WWE RAW: Superstar ratings, 20th May

Ryback

Ryback started things off by driving an ambulance inside the arena, and then challenged Cena for an Ambulance match next month, for the Payback PPV. Ryback is in dire need of a mouth piece, and before the night ended, he made an impact when he decimated Ryder and put him inside the ambulance.

Rating: **

The Miz

The Miz was involved in a tag team match to kick things off on Monday Night RAW. It was more of an angle than a match, as Miz won the match for his team with a figure four leg lock.

Rating: *

Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho teamed up with the Miz to take on the WWE Intercontinental champion Wade Barrett and Fandango. Jericho delivered a Codebreaker to Barrett before Miz slapped the figure four. After the match, Jericho did some dance moves with Summer Rae before ignoring her and walking away.

Rating: **

Wade Barrett

Why does the champion always lose on RAW? That’s the WWE logic. Barrett lost the match for his team as Fandango was busy dancing with Summer instead of helping his partner. This might be the next feud for Fandango, and it will be interesting to see if Barrett turns face for that.

Rating: *

Fandango

Fandango was barely involved in the match, as he tagged in his partner and then started dancing with his valet. This might lead to a rivalry between him and Barrett for the Intercontinental title, and I, for one, wouldn’t mind seeing that.

Rating: Dud

Sheamus

Sheamus took on Titus O’Neil of PTP, and went on to win the match despite interference from Darren Young. Nothing major, it was just an ordinary TV match.

Rating: * ¾

Titus O’Neil

Although I thought it would be a squash match, Titus held his own for a while against the Celtic Warrior before losing to him.

Rating: *

Big E Langston

Big E took on ADR this week, and thanks to a distraction from AJ Lee, he picked up the upset victory over the number 1 contender.

Rating: * ¾

Alberto Del Rio

It’s a norm for the champions and the number 1 contenders to lose their TV matches on RAW, and ADR faced the same issue. He lost to Big E this week on RAW.

Rating: * ½

I won’t mention the divas match, as it was a complete ~Dud~ in my rating.

Cody Rhodes

Someone please tell me why Rhodes is stuck in the middle of nowhere? He’s talented, charismatic and had one of the best runs as the Intercontinental champion not so long ago. He faced Ryder this week and gained the pin fall victory after a Disaster kick.

Rating: **

Zack Ryder

One of the most heartbreaking stories in professional wrestling, Zack Ryder made a name for himself all alone, and now, he’s being buried yet again. After his match ended, he was completely annihilated by Ryback.

Rating: * ½

The Shield

The Shield impressed everyone yet again as they put on one of the best TV matches in recent memory on RAW against Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston. Big things are yet to come for the members of the faction, and that shows how much faith the WWE has in these youngsters.

Rating: ****

Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston

Team Hell No and Kofi worked very well against some great workers like Ambrose and Rollins, and that made for a great TV match this past week on RAW. Although they ended up on the losing side, Kane and Daniel Bryan showed why they held the tag team titles for so long with an impressive outing.

Rating: *** ½

Randy Orton

Orton took on Jack Swagger in what was yet another good TV match. Orton can be impressive when he puts his mind to it, and he has delivered two good back-to-back matches. It’s about time he turns heel and goes back to the main event scene.

Rating: ***

Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger lost his second match in two nights as he lost to Orton after a good TV match. It looks as if Swagger’s run in the main event is coming to an end, which is sad. Let’s see where he goes from here.

Rating: ** ¾

Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman

I, for one, was very happy with Axel being the new client of Paul Heyman. Curtis has been in the WWE for many years now, and even though he won the WWE tag team championship not so long ago, he was still relatively unknown, and with a manager like Heyman, things are looking up for Axel. He faced Triple H in his first match on RAW after 3 years, and although it was more of an angle, Axel showed he can hang around with the big guns.

Rating: ** ¾

Triple H

Triple H made his RAW in–ring return after 3 years to face Curtis Axel, and by the end of the night, the concussion angle was set up where Triple H started feeling the effects of the beat down he suffered against Lesnar during the steel cage match at Extreme Rules. Although it isn’t clear where this is leading to, it’ll be interesting to see what follows next.

Rating: **