Randy Orton -6.5
The Unified champion was given the task of re-igniting his feud with John Cena after Stephanie McMahon’s big announcement.
And since it was old school Raw, the creative decided to give the legend killer a helping hand by giving one of the best microphone performers in the history of professional wrestling, Ric Flair.
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There were shades of Orton’s old legend killer gimmick which was a refreshing thing to see. He hasn’t been in the ring for quite some time now and the company should be thinking about giving the same so that he doesn’t look rusty at Royal Rumble. But for now, though the promo didn’t produce anything noteworthy it was good to see Orton get some television time with his old mentor.
John Cena- 6.5/10
Like Orton, Cena didn’t have much to do in Raw than re-launching their feud for Royal Rumble. There were no traces or mention of Lesnar in the whole thing which made it rather stale.
But the skill that Cena possess to produce that occasional giggles and witty counters is worth mentioning. He might not have been involved in the in-ring work, but Cena left his typical mark on the show alongside Flair.
There wasn’t anything new about the clash, so for the moment let’s just go with the flow and wait for Royal Rumble to conclude so that this storyline would move further.
Big E Langston- 7/10
There seems to be no-one in the roster that could put a stop to Langston’s run. His run of winning matches reminds us of Goldberg more than what Ryback makes us do.
The push that is currently assigned to the big guy seems to be in the right direction so far and we could see Langston consolidating his main event spot this year. The intercontinental championship is stuck around Langston’s waist for the time being so expect some more title defenses in the near future which would be extended squash matches.