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Dream Main Event
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Finally, we had the main event dream match between AJ Styles and the new United States Champion, Ricochet. The match had barely got started before Gallows and Anderson made their way down to ringside and attempted to get involved in the match. However, AJ Styles stopped the match and refused to restart it until Gallows and Anderson went to the back.
After a commercial break, the match restarted and the two superstars went on to tell a compelling story. AJ Styles used his veteran instincts to quell the momentum of the younger, faster Ricochet.
However, Styles became more and more aggressive over the course of the match as he grew frustrated with the U.S. Champion’s superior athleticism. The match ended quite abruptly after AJ connected with a vicious ‘Phenomenal Forearm’ and pinned Ricochet for the victory. Styles then raised Ricochet’s arm in a show of respect as the show went off the air.
The fact that Gallows and Anderson never came back out did make it seem like the show ended prematurely but that should take nothing away from the great match that AJ Styles and Ricochet had.
Grade: B+
Overall, this was a solid Monday Night Raw.
The show had a good pace throughout and the main event, as well as the shock return of The Undertaker were the clear highlights.
Overall Grade: B
