WWE Raw 24/3/14 Review

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In a very polished and confident promo Stephanie Mcmahon opened raw by informing the fans that Daniel Bryan would not be on the show tonight, she also said than she was just doing her job and that it would not be best for business to allow a passing fad like the Yes Movement to carry on. Randy Orton then comes out and tries to persuade Stephanie to convince Triple H to pull out of the Mania title (should he beat Bryan). Batista then injects and says he is sick of Orton's sucking up and than he will become Champion no longer who he faces at Mania. The segment ends on a bit of a down note as Batista suggests than Stephanie has been putting it around (so original) and receives a slap, a laughing Orton then gets a spear to close the segment. Throughout the fans charted such things as "YES!" "CM PUNK" and "ARSEHOLE" (at Batista).

Christian won an entertaining Fatal Fourway to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Title by pinning Dolph Ziggler with the killswitch, the match also featured Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio.

Sin Cara squashed Damien Sandow in a match which existed purely to promote the new WWE/Scooby Doo film.

Los Matadores beat Ryback and Curtis Axel via Shield distraction. Post-match the Shield triple teamed the heels as revenge from Smackdown.

In another impressive interview Triple H claimed that he was forced into his actions of last week by Daniel Bryan and 'The Yes Movement'. Referencing the Attitude era (his prime) and now the COO said the fans have gone soft and that at Wrestlemania he would start the reality era.

Cody Rhodes defeated Fandango in a fair filler match, the highlight of which was Goldust's amusing dance off with Summer Rae at ringside.

In a pointless segment The Miz interupted the love in involving Hulk Hogan and guests for the night, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Joe Manganiello, claiming that he was the only one who belonged there, it predictably ended with Hogan and co injecting the Miz.

AJ took a count out loss to Naomi, but then was informed by Vickie than at Wrestlemania she would defend her title against just about every active woman on the roster in a Diva's invitational. As Trish might say "no one will be getting their 'Wrestlemania moment' that night.

Big Show beat Titus O' Neill with a knockout punch in a poor match.

John Cena bested Luke Harper by DQ in an improvement from their Smackdown meeting. The finish came when the Wyatt's (supposedly with magic) switched the lights out and then had Cena tied up in the ropes wearing one of their sheep masks a few seconds later.

Dean Ambrose and the Seth Rollins defeated The Real Americans in a good match. Afterwards Kane booked him and the outlaws to face the Shield at Wrestlemania.

To close the show Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came out to confront Undertaker and were greeted with a casket being wheeled out along with Taker's classic entrance. Believing it was a trick, the heels then got the tables turned when Taker suddenly appeared inside and ended up getting the best of Brock in an exchange to end the show. While it was not a great segment, Heyman and Lesnar made the most out of it.

Best Match: Fatal Fourway

Best Segment: Apart from the sexist ending to it, the opening segment was very good.

Verdict: Bit of a nothing raw for me. Sure there were again some interesting promos/segments and once again the heels on the night were very good, but the segments themselves didn't do much to sell Mania, and most the matches and overall happenings were very predictable.