Mick Foley opens the show:
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Grade: 6.5/10
This was your regular authority figure segment to open the show, with Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho interrupting the GM and then Stephanie McMahon joining the fray. While three segments for later on were successfully set up here, this segment alone did little to excite.
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Mick Foley continues to fumble his words, and it does little to help his already damaged credibility as a GM. JeriKO arguing with the GM is something we have seen much too often to open Raw, and even Jericho and Owens’ antics couldn’t save this segment from being tedious.
Stephanie McMahon mentioning SD Live beating Raw in the ratings should’ve felt significant, but the war between brands does not feel prominent enough for fans to care about it. Overall, this was a weak segment to open the show, with Raw relying on the same old tedious opening promo formula, that has been sadly prominent for years.
Overall Grade for January 2nd Raw: 7.5/10
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