WWE RAW 15th July: Flops of the show

Monday Night RAW this week carried on from where it left on Sunday after Money in the Bank and furthered feuds that needed a justified ending. It also created new angles for matches at SummerSlam, making it a justified post-PPV RAW.

However, RAW as always had its own share of moments that didn’t turn out as well as WWE would have expected and here we call it the flops of the show. Let us look at the moments that made wrestlers look like losers on this week’s RAW.

1. Brad Maddox continues from where he left in MITB

Brad Maddox

Remember Maddox’s dismal promo this Sunday?

Yes, everyone should as it killed precious PPV time but WWE don’t care about such disastrous segments any more as they brought Maddox into the ring with the mic again.

While some might say the guy is interesting and does manage to entertain a bit, I’d say he did manage to better his segment this week on RAW. But Cena entering the segment followed by Orton and Fandango made the segment too chaotic to my liking.

Though the segment was good in parts, it didn’t manage to give RAW a good start.

2. Nothing’s Up for R-Truth any more

R-Truth

R-Truth came back to the ring after a long break, and while everyone was expecting him to compete, it was the Wyatt-Family who came out and gave him the same treatment that Kane received.

It was sad to see Truth being handled this way as he has been in the WWE for quite a long time. Though the Wyatt-Family look much concerned about Kane using Truth to give them a push, it wasn’t something I liked very much.

3. The Real American Jobbers?

Antonio Cesaro

The new found tag-team in WWE is the team of Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro. The prospect of a new team and the fact that these two wrestlers were going to participate together was interesting to say the least.

But there wasn’t a lot to talk about as they managed to lose like glorified jobbers in their first match against the Usos. Looks like WWE doesn’t want the Usos to lose until SummerSlam which is acceptable, but putting them in a match against the likes of Swagger and Cesaro that didn’t last more than a few minutes was completely ridiculous.

4. Dolph Ziggler learns not to make a woman angry

Not long ago people called Ziggler a workhorse who deserved a title shot and a main event run. WWE took forever to notice this and finally put Ziggler in the World Heavyweight title scene.

But sadly, it looks as though his main event stint is almost over. Ziggler’s rise to the top ended almost as soon as it began and this is because he managed to anger AJ and break up with her. Yes, his teaming with AJ did restrict him a bit but making him lose another match is hurting his credibility a great deal.

The only possible explanation of his present run is that WWE is trying to put Ziggler over as a face before giving him that title because fans at the moment aren’t too convinced about Ziggler as a face. Anyway, AJ Lee showed him just what an angry heartbroken woman can do to a man.

5. The World’s Strongest Loser

John Cena vs Mark Henry

Mark Henry’s the World’s Strongest Man, I need to keep reminding myself about this after watching him tap out to Cena this Sunday.

After a really strong fake-retirement segment that started this feud, I was expecting Henry to pose a real threat to Cena and get some real close moments in the match. But all we got to see was Henry tap out making it a depressing title match.

As if that wasn’t enough, Henry came out this week on RAW and told how Cena will make every one of the fans tap out only to make him look more like a loser. The Shield attacking Henry wasn’t a big surprise but it was a refreshing change to say the least.

So Henry’s going to turn face again? Looks like WWE’s completely lost as far as Henry’s role in the company’s concerned.