8 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (16 Sept - Results & Review)
Punk gets raw, New Day tension builds, Braun and Bronson crash through everything.
For a while now, WWE Raw has offered up good, but not blow-away great programming. Most episodes have avoided the precipitous pitfalls of the Vince McMahon days, but they also haven’t produced a ton of those truly indelible memories that stick with you weeks and even months later.
The results are shows that top out with far more positives than negatives, but that aren't exactly acclaimed success. That changed Monday night with an episode that delivered multiple fantastic moments that built anticipation for upcoming matches and feuds while providing entertaining in-ring action and a few memorable scenes that should stick with fans for a good while.
From the jump, CM Punk set the tone with an epic unicorn of a promo making his Hell in a Cell match against Drew McIntyre a must-see battle to the death. Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed took “car crash” wrestling to heart with their collision, producing several “Holy S***” moments in a short span of time.
New Day had a good night building intrigue in their growing tension. Bron Breakker and Jey Uso set the table for their Intercontinental Championship match next week. Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky flat-out wowed the crowd. And American Made finally re-debuted post-Wyatt Sick6 in the way they should have from the beginning.
Overall, a really good offering Monday night. Let’s get to it…