2025-03-24 WWE RAW - REVIEW
2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System (Rev2):
🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]
🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]
❤️ - Loved It! [+3]
👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]
👍 - Liked It [+1]
½ - Kinda Liked It [+0.5]
👊 - Indifferent [0]
👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]
👎👎 - Really Didn’t Like It [-2]
🤬- Hated It [-3]
🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]
🙋♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]
Or any combination of the like…
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We reviewed select storylines from this edition of Raw on episode #154 of the Malapert Smark Podcast with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian." Link:
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STORYLINES:
(1) Cena cuts another promo… Cody lays down the gauntlet but on this night, Cena backs off…
Participants:
Details:
-John Cena opens the show with an in ring promo, lays on the heel work pretty thick, continuing his tirade against the fans. He tells the story of when the fans were pissed that he made the “spinner” belt but it tipped him off to how much that title means to them, and Cena proclaims he wants to take it home and retire with it.
Enter Cody to cut his own promo…
Cody challenges Cena to take his title, which he lays in the center of the ring, but Cena walks off... Cody tells Cena that Cena's psychotic need to take the title does not outweigh his right to keep it...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍 + 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(2) Bron Breakker gets caught up in Judgement Day business as Penta has big decision to make early in WWE career…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Judgement Day (Raquel)
Details:
-Video package recaps last Monday's events involving Judgement Day, Bron Breakker & Penta.
-Backstage, Judgement Day hangin out. Dom is depressed that Finn blames him for last week's loss. Liv says Finn always blames others for his misfortune, and encourages to bring Penta into the stable, despite Finn's not wanting to...
-Backstage, Dom tells Penta to think about joining Judgement Day, but doesn't even let Penta respond before walking off.
-Backstage, Bron Breakker is asked if he's worried about Penta having backup in the Judgement Day.
-Match: Breakker vs Penta...
Enter Dom & Carlito to cheer on Penta...
Dom & Carlito enter the match and cause a DQ when it seemed like Breakker was gearing up for a spear.
Winner: Breakker by DQ, who retains IC title.
-Afterbirth: Enter Finn... who continues assault on Breakker... Dom joins the attack, mercilessly beating Breakker with a chair...
Dom offers Penta the chair, who teases attacking Breakker but hits Dom instead.
Judgement Day gang up on Penta and leave him laying too to end the show ....
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I can't believe Bron was getting his ass beat so bad. This was not bad. It could have been better for me if they accentuated that Dom & Penta have some deep friendship, because I didn't get the feeling like he was going to join Judgement Day at all...
⭐️Vlad: I don't understand why anyone would want to join the Judgement Day.
⭐️Robert:
(3) Usos Reunion!! Usos victorious in reunion but must deal with Gunther… Jimmy backs up Jey and slaps Gunther!!
Participants:
Usos (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso), A Town Down Under (Austin Theory, Grayson Waller), Gunther
Details:
-Tag Match: Usos (Jimmy, Jey) vs A Town Down Under (Theory & Waller)...
Winners: Usos.
-Post match, Gunther pulls Jimmy off the top rope while celebrating, gets some shots in on Jey but is run off by the brothers when Jimmy re enters the fray...
-Backstage, Jimmy & Jey have an intense convo...
Exit Jey.
Jimmy walks 2 feet and bumps into Gunther. Jimmy challenges Gunther to match for next week and slaps Gunther after Gunther insults Jey.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Gunther got slapped and did nothing?... that looked like a hard fuckin slap too.
⭐️Vlad: 👍 For the slap alone.
⭐️Robert:
(4) Raquel unsuccessful in IC title bid… Bailey runs in to stop Judgement Day sore loser assault on Lyra Valkyria
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Judgement Day (Dom, Carlito)
Details:
-Backstage, despite drama with Finn, Liv is optimistic Raquel will win IC gold tonight...
-Match: Lyra vs Raquel (w/ Liv)...
Liv tries to help Raquel during the match but gets nailed by Lyra and rolls up Raquel...
Winner: Lyra, who retains IC title.
-Afterbirth: Liv & Raquel are sore losers and attack Lyra...
Enter Bailey, who helps Lyra fight off the Judgement Day.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(5) Carlito to go for IC gold?
Participants:
Details:
-Backstage, Carlito is inspired by Liv's words of motivation, and proclaims he will go after IC gold as well!
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Wasn't Finn trying to win the IC title?
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(6) The Pride of the Gulf of America, the legendary El Grande Americano makes his WWE debut!
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package previews return of El Grande Americano...
-Backstage, LWO are in Pierce's office, offended at the video package. Pierce says El Grande Americano is the newest member of the Raw roster, although LWO KNOW it's Gable.
Enter Gable, with a doctor's note saying he can't compete... Dragon Lee will take the match... Rey calls Gable a jack ass on the way out.
-Match: Dragon Lee vs El Grande Americano...
El Grande Americano has an american mat based wrestling style.
Dragon Lee tries to unmask the Americano!
Winner: El Americano...
-Afterbirth: Post Match, the Americano rips of Dragon Lee's mask!!
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - ❤️
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: From the Gulf of America! This is awesome... The interchange between Cole & McAfee was so hilarious. McAfee 's response to Cole saying Google has nothing on this. lmao! cause he's so underground.
⭐️Vlad: For the video package the match was whatever.
⭐️Robert: What a fantastic debut of a new wrestler. Also, not trying to imply anything but just wanted to point out that you can't spell “luchador" without "chad"
(7) Adam Pierce books Bianca as special referee for next week’s world title match with the winner facing Bianca at WrestleMania
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package reviews last week's events involving Iyo, Bianca & Rhea...
-Pierce cuts an in ring promo attempting to clear up the world title mess but is interrupted...
Enter Iyo to proclaim she doesn’t care if she faces both Rhea & Bianca.
Enter Bianca to proclaim she doesn’t want Rhea in this match….
Enter Rhea to demand her world title rematch, although Bianca insists Rhea can wait for that…
As the 3 almost fight, Pierce announces Rhea will get her rematch against Iyo next week, and the winner faces Bianca at 'Mania...
Then the 3 fight, ending with Bianca standing over the other two.
-Backstage, Bianca wants assurance on who she'll face when Pierce books her as the referee for next week's Iyo vs Rhea match.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👎
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: They shoulda just booked this as a 3 way straight away... Now Iyo can lose her WrestleMania match?! I don't think thatll happen but this is all a mess, because really Bianca deserves a 1 on 1 match, but i dont know what we can do about that...🤷♂️ this is kind of a mess
⭐️Vlad: I don't understand how making Bianca the referee makes any sense.
⭐️Robert:
(8) Pierce sends New Day to the back of the line…
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package highlights War Raiders recent dominance.
-Backstage, New Day demand world tag title shots from Pierce, but Pierce says to come back when theyre ready to climb back up the ranks.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Not really a terrible segment, but considering the magnitude of the heel turn, and now they’ve got one backstage segment. it’s kinda sad.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(9) Punk cuts promo on upcoming high profile 3-WAY against Roman & Seth…
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package reviews this past Friday's events on Smackdown between Punk, Heyman & Rollins.
-CM Punk cuts an in ring promo discusssing his uncertain path to WrestleMania, but insists he will take out the two rivals standing in his way of getting to his goals, insults Rollins, and plays Heyman against Roman, saying Heyman isn’t only Roman’s wiseman! He proclaims he will be in London this Friday to meet with Roman & Seth….
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(10) Logan Paul calls out AJ Styles via Instagram
Participants:
Details:
-Instagram Post has Logan Paul announcing he'll call out AJ Styles next Monday in London.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Soccer mom haircut! lol. thats not bad... imagine flying to london because Logan Paul is calling your ass out and youre just gonna fight... all right fine. Im kinda looking forward to this...
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
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Other:
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(A) Pat McAfee wore a kilt
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