2025-02-03 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) Gunther Crashes Jey Uso’s Celebration, Suggests Jey Consider His Options
Participants:
Details:
-Jey Uso opens the show with an in ring promo. The crowd is electric as Jey makes his way to the ring, giving him an extended ovation before his promo. Jey talks about how he doubted himself as a single for a long time but now he’s got it. The crowd was very supportive throughout his emotional promo. Gunther enters and expresses dissapointment with Jey winning because that wouldn’t add to Gunther’s legacy. Gunther explains his reasoning why Jey should pick the other champion to face at ‘Mania, highlighted by the fact that Gunther will have to find a way to make his legacy, which will include extreme violence, making Jey Uso’s life hell and putting him down like a dog.
-Later, Seth Rollins spoke highly of Jey Uso during his promo.
-Sami Zayn is also happy for Jey when they bump into each other later on. Jey was worried Sami might be mad for the elimination at the Rumble, but not the case.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
⭐️Vlad: He's definitely beating Gunther at WM.
⭐️Robert:
(2) Punk Qualifies for Men's Elimination Chamber
Participants:
Details:
-Footage is shown of John Cena announcing at the Post Royal Rumble Press Conference that he is entering himself in the Elimination Chamber, guaranteeing a win and going for the title at WrestleMania.
-Jey Uso encourages Sami Zayn backstage for his Elimination Chamber qualifier later on.
-CM Punk is interviewed backstage and apologizes to Sami Zayn fans, promising victory.
-Prior to the Qualifier match, Seth cut a promo on multiple issues, including running down Punk’s reputation, again, and tries his best to motivate Sami to defeat Punk. Punk scuffles with Rollins on the way to the ring, but security did a good job keeping them apart, and the match proceeded as planned.
-CM Punk defeats Sami Zayn in hard fought match that included some trash talk from Punk. Punk will join Cena at Elimination Chamber.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: What if it’s Cena vs Gunther and Jey Uso vs Cody… Cena wins and Jey Uso turns heel and leads the bloodline. Roman vs Seth…. Just thinking out loud here. Drew vs Damian… no, but seth has to fight punk 😵💫
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(3) Pete Dunne’s Surprise Appearance Enough To Give Kaiser an Opening… Kaiser Lays Out Penta After Loss
Participants:
Details:
-Before the match starts, Kaiser is seen pissed off because production replayed his elimination from the Royal Rumble. Penta defeats Kaiser.
-Post match, Penta is interviewed in the ring but is interrupted by Pete Dunne, who also took a loss from Penta, coming down the entrance ramp. While Penta is distracted, Kaiser attacks Penta from behind. Kaiser walks past Dunne and gives him a look on the way out.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Interesting dynamic they got going on between Kaiser & Dunne. They had a short talk last week that seemed like a throwaway segment, but maybe it could lead to an alliance. I guess Raw could use some tag teams...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(4) Finn Is Family… Heart Warming Judgement Day Segment
Participants:
Details:
-Announcers discuss and show pictures of the injury JD McDonagh suffered last week.
-Finn busts into Judgement Day’s hangout pissed at how things have “fallen apart” in his absence, that Dom “stole” his tag title rematch and lost JD to injury in the process. Liv smooths everything over as Dom got Finn an Elimination Chamber Qualifier match, promise to listen to Finn from now on, and the crew make him feel like family. Finn calms down.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Just when i thought they were gonna break up, these guys never cease to surprise me.
⭐️Vlad: Can we just break up this team?
⭐️Robert:
(5) Rhea Pressures Charlotte To Pick Her… Charlotte To Take Her Time
Participants:
Details:
-Charlotte isn't cheered as Jey Uso was earlier. Charlotte tries to put on a nice face regardless. After speaking on her recovery and road to WrestleMania, Rhea comes out and shows respect to Charlotte and asks Charlotte to pick her to face, reminding Charlotte that Rhea was victorious in their last match. Charlotte reminds Rhea that Charlotte won the meeting before that. Rhea refutes by saying she was just a kid back then. Charlotte expounds that Rhea jumping the gun and rushing Charlotte for her answer proves Rhea is still a kid. This angers Rhea, who once again, angrily, asks Charlotte to pick her so Rhea can beat respect into her. Charlotte will proceed to NXT and Smackdown before making her choice...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I think this was a fantastic segment! Coultn't have turned out any better. From Charlotte getting booed to Charlotte's analysis of Rhea. Before she even said that, I was thinking, why would Rhea even come out. Rhea got over on Charlotte last time. She should be the confident one and stay in the back waiting to get challenged. Why would Rhea challenge Charlotte? So the "you're still just a kid" line landed really well for me. This all makes perfect sense. But I still dont expect to see these two face each other at the Showcase of the Immortals.
⭐️Vlad: Great segment even with the booooing.
⭐️Robert:
(6) Sami Still Wants No Part of What Kross Is Selling… Tension Is Building
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Kross comes across Sami and tries to lecture him, but Sami doesn't want to hear it. Kross tells Sami he didn't want this to be a problem, but it can be.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Im liking how they’re bringing Kross into something. The guy has some funky facial expressions. Gotta get this guy in some meaningful feud somehow.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(7) Liv Qualifies For Women's Elimination Chamber… Rhea Accidentally Costs Iyo
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
PFC
Details:
-Backstage, Iyo bumps into Rhea and have a short moment considering the possibility they may meet at WrestleMania. As Rhea walks off, Liv attacks Iyo and gets some shots in. Rhea returns to run off Liv. Raquel then comes out of no where to blindside Rhea.
-Later, Iyo is shown gingerly walking to the ring. PFC lurks behind her.
-Lyra vs Bailey announced for next week.
-Iyo goes into her match with Liv in obvious pain. Rhea comes down to thwart Raquel’s interference but accidentally gets Iyo DQd. Liv moves on to Elimination Chamber. Iyo is very distraught and Rhea is apologetic.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Poor Iyo. lol. I wonder if anything will come of this?
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(8) Logan Paul Costs LWO Against New Day
Participants:
Details:
-Logan Paul enters during New Day vs LWO and interferes in the match. Paul’s interference helps New Day pick up the win over Rey & Dragon Lee. Paul is very happy with himself and the New Day celebrate.
-Logan Paul & Rey will have Elimination Chamber Qualifier next Monday on Raw.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Rey Mysterio immediately pushing Logan Paul when they first interract was pretty damn funny.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(9) Rollins Addresses Attacking Punk & Roman, Continues to Run Down Punk’s Reputation Leading To Another Scuffle With Punk… Roman Is Out!!
Participants:
Details:
-During CM Punk’s interview backstage, Punk says the only silver lining of him not winning the Rumble is that Seth or Roman didn’t win it either.
-Footage is shown from the Royal Rumble when Seth attacked Roman & Punk.
-Commentators announce that Roman will be out for the foreseeable future.
-Seth Rollins gets in ring promo time to comment on his actions from the Royal Rumble, mention how happy he was to see Punk get eliminated by Logan Paul, and also shows pride over putting Roman out with injury. Seth says he will beat Finn to qualify for the Chamber before calling out Sami to give him support and encouragement to beat Punk tonight. As Seth leaves the ring up the entrance ramp, Punk is coming down for his match and the two scuffle and are pulled apart.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Made some loose “thinking out loud” WrestleMania matchup predictions on an earlier storyline, but these two have got to end up booked together.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(10) World Tag Title Business: War Raiders Accept American Made’s Challenge
Participants:
Details:
-War Raiders give respect to JD for his determination through injury in last week’s loss. American Made step up to War Raiders. Gable tells them the Creed Brothers will run circles around them. War Raiders tell them to get ready for war.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(11) Chad Gable Must Leave For a While
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Gable informs his crew that he will be going away for a while to learn the dark arts of lucha libre, and expects his crew to be champions when he returns.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: 😆. Can’t wait to see who’s gonna be his trainer.
⭐️Vlad: Funny and slightly interesting.
⭐️Robert:
(12) Kevin Owens Beats Down Sami Zayn
Participants:
Details:
-After Sami’s loss to Punk in the main event, a bruised & battered KO runs in to lay a beating on Sami to end Raw.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Good! After Sami did literally nothing to help Kevin at the Royal Rumble. Literally just stood there and watched KO get his ass beat. Some friend. This was a much deserved ass beating. So I’m happy with the logical storytelling here.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
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