Rate RAW 1/25/16

[Prince Bálor]

This week's episode was a good follow-up to the Royal Rumble. It was a watchable three hours, which can't be said always. 7/10

The show had flowed well and had very little clunkers, which is a big upside.

Positives:
- HHH's promo in the opening segment was good.

- KO vs DZ was a decent opening match. Nothing special, but nothing bad either. All I can say is the right man won.

- Bo Rida > Flo Rida.

- AJ Styles vs Y2J was rock solid/good and MOTN. Granted, AJ didn't showcase all he can do, but it was a solid RAW debut for him.

- Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch was okay.

- All things The Rock. It's always a pleasure having The Great One back. The New Day held their own, too.

- Reigns & Ambrose vs Sheamus & Rusev was your typical RAW main event, but at least it wasn't a total snoozefest.

Negatives:
- Vince and Steph were a waste of time in the opening segment. I did not enjoy them at all.

- Social Outcasts vs The Dudleyz. The Dudleyz having no idea who was the legal man for the pin was hilarious, though.

- Bray Wyatt vs Kane sucked. Please, WWE, I wanna see this match another 150 times. Please, feed us more.

- Nattie & Paige vs 'C'mon, Nikki!" aka Brie Bella & Alicia Fox sucked.

- Kalisto vs The Miz was meh.

Neutral:
- I really don't know what to make of that Goldust/R-Truth segment. But, I guess the less said about it, the better.

 

[Leo C]

Certainly. Here it is, buddy:

EDIT: Here's something else for ya

Spoiler

Thanks a lot mate

 

[Mr. Roman Empire]

I dunno. The Rock is supposed to be filming a movie during Wrestlemania time. Putting him in a tag match, although underwhelming, might be the easiest way to have him in a match while limiting the chance of him being injured. He could be on the outside of the ring for the majority of the match and only get tagged in for the finish.

I'm not saying that I would enjoy that, but it might be the safest way to use him while having him compete.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Have the Usos works the majority of the match and tag Rock in at the end and have him layeth the Smack down for the finish. It's seems like the only option left now. HHH is facing Reigns. Bray Wyatt is facing Brock. I highly doubt they would have him face The Undertaker.
The only other scenario I could see is Roman Reigns with The Rock in his corner and Triple H with HBk in his corned and maybe Stone Cold as special guest referee for a huge nostalgia moment

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

3/10 no more Roman, you failed WWE, now make Ambrose hold onto both the WWEWH and IC titles and make my dream come true

 

[Nice Person]

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Raw Results

Spoiler: Results

Raw Results

1. The Authority opened the show announcing that they will determine the main even of Fastlane by the end of the show. The winner of that main event will face Triple H at Wrestlemania for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

2. Kevin Owens defeated Dolph Ziggler after hitting a pop up powerbomb.

3. JoJo approaches Roman Reigns and asks him his opinion on the Authority's annoucement. Roman admitted he hadn't heard it and told JoJo to tell the Authority he had arrived.

4. The Social Outcasts come out and taunt Flo Rida and this results in Flo Rida announcing the Dudley Boyz as their opponents.

5. The Dudley Boyz defeat the Social Outcasts when Curtis Axel is hit with a 3D. Flo Rida came out and celebrated with Dudleyz.

6. AJ Styles defeated Chris Jericho after a roll up. The two shake hands afterwards but Jericho holds onto Styles's hand and looks him sternly in the eye.

7. Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch... a winner was not announced as Charlotte came into the ring and attacked both Banks and Lynch as Banks had Lynch in the bank statement.

8. Goldust asks R Truth to be his tag partner, but R Truth assumes that Goldust is coming onto him and leaves. The name Golden Truth is mentioned

9. Bray Wyatt defeated Kane after Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on Kane. After the match, the Wyatt family attacked Kane.

10. Rich Brennan goes to the limo that has been supposedy concealing the big superstar rumored to return to Raw. The Miz emerges to a round of boos. Then the Rock pulls up in his pickup truck. The Rock then teases the Miz, brings the Big Show to tears by telling him that if he officially won the 2000 Royal Rumble, the Big Show would have been in "The Mummy Returns," and teases Lana by claiming they had sex. The Rock is confronted by the New Day and when they refuse to get in the ring with the Rock, the Usos come out and they and the Rock take out the entire New Day.

11. Paige and Natayla defeated Alicia Fox and Brie Bella.

12. Kalisto defeated the Miz after hitting Salida del Sol.

13. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated Sheamus and Rusev after Reigns hit Sheamus with a Spear.

14. Stephanie McMahon then announces the main event of Fastlane is Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar, with the winner facing Triple H at Wrestlemania.

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2) Which is more annoying: Someone scratching their fingernails across a chalk board, *or* Steph McMahon yelling "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddd!" Several times?

 

[CFCrusader]

The feels when you wrestle an epic 20 minute long Last Man Standing match with Ambrose where you have to be put through 2 tables to lose, eliminate the likes of AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble and beat Ziggler clean the next night in about 5 minutes but still can't get selected for the Fast Lane main event over a guy who doesn't even show up on RAW (Lesnar).

Poor KO.