WWE Raw Results: Analysing and grading each segment (January 2nd)

Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak and Brian Kendrick vs. TJ Perkins:

Both Cruiserweight matches disappointed as usual, with WWE continually booking them poorly

Results: Drew Gulak pins Cedric Alexander with a roll-up and TJ Perkins beats Brian Kendrick via submission.

Grade: 5.5/10

Both these Cruiserweight matches felt like filler, with neither having any sort of significance towards the show.

Cedric Alexander’s pairing with Alicia Fox continues to be baffling, as it seems WWE is building to her turning on Alexander for Noam Dar. Having Alexander losing matches continually due to Fox is a weak way of building towards their eventual implosion. Drew Gulak gained nothing from the win here either, and overall, this was a short, forgettable match.

TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick’s match was just as forgettable. Rushed and lacklustre, Perkins gains nothing from the win. While Perkins will now get a shot at Neville on 205 Live tomorrow, this could’ve been given to him without this irrelevant bout. Kendrick has fallen far as well since he lost the Cruiserweight Title. It seems his run on top is already over.

Overall, two forgettable Cruiserweight matches that did little to entice fans, as Neville didn’t even make an appearance despite his recent revitalisation of the division in the last few weeks on Raw.