2024-12-30 WWE RAW - REVIEW

2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]

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STORYLINES:

(1) New Day, Jey Uso, LWO

-New Day come out to the ring to open the show and get mercilessly booed by the crowd. Jey Uso comes in to troll them and New Day leave the ring humiliated. 

-Backstage, New Day get into it with Rey Mysterio & LWO

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Im a little weary about them using the fake piped in crowd noise for these 2. I don’t think they need to do that. 

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(2) Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre

-After Jey Uso got done trolling New Day, an altercation ensues with Drew McIntyre, who leaves Jey layin. 

-Backstage, Pierce informs Jey that he’s booked Jey vs Drew for next week’s big January 6 Netflix Spectacular. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: This feud has got to be a win for Drew. 

(3) Gable, Otis

-Gable is interviewed backstage prior to his match and American Made debut their new catchphrase.

-Gable defeats Otis in interference filled match.

-Later backstage, Rey encouraged Otis for a brave performance. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Deadlift German Suplex on Otis! 😧 I didn’t mind this match. At first it felt weird that they went back to this but they needed a big match for the last USA show and this made sense.

⭐️Robert: 

(4) Rhea, Liv

-Both girls cut promos on each other in a video package.

-Liv not at the show, but Judgement Day talk amongst themselves backstage and wonder if Liv has a plan for next week’s match against Rhea. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Not much in this. Just Liv’s Judgement Day stablemates wondering if she’s got a plan. I also wonder if she’s got a plan but this feels like the end…

(5) Judgement Day, War Raiders & Damian Priest

-As Judgement Day wonder about Liv’s readiness to face Rhea, Finn confidently vows he has a plan against Damian Priest & War Raiders.

-Damian Preist & War Raiders defeat Finn, JD & Dom in 6-man tag action. Post match, Judgement Day got a quick attack in on Damian until War Raiders prevent further damage. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I actually think War Raiders and Damian look like a cool team. I could see that being a thing. But it’s time they figure out how to end Damian & Finn…

(6) R-Truth, Pete Dunne

-R-Truth was to face Pete Dunne in a match but got jumped by Butch during his ring entrance. The match did not come off. Pete Dunne kept yelling, “I’m nobody’s Butch!”

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎👎

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👎

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: God, im thinking Pete Dunne’s not gonna make it. 

(7) Women’s IC Title Tournament

-Iyo & Dakota are interviewed on the potential of facing each other in the tournament final. They both welcome the possibility. 

-Dakota Kai exacts measure of revenge for PFC’s attack on Kairi Sane, defeating Zoey to advance to IC Title Tournament Final.

-Lyra Valkyria upsets Iyo Sky to advance to IC Title Tournament Final.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Rooting for Dakota but it’s a tough one as to who should win. 

(8) Penta

-Video Package

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - MISSED

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: Zero!! Miedo!!

⭐️Vlad: I keep missing this.

(9) Kaiser, Sheamus

-A brash arrogant Kaiser demands respect and calls out Bron Breakker. Sheamus comes out instead for the first time since breaking his ribs in triple threat at Survivor Series. A brawl ensues where Sheamus comes out on top. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: The way they did this scene didn’t work for me. By the time Sheamus came out there, Kaiser had already turned me off to life😖.

(10) Punk, Rollins

-One last face to face, smack talk session before the big showdown next week. No physicality. Just barbs. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I kinda wanted to see them get down. It kind of freaks me out when people just stand there and listen to insults straight to their face… As far as what was being said. Rollins insulted Punk for not having kids. idk if that’s an insults. and the metaphor Punk gave about arrows in the back. Dude. You’re not that important. Get over yourself. 

⭐️Vlad: This was phenomenal I have no idea what Kayhan is saying. This is as good as you can get promo wise by both guys.