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<p>This week&#8217;s RAW promised to be a belter with the return of legends and the moving forward of great storylines. Let us find out if it lived up to the build.</p>
<h2><strong>Strowman turns heel and the Shield gets arrested</strong></h2>
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<p>This was one of those segments which was a nice call back to the nostalgic days of the attitude era. Strowman walked out with Ziggler and McIntyre and talked smack to the crowd. He was actually pretty good on the mic and was able to get the crowd to turn on him. McIntyre and Ziggler also chimed in.</p>
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<p>It was awesome to see the Shield enter through the crowd again and try to take on the trio in the ring. Baron Corbin did his part and the ensuing brawl was simply magical.</p>
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<p>It was a chaotic start where you were suddenly reminded of the crazy storylines that used to take place on Monday nights during the attitude era. The Shield being arrested and led out of the arena was also a nice touch. After a long time, RAW had such an explosive opening and it was fun to witness.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>The Bellas make their return</strong></h2>
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<p>The Bellas took on the Riott squad in what was a big dampener after that opening segment. The Bellas aren’t as great as the WWE think and being put in a feud with the Riott Squad who haven’t made much of a mark so far isn’t going to help.</p>
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<p>The match was average at best and the Bellas came across as obnoxious wrestlers who do not know much about wrestling. WWE seems to have big plans for them but whether they deserve it is the most important question WWE needs to answer. Given their track record, they will obviously try to push this down the throat of the WWE universe.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Down <i class="fa fa-thumbs-down" style="font-size: 30px; color: red;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Baron Corbin tries to take charge of RAW</strong></h2>
<p>Corbin trying to take charge and explaining his efficient work to Stephanie was okay. Somehow it felt better than whatever he had going with Kurt Angle. Balor challenged him but we all knew he was going to weasel out of this one. It was a mildly entertaining segment and so is okay in our books.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Chad Gable and Bobby Roode are a team now</strong></h2>
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<p>Very occasionally WWE seems to do right by its underutilized wrestlers and this segment seemed like one of them. The RAW tag division needs good tag teams and Roode and Chad Gable haven’t been doing much of late. These two teaming up together is a great way to get them involved in something worthwhile. They could also be the starting point of a Team Angle storyline.</p>
<p>The match they had with The Ascension was great and shows what a travesty it is not to feature these guys a lot more on live television. The ending was great and WWE avoided the temptation of squashing the Ascension. This could lead to great things and it was a good start.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Elias helps out Alexa make a point</strong></h2>
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<p>We were in Alexa’s hometown and she did the classic heel thing of talking up the local town folk before dissing them. She asked Elias to sing his insulting songs only to be interrupted by Rousey and her posse. Bliss talked up her match with Natalya on RAW as well as the ones with Rousey at Hell In A Cell and Trish Stratus at Evolution.</p>
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<p>Bliss is great at being a heel and Rousey did her part. Mickie James could do so much more while the whole point of having Alicia Fox there is lost on us. The match between Bliss and Natalya was pretty good. Natalya being used as the third wheel here does not seem fair but in the grand scheme of things it could work out quite well. A good way to hype up the matches at HIAC and Evolution.</p>
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<h2><strong>Ziggler and McIntyre become the new tag champions</strong></h2>
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<p>This was the most bittersweet segment of the night. After weeks of being treated unjustly, it seemed that The Revival were finally on the path towards Tag Championship greatness. Tonight it all got derailed as they were taken apart by Ziggler and McIntyre who then replaced them in the tag match against the current champions – B-Team.</p>
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<p>The B-Team had run its course and they had a good run so no complaints there. This is all being set up to aid the feud Ziggler and McIntyre have against the Shield. This means that for now the Revival will have to take a back seat while the B-Team will be relegated to a comic act that will make occasional appearances.</p>
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<p>It is a very sensitive situation and WWE needs to handle all of this carefully. So far, it has been exciting and it is good to see McIntyre hold a belt in WWE again.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Authors of Pain get a new manager</strong></h2>
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<p>Speaking of a blossoming tag division, things got a lot more interesting with Drake Maverick becoming the manager for The AOP. They squashed a couple of jobbers and made themselves look like the dominant force they were always meant to be.</p>
<p>Maverick while doing great things at 205 Live has been stuck in a bubble and this exposure will be nice. Assisting the AOP will help a lot in making this team a lot more relevant. In just two segments it feels like WWE have fixed all the issues with the tag division on RAW.</p>
<p>One cannot fail to notice the similarity between the ring gear of these guys and the Shield and that would be an awesome match-up to see.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Bellas hinting at a turn?</strong></h2>
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<p>Is it just us or does everyone find the Bellas cringe worthy? This little backstage segment saw the Bellas offering Rousey their guidance which Rousey refused politely. This could set up the potential turn of the Bellas either during Hell In A Cell or the RAW after that.</p>
<p>Story wise, this is a nice direction to take but it would have been so much better if Rousey feuded with someone like Natalya. For now it has us intrigued and let us wait and see if WWE are able to make something good out of this.</p>
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<h2><strong>Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker roll back the years</strong></h2>
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<p>This segment showed how good wrestling was in the past. Shawn Michaels walked out to a thunderous ovation and he was his usual quirky self on the mic. It was just so good to see him back despite the sad fact that he is retired now. Then the most awesome moment of the night took place as the Undertaker’s gong hit and the Phenom made his way to the ring and the crowd kept the cheers going.</p>
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<p>It was one of those rare segment were no one cared what was going on. Everyone was just happy to be there. The two teased a rematch that sent the crowd into a frenzy after which the Undertaker fired his warning shots of doom towards Triple H.</p>
<p>Triple H did not come out to give his answer and this is WWE trying to milk this as much as possible without having the need to get the two men physical and we are totally fine with that. Simply an awesome segment!</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Dana Brooke finally snaps</strong></h2>
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<p>This had been coming for a long time. Brooke lost a match along with Ember Moon while facing the Boss and Hug connection. The problem was that this did not come across as very impactful. For starters, the Boss and Hug connection is one of the blandest teams ever.</p>
<p>Ember Moon has lost all her momentum through no fault of her own and above all it is impossible to figure out the point of all of this. Maybe WWE will surprise us but for now it just came across as pointless.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Down <i class="fa fa-thumbs-down" style="font-size: 30px; color: red;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>Kevin Owens makes a return too soon</strong></h2>
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<p>Kevin Owens making a show of quitting last week was an awesome storytelling technique. WWE drove that home by putting Owens in their alumni section of their website. It all seemed like a work of genius until WWE threw it all down the drain this week.</p>
<p>The Lashley segment with him meditating alongside Jinder Mahal was fun to watch but Owens coming out of nowhere to attack Lashley seemed to fall flat. These two can have a great feud but the timing is all off and WWE once again prove that they are the masters of screwing up potentially great storylines.</p>
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<h2><strong>Strowman destroys Balor</strong></h2>
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<p>Balor being informed by Corbin that the two cannot face each other tonight and instead he will face Strowman was a nice start. This all screamed like a set up from the very beginning. While we enjoy Strowman beating up people, it didn’t feel all that good when he did that to Finn Balor and that was the genius thing here as WWE want to turn Strowman into a bonafide heel and this segment did that perfectly. Strowman was actually being booed towards the end.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<h2><strong>The Shield gets destroyed</strong></h2>
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<p>This led to the second most anticipated event of the night. Ziggler and McIntyre had joined Strowman in assaulting Balor and they began imitating the moves of The Shield. Sirens were heard and eventually the Shield returned. They were cheered through the roof.</p>
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<p>The heels, however, turned the tables around quite quickly and literally destroyed the Shield. Some might feel that this makes the Shield look weak but in our opinion it was the perfect way to go about it.</p>
<p>Tonight was all about establishing Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre as a heel faction and it was executed brilliantly. This has sent the anticipation of how The Shield will retaliate through the roof. One of the best closing segments of RAW in a long time.</p>
<p><strong>Rating:</strong> Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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<p><strong>Overall Review: </strong>When there is a lot promised before a RAW, it usually ends up being a dud with more style than substance. Tonight wasn’t that, however, as this was one of the best 3 hours of RAW in a long time. Most of the storylines are running exceptionally hot right now. Barring the return of Owens and the whole Titus Worldwide absurdity, this was a near perfect edition of RAW.</p>
<p><strong>Overall Rating: </strong>Thumbs Up <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up" style="font-size: 30px; color: lime;"></i></p>
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