2024-10-28 WWE RAW - REVIEW

Commentary: Joe Tessatore, Wade Barrett

Location: Hershey, PA

Venue: GIANT Center

Attendance: 7763 (Forbes)

Live TV Viewers: 1.4 Million (Wrestling Inc)

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The Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

👍👍 - Loved It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

OrangeCassidy 1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

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10 Angles

Totals for this episode of Raw:

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark 

🔥 1 [+5pts]

👍 5.5

👎 0

👊 4

TOTAL SCORE: +11.5

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert 

👍 5.5

👎 0

👊 5

TOTAL SCORE: +5.5

Robert TheFrozenAsian 

👍 7

👎 0

👊 3

TOTAL SCORE: +7.0

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Angles:

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*1) Bloodline On Raw Once Again To Attack Usos… Sami Zayn Questions Jey Uso Making Up With Roman, Is Caught Perusing With Solo

FIVE SEGMENTS (18:39)

-Video Package: Review of Bloodline business from last Monday's Raw and Friday's Smackdown.

-In-Ring Segment: Jey Uso promo... enter Jimmy... enter Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa... enter Pierce

-Backstage Segment: Jimmy, Jey... enter Sami Zayn

-Backstage Segment: Jimmy, Jey

-Backstage Segment: Jimmy, Jey, Solo, Sami Zayn

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “They doing this right. With all the history of  Sami and the bloodline, this is just perfect storytelling. I loved how they just slipped Sami into this. When the original Bloodline all re-unite, that’s gonna pop huge!”

⭐️Vlad: "I was a bit confused to start as Jay didn't hug Jimmy to start.

Was Raw taped or something?”

⭐️Robert: “I must have missed the part where Sami was caught talking to Solo, but still... this was great.”

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2) Adam Pierce Angry With Smackdown GM Nick Aldis For Not Controlling Bloodline Intrusions On Raw

ONE SEGMENT (0:16)

-Backstage Segment: Pierce

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “We’ve been anticipating some kinda feud between these two. Potentially a match. So I like this starting up. But the thing that’s funny to me is Pierce yelling at Aldis to control his wrestlers.😆 Like, dude. You can’t even control your wrestlers!”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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*3) Judgement Day Do Not Adhere To Dom’s Wishes, Get Involved To Help Dom Beat Damian Priest and Earn World Heavyweight Title Opportunity…Damian Can Not Accept Loss, Beats Down Dominik and Carlito

THREE SEGMENTS (14:47)

-Backstage Segment: Pierce, Dom, Liv, Finn, Raquel, JD, Carlito

-Match: Damian v Dom...enter Liv, Raquel, JD, Carlito. Winner: Dom by pinfall

-Postmatch Afterbirth: Damian beats down Dom & Carlito

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Did Dom and Liv just turn Babyface? Lol. This could have been a double heel turn. The way Liv was crying for Dom. But instead it was just pretty damn funny. But I like this. I like the potential of Dom vs Gunther. I just wonder why Rhea wasn’t around.”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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4) Shaemus Defeats Ludwig Kaiser

ONE SEGMENT (8:18)

-Match: Sheamus def. Kaiser

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “This match actually had a feud, but it got paused because of a Kaiser injury. So they at least give us the match they built up but long after it’s left out memory banks. And it wasn’t such an amazing feud anyway. Kaiser takes the loss. Ok. Not a bad match. I’m glad they actually went through with the match just for completeness’ sake, but it’s lost any luster it had.”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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5) Rhea Ripley Cuts Promo, Will Never Stop Going After Liv and Her Women’s World Title

ONE SEGMENT (1:20)

-Video Package: Rhea Ripley promo w/ review of last Monday's events

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Not a big fan of this promo, or the fact that she’s not even there on the show today.”

⭐️Vlad: "I don't remember what she said, so 👊.”

⭐️Robert: ""

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6) Gunther Cuts Promo On Cody Rhodes

ONE SEGMENT (1:42)

-Video Package: Gunther promo

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Yikes. Kinda rare when I’m not giving 👍s to Gunther segments. This feud has not been it for me. I think they’re gonna rely on having a great match, but with a certain unclear finish. So I don’t know if this will all be worth the time in the end. I’m starting to be down on this program.”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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*7) Ivy Nile Picks Up Convincing Victory Over Zelina Vega in Continuation of Battle Between LWO and American Made from Last Week

TWO SEGMENTS (5:50)

-Replay: Last Monday's Tag Match b/w American Made & LWO w/ Zelina & Ivy altercation

-Match: Ivy (w/ Julius & Brutus) def. Zelina (w/Cruz & Juaquin) ...Creeds & LWO fought outside the ring during this match

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I kinda liked how Ivy got a pretty damn convincing quick win. I heard some of the crowd boo the booking but I think it was the right thing to do. Gotta get Ivy over. This was also a good match optically. I think these two should do more work together.”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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*8) Bronson Reed Sends Seth Rollins to the Hospital

THREE SEGMENTS (9:28)

-In-Ring Segment: Seth Rollins... enter Reed on big screen... ; Backstage Segment: Reed, Rollins, Pierce

-Replay: Events that just occurred

-Announcers Desk: Joe give medical update

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Love this! Bronson Reed is getting made here. Seth is looking pretty bad ass himself. Loved the imagery of Reed on the big screen challenging Seth to the parking lot. It’s hilarious how Reed keeps telling everyone he’s promised no chaos to Adam Pierce, and then there’s always chaos!😆”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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*9) Miz, Not Wanting To Be Involved With Final Testament or the Wyatts, Reaches Out To R-Truth Who Spurns Him… Kross Demands Miz Find Out Why Wyatts Attacked Them Or Will Break Miz’s Legs

FOUR SEGMENTS (2:46)

-Replay: Last Monday's battle b/w Wyatts & Final Testament, Ellering Saving Miz

-Backstage Segment: Later that night w/ Miz, Kross, Scarlett, Akum, Rezar

-Backstage Segment: Truth, Otis, Maxine, Tazawa... enter Miz... enter Pete Dunne

-Backstage Segment: Pierce, Miz... enter Kross, Scarlett, Akum, Rezar

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “Actually really liked this angle today. Miz going back to Truth and begging forgiveness was just perfect for his character. But it was good for Truth to reject him. Finally Truth showing some intelligence! And then the scene with Final Testament was just too funny. I’m surprised they can get away with threatening to break someone’s legs on TV. Good stuff for me here. Enjoyed it.”

⭐️Vlad: "Eh. Who cares?”

⭐️Robert: ""

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10) Chad Gable Attacks Rey Mysterio, Costing LWO the Tag Team #1 Contendership… War Raiders Victorious

ONE SEGMENT (15:29)

-Match: Eric & Ivar v Rey & Lee v Kofi & Xavier...enter Gable. Winner: Eric & Ivar by pinfall

🌍SUMMARY🌏

🌪️ REVIEWS 🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: “I don’t mind Gable feuding with Rey. It was a bit of LAZY BOOKING to just have Gable attack Rey during a 3-Way since there’s no DQ. So I can’t give any type of 👍 for the way it was booked. War Raiders also seemed an after thought here.”

⭐️Vlad: ""

⭐️Robert: ""

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