2025-03-31 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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-Robert “The Frozen Asian” submitted his review on April 1, 2025… 😉
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We reviewed select storylines from this edition of Raw with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian" on episode #155 of the Malapart Smark Podcast. YouTube link:
https://youtu.be/pNrbVlWOAag?si=TeGGDQRJAQcafZSz
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STORYLINES:
(1) John Cena & Cody Rhodes freakin’ GO AT IT with the epic promo battle!!… also, first physicality between the two since Elimination Chamber…
Participants:
Details:
-Cena heads to the ring but is cut off by Cody’s music before he can speak…
Enter Cody…Promo battle!!!…
Cena tries to attack Cody but gets crossroaded…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👎👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: The promo battle was EPIC!….I think Cena getting laid out was also the right move. they need to accentuate that Cena is the weaker character, so he’ll need to cheat to win this match.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert: The worst promo battle ever. I expected so much more from these two. Very disappointing.
(2) World Title match ends in DOUBLE DQ
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package
-Bianca is shown backstage talking to a ref, learning how to be a ref…
-Match (w/Bianca as special ref): Iyo vs Rhea…
Rhea accidentally nailed Bianca, leaving no ref to count Rhea’s win… Bianca then violently pulled Rhea to break an illegal hold. Rhea, in anger, punched Bianca and Bianca still didn’t call for a DQ…
Iyo then nails Bianca accidentally as well… Bianca finally has enough and calls for the bell.
Result: Double DQ… Iyo retains WWE title.
-Afterbirth
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 🤯
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: It was so weird how Bianca kept getting nailed but wouldn’t call for a DQ and then finally did. i think this was all a pretty decent way to set up a 3-way. except for the fact that the match itself got screwy here, i think bianca did enough to take some blame that this turned into a 3-way situation. so you can’t really cry for her not getting a 1on1 title shot at mania despite winning the chamber…
⭐️Vlad: Bianca took more bumps as the ref.
⭐️Robert: The way they manage to keep this angle going leaving us wondering if this will be a triple threat or not is just incredible.
(3) New Day fullfill General Manager’s request, pick up a win on way to earning shot at War Raiders and world tag titles….
Participants:
Details:
-Pre match, Pierce cuts a promos, tells New Day they need to earn tag team opportunity and introduces New Catch Republic (who used to be a tag team before Bate got injured). Bate is in his home country and was first NXT UK champ.
-Tag Match: New Day (Xavier, Kofi) vs New Catch Republic (Bate, Dunne)…
Winners: New Day
-Post match, New Day are interviewed on entrance way and demand world tag title shot.
Enter War Raiders, who face off with New Day…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 🔥
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I dont know if New Catch Republic is gonna catch on here, but i’m glad that this is at least a positive for New Day. Nice clean, solid win. Maybe a world tag title run coming up?? that could sure set things going in the right direction…
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(4) Gunther ties up Jey Uso to the ring and brutally massacres Jimmy, as Jey is forced to watch…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay, events from last week.
-Backstage, Jimmy & Jey talk… Jimmy has supreme confidence but Jey tells his brother to be careful tonight…
-Match: Jimmy Uso vs Gunther…
Winner: Gunther
-Afterbirth: Gunther doesn’t leave and attacks Jimmy.
Enter Jey to scuffle with Gunther and Gunther bails out.
-Back from commercial, as Jey helps his brother to the back, Gunther returns and attacks Jey from behind. Gunther fights off security & officials to continue attack on Jey, who he zip tied to the ring. Gunther brutally beats Jimmy in front of his brother, leaves him bloody and even tastes Jimmy’s blood.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 🤯
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Gunther man, great stuff. I really liked the serious scene with the Usos with Jey telling Jimmy not to underestimate Gunther. that was some Bloodline drama there… But i really liked today’s business. Jimmy sold for Gunther very well…
⭐️Vlad: This was fantastic.
⭐️Robert: Hell yeah! Now I can't wait to see the Gunther vs Jey Uso match.
(5) Bron Breakker accidentally spears Penta, giving Judgement Day the tag win… Penta is furious with “stupid” Bron Breakker… also Finn is too full of himself and it’s causing a rift with Liv Morgan…
Participants:
Details:
-Replay, events from last week.
-Backstage Judgement Day are hanging out and the women are surprised to see the fellas in good spirits and have put their drama from last week behind them. Finn is confident they will beat Breakker & Penta tonight and eventually win the IC title … Liv & Raquel bully Carlito into helping Dom & Finn
-Tag Match: Judgement Day vs Bron Breakker & Penta… Bron accidentally nailed his own partner with the spear, leading to their side’s loss.
Winners: Judgement Day
-Backstage, Breakker interview is crashed by Penta, who is pissed and calls Breakker stupid before officials break it up.
-Backstage, Judgement Day celebrate the win. Finn, riding high, wants to talk to the GM about getting a title shot. When Finn leaves, Liv is upset that Finn took all the credit for the tag win, thinks Dom deserves the title shot, and it gonna go over Finn’s head to try to get Dom a match instead. 😬 This looks like trouble….
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👎👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: are you stupid?! 😆 penta… All right, but this has gotta be the end of Judgement Day now!! 😵💫 I’ve said that before so many times!!
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert: Bron Breaker and Penta needed this victory a lot more than Judgement Day did.
(6) Women’s IC Title Drama: In fallout from last week, Liv & Raquel aim to get back at Lyra & Bailey… Also, IC Champ Lyra wants to avenge recent loss to Bailey next week…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Dom, Carlito
Details:
-Backstage, Finn is compassionate about Raquel’s loss to Lyra and you can tell Raquel is pissed about it. When the fellas leave, Liv & Raquel talk about getting back Lyra & Bailey…
-Backstage, Lyra is interviewed, and explains that she wants to avenge the one defeat she’s had since being IC champ, to Bailey. That match takes place next week.
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I like Liv & Raquel scheming to be conniving. I’m sure they’re gonna ruin that match next week, probably setting up a tag title shot at Mania?
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(7) Rey Fenix to debut on Friday…
Participants:
Wade Barrett
Details:
-Wade Barrett announces this on commentary… Fenix is referred to as Penta’s brother…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👎👎
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: This is my first time hearing that this is for sure…
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert: One half of the Lucha Bros is enough. We don't need both of them.
(8) Pierce books El Grande American next week in Chad Gable’s hometown…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Alpha Babes
Details:
-Backstage, Gable once again brings a doctor’s note to the GM, stating he can’t compete, but wants to compete when he finds out next week’s show is in his hometown. Adam Pierce says he can’t go against doctor’s order and instead books El Grande Americano… Gable runs into his old Alpha Academy stablemates and insults them on the way out…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 1/2
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: loved last week’s video package, but i don’t really understand what’s going on here? he doesn’t want people to know he’s gable too? but he wants to appear in his hometown as himself? like why is this happening? what’s the point??
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(9) Maxinne Dupri mulling tag division…
Participants:
Peripheral Participants:
Otis, Tazawa
Details:
-Backstage, Maxinne Dupri inquires about talk team opportunities with Adam Pierce, teaming with Natalya…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: WWE tag titles, TNA tag titles. heck yeah there’s some opportunities there… this is booking for the sickos like me, who watch every damn show there is! 🤪
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(10) AJ Styles & Logan Paul promo battle ends with scuffle and AJ laid out…
Participants:
Kross, Scarlett
Details:
-During commercial break, Kross is interviewed during the commercial break about his interest in AJ Styles...
-AJ Styles cuts an in ring promo…
Enter Logan Paul… Promo battle!
Scuffle ensues and Logan Paul gets the best of it…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 🔥
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: It was a pretty good promo battle, but it’s all kinda ruined by the fact that no one can take logan paul seriously as a wrestler. taking your real life persona and just making it a gimmick, is not a gimmick. to me he’s almost like the fake razor & diesel from the 90s. they do moves. serious wrestlers feuded with them, but it’s all just a joke. logan paul ain’t a wrestler. i’m sorry.
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert: Now THIS is a real promo battle. John Cena and Cody Rhodes should take notes.
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(A) Video Package reviews events from Smackdown with Punk / Roman / Seth…
(B) Kaiser in interviewed during commercial break for INTERNATIONAL audience, complaining about not being booked for WrestleMania....
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