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WWE RAW after Survivor Series 2020 fetched mixed response from the crowd. While some of the matches were surprisingly good, others disappointed the onlookers despite their promising nature. The good thing was that Lana didn’t go through the table again, and ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt had a special surprise for Randy Orton.
After a series of matches, Riddle, Keith Lee, and AJ Styles qualified for a triple-threat match that will determine the next challenger for Drew McIntyre’s WWE Championship. The main event of the show also confirmed that we are heading towards a feud between Randy Orton and ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt. We also saw a great match between two extremely underrated Superstars.
In this article, we will take a look at Superstars who flopped on WWE RAW and those who impressed. So, without further ado, let’s begin.
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#4 and #3 Impressed on WWE RAW: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
The first match of this week’s show saw Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods put their WWE RAW Tag Team Championships on the line against Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander of The Hurt Business. The four Superstars absolutely tore the house down with an epic, fast-paced match that had a good story-telling, impressive in-ring awareness, and a controversial restart.
Earlier in the match, the match official was distracted by Shelton Benjamin, and Alexander attacked Kingston illegally. This ultimately led to a double count-out as Benjamin continued to assault Kingston on the ringside. After the bell rang, The New Day started walking away while MVP insisted that the title should be restarted on the WWE RAW.
Kingston and Woods came back inside the ring and locked horns with the challengers in a highly-engaging match. All four Superstars took a lot of punishment, but The New Day get the edge since they managed to retain their championships. In addition to that, Kingston and Woods went above and beyond to put Benjamin and Alexander over during this match.
Given the intensity of their match against The Street Profits at Survivor Series, it was wonderfully surprising to see the level of effort that The New Day put in their match today. Kingston and Woods were great, and they were well complimented by Benjamin and Alexander. We hope that the company will invest more in this rivalry over the next few weeks on WWE RAW.
#2 Flopped on WWE RAW: Nikki Cross
Tonight, on WWE RAW, Nikki Cross locked horns with Alexa Bliss in a singles match. To say that this encounter was underwhelming would be an understatement. The history between these two former best friends coupled with a great promo from the WWE production team led us into expecting more from this match.
Don’t get the wrong idea; Cross started out great. She was dominant and went after Bliss’ weak points. But as it often happens with the babyfaces on WWE RAW, Cross was extremely gullible. It didn’t look good when Bliss so easily convinced Cross that she is indeed back to her normal self – especially if you consider the interactions between them over the last few weeks.
Finally, Bliss delivered her last and only blow of the match in the form of Sister Abigail. That was enough for her to pin Cross inside the ring, and that ended up making the latter look extremely weak. We hope that WWE will use their opportunity to book both Superstars in a manner that they are involved in a good, compelling storyline on WWE RAW.
#2 Impressed on WWE RAW: AJ Styles
In the main event of WWE RAW this week, AJ Styles and Randy Orton clashed in an interesting match. Their battle inside the ring was great as both Superstars capitalized on their strengths. Styles tried to use pace to gain dominance while Orton took his time like he was stalking his prey. However, the distractions from ‘The Fiend’ Bay Wyatt proved to be a huge disadvantage for Orton.
The Fiend made sporadic appearances that would distract Orton. In addition to that, Styles got help from his subordinate, who helped him in crucial stages. Ultimately, the match ended with Styles delivered a perfect Phenomenal Forearm to a distracted Orton in order to steal his victory on WWE RAW. The performance from AJ Styles was commendable, and the story-telling in this match was quite gripping.
After leading WWE RAW to a clean sweep victory in the traditional five-on-five match, AJ Styles deserves an opportunity to challenge for the top title on the brand. As for Orton and The Fiend, they share an interesting history and deserve a good storyline to make the best use of both Superstars’ time on WWE RAW.
#1 Flopped on WWE RAW: Nia Jax
Nia Jax is certainly not having a good time on WWE RAW over the last few weeks. Yes, she has been putting Lana through the table for consecutive weeks, but that stops being impressive once you read the second name involved in that act. Tonight, it was no different for the champion who is far from looking like one on the Red brand.
Asuka decided to give Lana a shot at the WWE RAW Women’s Championship. But their match was interrupted by Jax and Shayna Baszler who then attacked Asuka. But when Jax was going to put Asuka through the table, Lana helped her escape. This led to a tag team match between the four Superstars that was won by Asuka and Lana.
The only memorable spot including Jax inside the ring came when Lana tried fighting back and punched her multiple times. Later, she wanted to attack Lana, but the latter got out of the way and Jax ran through the announce desk, taking herself out of the equation. Even Shayna Baszler looked weak for most of this match on WWE RAW, especially if you look at most of her punches. Both Superstars have the capability to do something great with their current titles, but it appears that each week, we are moving far away from that possibility.
#1 Impressed on WWE RAW: Riddle
One wouldn’t usually expect someone to overshadow a match like the one between The New Day and The Hurt Business. But it is safe to say that this week’s episode of WWE RAW was full of pleasant surprises. The second match of the night was between Riddle and Sheamus, and their in-ring encounter went beyond everyone’s expectations.
Riddle and Shamus locked horns in a match that would determine one of the competitors of the huge triple threat match set to take place next week. Both Superstars locked horns in a brutal match that got better with each passing minute. Their match at WWE RAW started slowly with both Riddle and Sheamus exchanging hard-hitting blows.
They took turns to dominate the match, and slowly transitioned their match into a fast-paced encounter. But the standout spots from the match saw Riddle taking a lot of punishment. He was brutalized throughout the match and still managed to get back on his feet every single time. Ultimately, his persistence paid off after Riddle managed to roll Sheamus and pin him up. Sheamus was left stunned inside the ring while Riddle celebrated his qualification in the triple-threat match that will determine Drew McIntyre’s next challenger next week on WWE RAW.
Sheamus deserves equal, if not more, credit for this match which was clearly the best one from tonight’s show. If anything, this match proved that a feud between both these Superstars has a lot of potential on WWE RAW. Can you imagine the banter and the in-ring action? Hopefully, the WWE creative will cash-in on this opportunity.
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