“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>The Beast Rampaged</strong></h3>
<p>Nope, not that kind of rampage (giggity). He actually went beast-mode on Roman Reigns for the second week in a row. To emphasize Lesnar’s legitimacy even more, Reigns was without handcuffs and with a steel chair ready. This was great stuff. Besides Lesnar’s dominance, Reigns played his part well and sold The Beast’s offense as if his handcuffs were still there. Paul Heyman was his usual self, very entertaining on the mic, taking jabs at Roman’s bloodline. Man, you do not insult the Anoa’i family like that. Sh*t’s about to get reaaaal personal.</p>
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<h3><strong>Nia Drive-Thru</strong></h3>
<p>Nia destroyed Mickie James in a quick match, exhibiting Nia’s impressive strength and improving in-ring ability. Mickie James was utilized in the right way tonight – the “heel champion’s sidekick becoming fodder for OP #1 contender” trope never fails. After witnessing the entire match, Alexa still tried to cheap shot Nia. Oh you silly little girl.</p>
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<h3><strong>Hey, They Are Back!</strong></h3>
<p>It has been a while since we last saw the Cruiserweight boys on the red show, and they made a solid comeback. The two competitors for the Cruiserweight Championship Match at WrestleMania teamed up to take on Drew Gulak and TJP, and the former team won, which was an obvious, though necessary and logical, outcome. We are two weeks away from the biggest wrestling show on the planet, so it makes sense to allow some Monday night air time for Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander to showcase their skills, hyping fans up for their match at ‘Mania which, hopefully, will be on the main show this time. We cannot afford to lose another two talented stars in the Cruiserweight division.</p>
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<h3><strong>Miztourage Continued to Crack</strong></h3>
<p>With BOTH Bo Dallas AND Curtis Axel talking back at The Miz, unless the entire segment was a set-up for the trio to gang up on Finn Balor and Seth Rollins, it is safe to say that Miztourage is pretty much over with Miz. If this is the actual case, it will spell disaster for Miz, since without his cronies, it is going to be extremely challenging for him to walk out of WrestleMania with the title in hand, since he will be defending his championship against two of the very best on the roster. Speaking of them, there were some slightly interesting interactions between Balor and Rollins, but they were more or less what we got last week. Solid segment nonetheless.</p>
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<h3><strong>BLASPHEMY</strong></h3>
<p>After main-eventing one of the weirdest main events in wrestling history last week in the form of Final Deletion, Matt Hardy returned…Was it to reintroduce Bray Wyatt as Husky Harris? Was it to declare a challenge to a champion? Was he even physically in the ring? NO. He appeared on the titantron and declaring HIS ENTRY TO THE ANDRE THE GIANT MEMORIAL BATTLE ROYAL. COME. ON. Why did you have to do this to us, WWE? Just when we thought Matt had some momentum going on for him, the writers halted it the very next week. To many, the Ultimate Deletion was the last resort to restore interest in the Broken/Woken Matt character, and with this week’s deflating announcement, you have some serious trouble, WWE.</p>
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<h3><strong>CATFIGHTTTTT</strong></h3>
<p>And the feud has turned up to gear 11 after this week’s fisticuffs between former besties Sasha Banks and Bayley. We really liked this segment. You do not get to see a lot of pull-apart scuffles involving female wrestlers, so this was a great way to underline the intensity of this feud. Plus, it was an exciting development from the in-ring promo they had last week together. This feud, we feel, is going to be the best among the main roster’s females in years. WWE, you should do this more often – you know, putting women in ACTUAL feuds with motives and drives, not randomly pitting one team against the other in throw-away tag matches.</p>
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<h3><strong>The Other Man Down</strong></h3>
<p>It was Sheamus’ turn this week to be sacrificed to the almighty Strowman, and The Bar’s bonding this week disproved our theory last week that they were splitting. Besides the match with obvious results (although Sheamus put up a decent fight), there was another detail worth noting: Strowman said he had a partner.</p>
<p>Here is to hoping it will be Alexa Bliss.</p>
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<h3><strong>Absolutely No for Ronda</strong></h3>
<p>Paige offered a spot in Absolution for Ronda Rousey, but the former MMA star turned down the offer, and proceeded to woman-handle both Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Kurt Angle was out here, too, but he did not have much of a role. Ronda, before throwing people around like training pads, had a fierce promo. Not trust fund fierce, not limousine fierce, and not personal trainer fierce. She is going to get everything she deserves, which is the pleasure of ripping Stephanie McMahon’s arm out of its socket.</p>
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<h3><strong>Solid W for OGBC</strong></h3>
<p>Earlier tonight, Gallows and Anderson came out to save their buddies Finn Balor from the grasps of Miztourage, so G&amp;A vs Dallas and Axel happened. The GB4L bros emerged victorious after a solid match, and it was harmless fun. We like it how matches are given a reason to happen, and not just because the powers that be have booked it. That is part of what makes wrestling so damn cool.</p>
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<h3><strong>Strong Night for the Drifter</strong></h3>
<p>He had an entertaining time on the guitar in Cleveland, of course with the compulsory LeBron James reference, and then went on to quickly dismantle Rhyno. But without a clear opponent for WrestleMania, it is most likely Elias will end up in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. On the one hand, putting hot talent in the match might make the match more high-profile. On the other hand, it is very likely it will back-fire – the battle royal can just be put on pre-show, and everyone involved will see their fan base shrink afterwards.</p>
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<p>Would it not be fun if Elias took on (or even teamed up with) Braun Strowman at WrestleMania?</p>
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<h3><strong>Cena Faced Fire. And Spat Some</strong></h3>
<p>Cena defeated Kane in a pretty standard No DQ Match to close off RAW. Predictable and unremarkable. Except for the Chokeslam Cena delivered on Kane after Cena mocked ‘Taker with the cut-throat taunt. That move encapsulated the attitude of Cena’s post-match promo.</p>
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<p>As the weeks rolled by, his insults towards The Undertaker got more and more outrageous. He disregarded ‘Taker’s character traits as being mere lightnings and flashes, essentially blew up the fourth wall by saying The Deadman was not dead, and straight up called ‘Taker a coward. Cena could really deliver when called for, and we feel that he could comfortably carry the feud on his own until the magical April night comes.</p>
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<h3><strong>Overall Review: </strong></h3>
<p>A really, really good show on the way to WrestleMania. Almost everything presented had some background and implications, which really helped in advancing storylines and characters. A long-brewing feud finally exploded, a stable veered close to implosion, we were treated to an ultra-intense show-ending segment, and the champ was on the show! Great stuff!</p>
<p>WrestleMania is only a couple of weeks away. Our digits start to tickle, and we hope yours do, too. See you tomorrow night for Smackdown’s review.</p>

WWE Monday Night Raw Results & Review: March 26th, 2018

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