7 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (25 Mar - Results & Review)
Final Boss Rock arrives, Rollins, McIntyre and Punk spar, Lynch and Ripley boil over.
Build yourself a time machine and go back to February 2020, and then tell fans that there will be a white-hot main event scene heading into WrestleMania 40 with an uber-heel Rock, a mega-babyface Cody Rhodes, a plucky CM Punk, a dominant Roman Reigns, a resurgent Seth Rollins and a defiant Drew McIntyre, and they would probably ask for whatever drugs you’re on.
None of this seemed possible even six months ago, but here we are, less than two weeks out from WrestleMania, and Raw Monday night delivered two incredible segments that powered the show to an easy thumbs-up regardless of everything else that happened.
The “B plot” involving Rollins, McIntyre and Punk will likely be overshadowed by the incredible closing segment, but the three of them delivered a tremendous promo battle that aired dirty laundry, threw gauntlets and left fans wanting any permutation of the three of them in a match. Despite being on the shelf, Punk managed to talk himself into a feud with whomever emerges from WrestleMania with the World Heavyweight Championship.
And then there’s Rhodes and Rock, who had a pretty good opening segment that was then brought full circle with a show-ending angle that was fantastic, no notes. Even the weather cooperated to add a layer to that segment.
Other stuff happened, most good, some not as much, but the big stuff was tremendous, and that’s all you can ask for right now.
Let’s get to it…