“I’m Better Than You, And You Know It”

"Every Man Has A Price For The Million Dollar Man"

"The Best There Is, The Best There Was, And The Best There Ever Will Be"

"Whatcha Gonna Do, When Hulkamania Runs Wild On You"

"And That's The Bottom Line Because Stone Cold Said So"

<h3><strong>Rebel?</strong></h3>
<p>We did not understand the opening segment too much. Stephanie McMahon came out, congratulating her female victor in the inter-gender match last night, offered to have the entire WWE machine to fully support her, and… she got put into an armbar by Ronda Rousey? This was pretty confusing – what made Ronda snap? Was it because of Stephanie’s suddenly changed attitude? Was it because of something Steph said to her while they were hugging it out? Or was it a sign that Ronda had really gone rogue? We have way too many questions, folks.</p>
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<h3><strong>War Goddess + New Champion = Unstoppable</strong></h3>
<p>EMBER MOON HAS ARRIVED ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW! Almost forgot about the plethora of debuts that would accompany the post-‘Mania editions of RAW and Smackdown Live. Welcome to the red brand, Ember. And she made a strong splash, too, being revealed as Nia’s secret tag team partner to take on the unit of Alexa Bliss and Mickie James.</p>
<p>At least this secret tag team partner revelation could really wrestle, unlike…</p>
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<h3><strong>NICHOLAS! </strong></h3>
<p>So yeah, he and Braun relinquished the championship because only now did BOTH of them realize Nicholas was still in 4<sup>th</sup> grade. So…we suppose this was a way to pry the championship off of The Bar without having to revolve through the entire 7 teams of the division? It was creative and unpredictable, for sure, and the title reign of Strowman and Nicholas was entertaining while it lasted, but was sacrificing The Bar at WrestleMania a bit too much?</p>
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<h3><strong>LET THE FIESTA BEGIN!</strong></h3>
<p>Debut number 2, NO WAY JOSE! He came out and quickly defeated an enhancement talent, all while being cheered on by a party of people. This reminded us of the Adam Rose days. Let us hope Jose’s fate will not be the same as Adam’s.</p>
<p>Do you think it will be? Because we think NO WAY, JOSE! NO WAY, JOSE! NO WAY, JOSE!</p>
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<h3><strong>Challenges Laid Down</strong></h3>
<p>The Intercontinental Championship feud looks to continue orbiting around The Miz, Finn Balor, and Seth Rollins for at least a few more months, as tonight, Balor interrupted Rollins’ victory speech, showing his intentions of winning the championship, and The Miz invoking his rematch clause for a Backlash showdown. This was solid continuity from WWE, even though the motives behind Balor’s desire for a championship match seemed a bit overrun by now.</p>
<p>Plus, Jeff Hardy is back, and it is likely he will get mixed up in the Intercontinental Championship tussle. A few Swanton Bombs would not hurt anyone. Except for Jeff himself, of course.</p>
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<h3><strong>A New Chapter</strong></h3>
<p>Tonight, Sasha Banks took on Mandy Rose, but please do not let Mandy’s beauty distract you from the fresh developments in the Sasha Banks – Bayley feud. Long story short, Bayley’s punch landed at the wrong target, and her arguments with Banks eventually cost the latter the match. To make matters worse, Bayley did not stick around to explain anything and just walked away. Is this how women really resolve their disputes? By walking away and not explaining? Erm&#8230;damn, we really had ventured way too deep into offensive (2018 version) territories…</p>
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<h3><strong>Thank You Paige</strong></h3>
<p>Her neck injuries proved too big a risk to keep on wrestling, so the scream had to stop tonight. Four years ago, she debuted in New Orleans and won the Diva’s Championship. Now, still in New Orleans, she said goodbye to wrestling and left her shirt in the ring…Oh how things could change just like that.</p>
<p>All the best to Paige – a trailblazer, a rebel, and a performer to be sorely missed.</p>
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<h3><strong>IS THIS REAL LIFE?</strong></h3>
<p>BOBBY LASHLEY IS BACK!!!! Tonight has been exceptional on the “debuts and returnees” front. Bobby holding Elias high up in the suplex position was, and still is, a thing of beauty. Just look at this monster of a 41-year-old man. Lashley vs Joe is going to be amazing.</p>
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<h3><strong>AGAIN, IS THIS REAL LIFE??</strong></h3>
<p>AUTHORS OF PAIN ARE HEREEEEE! Debutant number 3 handily defeated Slater and Rhyno, but WHO GAVE A DAMN ABOUT SLATER’S SLEW OF KIDS ANYMORE? Akam and Rezar are on Monday Night RAW!</p>
<p>Things are about to get really interesting on the red show, and it was not even the Shake-up tonight…</p>
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<h3><strong>Just Too Tired to Mark Out…</strong></h3>
<p>JOE! JOE! JOE! JOE! The Samoan Submission Machine returned and immediately issued a challenge to Roman Reigns at Backlash. This was a logical next step for Roman Reigns, as since his program with Brock Lesnar, he now finds himself in this awkward position atop, but not on top of, the totem pole. And looking at the remaining guys, Samoa Joe emerges as one of a few that can legitimately claim that he could beat Roman Reigns (he only ever lost to Roman once on the first RAW of 2018, as far as we can remember). Besides, feuding with Roman was a nice start for Joe’s return.</p>
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<p>Half a RAW in, and we had already had 2 great matches considered settled for Backlash. We liked this. Keep it going, people.</p>
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<h3><strong>The Alliance Is Real</strong></h3>
<p>Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy are a unit now, and we absolutely love it. These two personalities might be better <em>together </em>than they were at opposite ends. Every weird action of either man seemed to be amplified by another abnormal gesture by the other, and as far as tonight went, this partnership is working.</p>
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<h3><strong>“Best Friends” Fought for a Job</strong></h3>
<p>And neither got it, as the pair were such formidable foes that neither was able to recover in time for the 10-count. This booking decision emphasized how evenly matched Sami and Kevin are, as well as creating intrigue around their employment situation. Next week’s Shake-up will be another factor to consider. Will they be involved in it? For sure, but exactly how remains to be seen. As for now, even if they showed up on RAW to fight one another every other week just to try and impress Kurt Angle, we would not mind. Despite the lack of a clear winner, their match tonight was great.</p>
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<h3><strong>Good Guys Got the W</strong></h3>
<p>It was your typical feel-good main event, where 3 babyfaces (Jeff Hardy, Finn Balor, and The Miz) defeated the top bad-guy group in the brand in emphatic fashion. Post-match, the victorious trio delivered their finishers a few more times each on The Miztourage for good measure. Good guys won, bad guys got crushed, and everyone was sent home happy. Nothing to complain about.</p>
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<h3><strong>Overall Review:</strong></h3>
<p>What a show it was tonight. Between the decent in-ring action and some unremarkable progressions in storylines, there were debuts and comebacks galore. Also, two matches were pretty much set for Backlash, and a beloved performer said her last good-byes. Therefore, it is safe to say that tonight’s RAW had ticked all the boxes required for a good post-‘Mania offering – surprising, emotional, and foundational.</p>
<p>Now let us see how Nakamura and Styles will make up for their sins last Sunday…</p>

WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Review: April 9th 2018

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