WWE: RAW Review for 19th August

Bray Wyatt (With Luke and Erick) defeated R – Truth

Bray Wyatt

In his first match on RAW, Wyatt finished R – Truth off in just under two minutes with the swinging spike DDT. He posed over the fallen Truth to end the segment. It will be interesting to see what WWE has in store for Bray Wyatt now, and it is a shame Truth has become a jobber. He can be a great heel if booked right.

Rating: ¼ *

There was a video package for Los Matadors (formerly Primo and Epico). Will Rosa be a part of the team? That’s my only question.

The Usos defeated Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal (With Drew McIntyre)

This was a way to put the Usos over, since they weren’t a part of SummerSlam, and who better to get the squash match against other than 3MB? The match was mediocre, but the finishing sequence was great, with Jey hitting an over the top rope dive on Slater and Drew while tagging Jimmy, who hit a huge splash to pick up the victory.

Rating: * ½

The Miz defeated Wade Barrett via DQ

Miz took on Wade Barrett, and after an evenly contested bout, he locked in the figure four in the middle of the ring, which led to Fandango coming down and causing the disqualification. He hit a huge leg drop from the top rope, and posed over The Miz to end the segment. Miz and Fandango had a falling out at SummerSlam, and I guess this is the beginning of their feud. I should probably fake enthusiasm at this point.

Rating: ¾ *

WWE Championship Celebration

Triple H made his way to the ring with Steph and Vince already present. All the superstars assembled on the stage, while The Shield surrounded the ring. Vince then said Triple H saw “the light” in the end and hugged him, as the crowd chanted “You sold out” at Triple H. Triple H then said he did what he did for the future of the business, and for the fans.

He rambled on about how the fans were short sighted, and how he did it for all the people (this reminded me about his promos of doom back from ’02 – ’04). Triple H said Bryan was a phenomenal wrestler, but couldn’t be the WWE champion, and that he could never be the face of the WWE. He then brought out the new WWE champion, a coal that is now a diamond, Randy Orton. Orton said “I told you so”, and claimed the fans hadn’t seen it coming. Orton said the fans should all show appreciation to what Triple H did.

Triple H then invited Bryan out to the ring. Bryan’s music hit and he came down to “Yes” chants. Triple H assured Bryan that The Shield wouldn’t touch him. Just as Bryan was about to enter the ring, The Shield attacked him and Bryan fought back before Reigns speared him. Hunter told Bryan to get into the ring even though he was hurt, and as Bryan slowly made his way between the ropes, Orton hit the RKO. The show ended with the suits and Orton standing on top of Bryan with their arms raised.

Over – all rating: ** ¾ (Out of 5 stars)

That was a very average show. Bryan was missing through most of the episode, and the only good things were the opening segment, the CM Punk segment and the ending, which doesn’t speak too highly about the rest of the show. WWE dropped the ball, with no good matches on the episode. They could’ve done a better job, but the long term plan for Daniel Bryan is amazing. He can be the new age Stone Cold Steve Austin, and not many get that opportunity. What will happen next week? We can only wait and find out.