2025-04-21 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 #157 of the Malapert Smark Podcast with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian." Link:
https://youtu.be/5xMMbq9wK9A?si=5A5P4RA-qXoqWUCI
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➡️OVERALL SHOW COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Vlad “The Wrestling Expert”: This was a great f*ckin Raw.”
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NXT involvement in Storylines #2, 6…
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STORYLINES:
(1) John Cena’s celebration promo crashed by Randy Orton!…
Participants:
-John Cena opens the show w/ in ring promo…
He has a prepared statement a had the ring announcer (Mark Nash) read… the crowd tries to apologize to Cena for all the disrespect throughout the years but John Cena doesn’t accept it… John Cena announces he has 27 dates to go before he is done… and he is taking the title home with him, “ending the professional wrestling timeline” and be the last real Undisputed WWE Champion…
Enter Randy Orton… who RKOs John Cena…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: "oh shit!" lol. i liked the premise of John Cena’s promo, even if they didn’t have the Randy Orton surprise… that’s a nice surprise…. that’s gonna be classic… the crowd apologizing to cena was priceless. that goes on the all time Best Of DVD… Also, consipicuous by his absence, where the heck is cody? he’s too depressed to show up? i guess the guy can use a break…
⭐️Vlad: To Cenas promo to Ortons attack this was stellar…
⭐️Robert: Randy Orton was who I predicted to be John Cena's final opponent but I made that prediction before Elimination Chamber. So it seems my prediction might not come true but at least they'll have a feud with each other.
(2) Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez regain WWE tag titles one day after losing them…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Gigi & Tatum won the next tag title shot at Stand and Deliver…
TMS: 👍
(B) Becky turns on Lyra after losing titles…
Details:
-Tag Match: Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vs Lyra Valkyria & Becky Lynch… Tatum Paxley & Gigi Dolan are shown watching from the audience…
Winners: Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan … who win WWE tag titles…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: I really liked the quick title change.
(A) good to see some continuity between all the shows. hhh has booked nxt just right…
(B) as for the becky turning on lyra, it may be a case of doing a turn just to do one. i know they have some history but it really makes no sense…
⭐️Vlad: For the Becky turn.
⭐️Robert:
(3) Fallout to WrestleMania Saturday Main Event sees chaotic end to Post WrestleMania Raw…
Participants:
(A) Fallout to Heyman betraying Punk…
TMS: ❤️
(B) Fallout to Heyman betraying Roman Reigns…
(C) Heyman & Rollins have more tricks up their sleeves!… Bron Breakker joins the stable...
Details:
-Video Package reviews events involving Punk, Roman, Seth & Heyman at WrestleMania Saturday…
-CM Punk is shown arriving at the arena w/ a hoodie, looking dejected…
-Seth Rollins w/ Paul Heyman cut in ring promo…
Enter CM Punk… Punk & rollins brawl… Paul Heyman tells Punk that he was screwed being put in an impossible situation w/ Roman Reigns… Seth Rollins takes advantage and puts down CM Punk… Paul Heyman proclaims Seth Rollins the undisputed top star in the industry…
Enter Roman Reigns…
Roman Reigns spears Seth Rollins and superman punches Paul Heyman…
Enter Bron Breakker, who stops Roman Reigns from spearing Paul Heyman… he also spears CM Punk…
Seth Rollins is revealed to be aligned w/ Bron Breakker!…Seth & Bron leave everyone layin to end Raw…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 🔥
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 🔥
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
(A) Loved how punk just came to fight straight out…
(B) Heyman took a superman punch and still got up to end the segment 😄.
(C) This was a trip. we didn’t see Bron Breakker all day. it makes sense that he could move on from the Intercontinental title scene, considering he didn’t even get pinned to lose it. this is a more high profile storyline so i’d say yes, go with heyman!…
⭐️Vlad: This was amazing.
⭐️Robert:
(4) New Day saved from title defense by surprise return…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Alpha Academy step up for deserved title shot…
TMS: 👍👍
(B) Rusev returns to WWE…
Details:
-New Day cut in ring promo…
Enter Alpha Academy (Maxine Dupri, Otis, Tazawa)… Maxine Dupri cuts a promo challenging New Day to a world tag title match… she calls them scared and goats them into it!…
Enter Rusev… who unloads on Alpha Academy!…
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan:
(A) i like how they reminded us Alpha Academy’s victory over New Day… makes sense. and Maxine Dupri has potential to be the next Sunny. like her in this role…
(B) Well Miro is back and he’s back to being Rusev. cool. even a feud w/ Alpha Academy is better than the dreck they were having him do in AEW…. although if there’s anything i would keep from his AEW persona, it’s the deep Redeemer gimmick… i never even stopped to think how ridiculous it was that Rusev showed up here at this spot. there’s no reason. after being around for all WrestleMania weekend, this was the only moment where he said, screw this! i’m going out there 🤣. ruined the world tag title match… there really was no reason for him to be here for this, other than the fact that he will be slotted somewhere in the lower mid card with guys like Alpha Academy …
⭐️Vlad: Good to see Rusuv back in wrestling. What has he been doing the last 5-6 years?
⭐️Robert:
(5) Judgement Day come together to end the night on top, Dominik retains Intercontinental title…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Will Finn be cool with Dominik being champ?…
TMS: 👍👍
(B) JD McDonough returns from injury…
Details:
Enter Finn Balor who congratulated Dominik but there is tension… Finn says he’ll be out there w/ Dominik tonight…
-Match: Dominik w/ Carlito & Finn Balor vs Penta…
Finn Balor took a hurracanrana…
Carlito gets on the apron…
Enter JD McDonough who interferes…
Winner: Dominik… who retains Intercontinental title… Finn seems fine with the whole thing…
Enter Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to celebrate…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍 + 1/2
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Well, i could see this being a turning point for Finn as a character in his declining years, maybe he can just be a supportive friend. he’s freakin lucky to have these guys as his friends considering the d*ckhole way he’s been acting… also, conspicuous by his absence here was Bron Breakker 🤔… 😄 honestly i had no clue he’d show up in the show ending angle…
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(6) Iyo Sky promo takes all kinds of twists and turns… NXT is here!!…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) La Primera wants to face the best…
TMS: ❤️
(B) Roxanne Perez & Giulia crash the party, as they want NXT title from Stephanie Vaquer… form temporary alliance…
(C) Rhea Ripley and Giulia have a moment...
(D) Rhea Ripley makes it known she will continue to come after the world title…
Details:
Enter Stephanie Vaquer who introduces herself and challenges Iyo Sky … Iyo Sky accepts…
Enter Adam Pierce who books the match!
-Match: Iyo Sky vs Stephanie Vaquer…
Enter Roxanne Perez.. who ruins the match…
Winner: Iyo Sky by DQ…
-Afterbirth: Post Match, Giulia enters and attacks Stephanie Vaquer! Giulia & Roxanne Perez form alliance to attack Iyo Sky & Stephanie…
Enter Rhea Ripley who takes out Roxanne Perez and stares down w/ Giulia… Giulia powders…
Rhea Ripley has a moment in the ring w/ Iyo Sky…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍
Robert TheFrozenAsian - ❤️
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: oh man. this was all so good. great trip for NXT fans… roxanne and Giulia?! 🤯…. and then the moment Rhea had w/ Giulia was also a holy sh*t moment… NXT represent! these girls act like they belong because they do…
⭐️Vlad: This was cool. I mean most of these girls are tiny but as a moment this was ok.
⭐️Robert: The NXT fan in me wants to give this a fire rating but the Giulia and Roxanne alliance doesn't really make sense to me.
(7) Sami Zayn & Jimmy Uso celebrate Jey Uso’s world title triumph…
Participants:
Details:
-Video Package highlights Jey Uso’s journey to first world title…
-Jey Uso cuts in ring promo…
Enter Sami Zayn who congratutes Jey Uso..
Enter Jimmy Uso… they all celebrate…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Well i guess this brought about Gunther’s segment, so it wasn’t totally worthless…
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(8) AJ wants to move on from Sunday’s defeat…
Participants:
👉Subplots:
(A) Fallout to AJ vs Logan Paul…
TMS: 👊
(B) Karrion Kross devil on your shoulder angle…
Details:
-Backstage Interview w/ AJ Styles… AJ said it's a hard pill to swallow but will move on...
Enter Karrion Kross & Scarlett … Kross is upset that AJ gave Logan Paul legitimacy... AJ leaves angry, saying he doesn't want to go back to the old AJ...
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👊
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert -
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: Unless this is leading toward AJ being heel, i’m not gonna dig it. if it is i’ll go back and amend all my previous comments….
⭐️Vlad:
⭐️Robert:
(9) Gunther snaps because of Jey Uso celebrations, attacks Michael Cole & Pat McAfee…
Participants:
Details:
-In arena segment w/ Gunther being pissed at the announcers for celebrating Jey Uso’s victory… he attacks Michael Cole & Pat McAfee strikes Gunther to defend his friend. Security arrives but Gunther chokes out Pat McAfee regardless…
Pat McAfee is taken to the back but he can walk…
-Backstage Segment, Pat McAfee, shaken, heads to the trainer’s room…
Adam Pierce asks Michael Cole to take the night off but Michael Cole won’t be bullied! Michael Cole is unsure how he’s supposed to do his job if he can’t give his opinion…
-Joe Tessatore joins the announce table and Michael Cole returns…
🌪️REVIEWS🌪️
Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 🔥
Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - ❤️
Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍
➡️COMMENTS⬅️
⭐️Kayhan: This is perfect wrestling… it’s also good because it gives them a chance to suspend Gunther for a while and make him go away while Jey Uso works with other wrestlers and Gunther doesn’t have to lose again… still can’t believe he choked out Michael Cole 😆.
⭐️Vlad: This was sooo good. Gunther is a throwback to a time where wrestling felt real.
⭐️Robert:
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Other:
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(A) Video Package highlights El Grande Americano’s victory at WrestleMania…
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