5 Biggest Winners & Losers From WWE Raw (8 Aug)
5. Loser: Enzo Amore
It’s hard to tag Enzo Amore in the “loser” category on any night that he’s given a microphone. He’s an electric presence on the stick and he typically has the audience in the palm of his hand from the moment his music hits, regardless of what he has to say. Enzo & Big Cass’ popularity has transitioned seamlessly from NXT to the main roster, and as cringe-worthy as some of Enzo’s Sasha-schmoozing can be, Enzo has the flair and charisma to pull it off.
That being said, Raw did him no favours this week. Kicking things off with a typically lively opening dialogue, Enzo wound-up in a singles match with Chris Jericho: an affair that dragged-on far too long before interference brought it to an overdue end. Jericho took the DQ win, and the SummerSlam tag team match was made shortly afterwards.
As good as Enzo is on the microphone, he’s still several steps behind his peers in the ring. Jericho has slowed down considerably in recent years, but he’s still a solid worker, and he just couldn’t compensate for Enzo’s lack of finesse. The match was messy and uncoordinated at points, and the crowd switched-off about halfway through, seemingly more interested in listening to these guys talk than watching them wrestle.
10-minute singles matches do nothing for Enzo. He’s a near-perfect tag guy who works very well in absorbing opponent’s punishment before Cass comes in and clears the ring, but on his own, he struggles. It showed in the lack of crowd interest, so here’s hoping WWE don’t make this mistake again.