6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (25 Nov - Results & Review)
WWE Raw sees New Day implode and Damian Priest silences Gunther.
The final live stop on the road to Survivor Series could best be described as throwing a bunch of stuff against the wall and seeing what sticks.
Monday Night Raw delivered a couple of good matches and some decent story developments, but it also provided evidence of a stable that is a shadow of itself and a confusing narrative that might look better in hindsight but might not come off how it was intended for some fans.
Gunther and Damian Priest had a pretty good night overall, with their story ending on a high note heading into their World Heavyweight Championship match. The Intercontinental Championship feud took a predictable turn, but the end result should be fun.
The Judgment Day continues to be a dead stable walking, buoyed by Dominik Mysterio’s heat and the fact that half the group holds gold. Otherwise, they’d be irrelevant and just a step above Pure Fusion Collective.
The women’s WarGames story was a major plot point on Monday night, and it also offered two theories of the case: is there a heel turn coming – and if so, who – or was everything just an earnest effort to win support?
The undisputed stars of the show have to be the New Day, as their long-simmering tension finally boiled over on Raw, setting everything up for a dramatic conclusion to the monthslong story next week, when they’re supposed to be celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
Overall, a decent show with some really solid moments, but there also was enough to keep it from being a home run of a go-home show.
Let’s get to it…