9 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Aug 19)

By Scott Carlson / August 20, 2019

3. Joe, Cesaro Kick Off KOTR Strong Style

When we saw the brackets for this year’s King of the Ring tournament, you couldn’t help but think that Cesaro versus Samoa Joe could be the show-stealer.

And then we found that it was going to open the tournament and lived up to expectations.

Joe and Cesaro had a hard-hitting match from the opening bell, with the Swiss Superman nailing a European Uppercut right away, and both men pounding each other with chops, uppercuts, punches, kicks and other moves. It wasn’t a long match, but it was all action from the get-go.

The only disappointment was that someone had to lose, which was Cesaro in this case, as Samoa Joe advanced.