Raw debuts on Netflix and for $7 a month, it's a better value than doing Sling - even factoring in Max - it's about $15 a month for me to keep up with stuff versus $45. We get an arena pan over the venue and in it with stars arriving to the Intuit Dome. WELCOME TO RAW ON NETFLIX! The curtain over the ring IS A VIDEO WALL! HHH starts off the show because of course he does.
DWAYNE IS HERE! He's a babyface now and gives his younger daughters his belt and says you can watch on Netflix when as a kid, you had to buy a ticket or watch Saturday and THIS IS THE LARGEST ARENA GATE IN WWE HISTORY! Rock says bullshit which doesn't get muted. Rock thanks Cody for carrying the company for a year - well he did and Cody just bows to him. Well that's stupid.
Solo vs Roman starts the card off. FUCK YOU SOLO chants are unmuted. Tie-up starts and Roman wins that. Solo trucks him and they fight around the announce table for a Solo iPad shot to Roman. Chairs to the back of Roman. Hip attack misses, but a low blow doesn't and Solo gets an edge again. Corner kendo stick choke by Solo but Roman last rides him through the table and Tama pulls the ref out at 2.
JACOB FATU ATTACKS ROMAN! BME TO ROMAN! Spike hits for 2.9! Spike to the ref! Sami and the Usos save and the spear hits but there's no ref until it's a 2.5! OWENS STUNNER TO ROMAN GETS 2.9! Cody cutter to KO and a spear hits to end tribal combat for the OTC. THE ONLY TRIBAL CHIEF! Okay great that's over. Before Heyman can put the ula fala on Roman, Dwayne is out because he is now a shoot high chief.
PENTA is coming! Cena is out to cut a promo with a new darker blue shirt - I dig it. He puts over the crowd and he puts over UPW in Orange County and rented a 200 foot apartment 600 feet from this building. THE PROTOTYPE WAS BORN IN LA! He gets a you deserve it chant and he says it doesn't see another World title run happening - he isn't better than Flair and it's been over 2,000 days since he won his last match. "My time is up - their time is now!" Cena says he has a better chance of winning an Oscar than winning the World Title. BUT HE COULD WIN THE RUMBLE!
THE ERA OF LOGAN PAUL is here. Rhea vs. Liv is up and Rhea tree slams her down. Rana off the apron by Liv is met with a powerbomb on the announce table. Tornado X factor gets 2 for Liv. Trio of lariats and a rainmaker superkick by Rhea. Riptide turned into a backstabber by Liv for 2. Rhea beats up goons but eats oblivion for 2. 3 amigos by Liv and a frog splash gets 2. Rhea avoids oblivion and hits 2 RIPTIDES to win it! And she riptides Dom!
Taker is out and Rhea puts him over and they fist bump. Pearce and Gable chat and Gable says he'll win a singles belt and he wants the best luchador next week. Okay, so Penta vs. Gable should be great. Rock drinks and drives and he'll be on NXT tomorrow. Travis Scott is put over for the Raw theme while he just smokes a joint on TV.
Drew and Jey are out for their match and we get a BOO YAY punch exchange. Sky high gets 2 for Drew. Jey spears him off a claymore attempt. Claymore hits after a headbutt. Claymore attempt leads to a crucifix win for Jey. Okay then. A GUNTHER ASS-WHOOPING MONTAGE AIRS! Fluffy is backstage being goofy and New Day is upset about him being interviewed instead of them. Roman and Heyman announce January 27th and go into a WWE 2K25 booth.
Hogan and Jimmy Hart are out to a ton of boos. In hindsight, they should have done like Hogan vs. Axel or something at WM. He says the fans are his greatest tag team partner and he just gets a ton of boos. Sheamus vs. Kaiser is set up and Gable vs. Penta is...still a mystery match. Priest vs. Balor in a street fight is up next week too. Seth is out in goofy red bullshit and Punk's got his ROH jacket on. Cole talks about COLBY LOPEZ leaving Iowa to train with Punk and he couldn't afford it.
Walk and brawl to start. Seth dominates but Punk hits the corner knee. Punk hits I think a plancha and the crossbody is met with a pickup by Seth and he sends him down WITH A GTS! Punk rolled out but another GTS hit for 2.9. Seth Pedigree on the announce table but he jams his knee and another mid-ring. Curb stomp next to the rope for 2.9. SUPERPLEX FALCON ARROW is turned into a GTS and he bounces off the ropes into a second GTS TO WIN. This was... kind of epic sorta. Good video game match.
No comments:
Post a Comment