still managed to like it, but that could have been a lot better with no mic issues.

It's pretty cool that Taco Fall escorts AJ Style to the ring as a side job.

That finish for Styles was excellent.

I dont get the whole " Ricochet's Royal Rumble hopes " storyline. Why would he not be in the match? Did Shorty G take a spot?

GILLBERG RETURNS!!!

BAW GAWD ITS GOLDBERG LOL!

OMFG I'm dying.

Miz and Morrison serious looks right now lol

Gillberg is the best lol

That was so good.

I've not laughed at a wrestling segment harder this year than that one.

I'm happy Gilberg is healthy. He's a national treasure!

Blacks vs Mexicans... just like the rich powerful white men always intended it to be.

Wait a second


During the Miz Morrison segment, they said McIntyre was not scheduled to be here tonight. So he doesnt come out. Ok.

Now he's coming out next???

This is such horrific writing.

Tbh this raw has been one of the better ones in recent memory.

Either Asuka is dropping the title here or Bliss is eating a RKO.

Anything else is just terrible. Especially if Bliss loses cleanly.

Goth Alexa makes my pee pee the BIIIIGGGG pee pee. Oh my goodness.

Ok so it wasnt a title match.

That was a hit or miss show for me and I might make a full review later. Initial thoughs, i'm like 6.5/10. Maybe 6/10.

Fuck it here I go.

I came in 30 minutes late.

First thing I saw was Mustafa giving a promo which led to a match between Xavier Woods and a dude from Retribution. Props to the announce crew on telling me about Kofi's injury, but at no point did I get a real idea as to who Woods was facing. Was it Max? Was it T-bar?

Also, who the fuck is the regular looking dude with a mask and was there not a female in this group? Does the regular looking dude with a mask have a name? He looks like some textbook jobber who is one of the old timers sons who gets to go out there and be on TV lol.

This was all bleh to me. A Woods vs Ali match could be great though. This leadup is junk. They didnt even gang jump him like i've seen in the past. Oh ya and the finisher was either the worst finisher ever or a total botch. I'm guessing botch.

Lashley's failed foot stomp was gloriously terrible.

Bliss playground was just awkward. I thought it actually made Asuka look really weak considering she's carrying two belts.

AJ vs Ricochet was solid. It could have been better. The ending was excellent though.

Why is Elias vs Hardy still going? I feel like this has been happening for a year now and no one cares.

The Blacks vs Mexicans match was easily predicted. Both booking and outcome.

I like the " Bro " persona of Riddle, but i dont like anything else. I dont like his ring attire, I dont like his bare feet and his in ring move set is rather bland and lacks explosiveness.

The Miz/ Morrison segment was hilarious, but then terrible booking reared it's ugly face by playing the taped McIntyre promo after the segment. Am I the only one that thinks that made 100% sense to go before the Miz/Morrison segment. Maybe even leading into the Miz/Morrison segment. Just terrible writing. No concept of structuring a full show.

Bliss vs Asuka was rather predictable. I didnt predict that she would be taken over by the Fiend, but it really seemed like booking booked themselves into either a Bliss win or a Orton comeback with an RKO. I get what they did. Bliss is a great actor in the ring. She pulled it off rather well. I dont think Asuka should have been the one in that position. It was ok. Nothing amazing.

Overalll, 6.5/10

6.5/10 is one of the best numbers I've given a RAW show in a long time btw. And it doesnt feel earned.

I know we don't see eye to eye often, but I appreciate the time you put in to write a review. I enjoyed reading this and if you have the time to do future reviews that would be good!

Also 100% agree about the placing of Drew's pretape. They have 3 hours and picked the most illogical place in the whole show.

Adam Pearce made it clear a few weeks ago that you can’t just declare yourself for the Rumble. Apart from when you can just declare yourself for the Rumble. Obviously.

Miz is gonna cash in at the Rumble, turn it into a triple threat, and eat the pin from Goldberg so Drew stays protected but now has a reason to face him again at Mania.

I could see that possibility, good call.

I've been wondering if Sheamus would turn on Drew and cost him the match against Goldberg since they have teased Drew/Sheamus feuding for months.

If Goldberg is gonna face McIntyre, does that mean Bryan gets fed to Roman at Mania?

Yes.

I just don't see them going with a Goldberg win. If anything it happens like you say but Miz takes the pin from Drew to protect Goldberg so he has a claim to a rematch.

I also wonder if Miz possibly cashes in and steals it, maybe from a Sheamus heel turn. Then Bryan wins the Rumble, and chooses to fight Miz at Mania, freeing up Roman to face Goldberg at Mania this year, which would be far better now with Roman as a heel than it would have been last year.

Then you have that Drew/Sheamus match which would be better with the "you betrayed me and cost me my title" revenge match instead of trying to make Sheamus a legit title contender at this point.I

At the end of the show you get big wins from 3 top guys in Bryan, Roman, and Drew, and losses for 3 guys that are good for spot main events, but not top guys at this point in Goldberg, Miz, and Sheamus.

I think that's where things are headed
DBry retiring as a full-time wrestler soon getting one more WM main-event as a Thank You

Notable too that DBry keeps losing matches. That is a big trend with whomever wins the Rumble. WWE has three booking modes for RR winners: Total Surprise/Return, Insanely dominant in the upper mid card, Reverse MITB route - where instead of winning MITB and then losing for months afterwards, the person has been losing for months and then wins the RR.

Can’t believe nobody is talking about WWE and their “bully boy” tactics. No sooner than the talk about NXT Mexico starts and suddenly Randy Orton is under a mask! What day do AAA run on, bet WWE counter-programme.

Drew/Goldberg to kick off RAW *weekly bump of raw thread*

lol 1 post for this weeks RAW. And it was just to bump the thread. Glorious.

Vince must be scared, sure he made a billion dollars today, but a Raw thread on an obscure AEW loving forum only got one post.

How
Will
Vince
Survive

Keep celebrating the number of replies, must be glorious that you got that big win over Vince :rofl:

Who said anything about any of that? Fuck sake, calm down.