6 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's Raw (April 17)

Ups...

6. No Reason To Complain About A Dream Match

Though not advertised as such, the opening bout on Raw was a legitimate dream match - Chris Jericho versus Samoa Joe. It wasn't the first time that these men - two of the greatest wrestlers of the 2000s - clashed, but their only other match went to a countout after a few minutes.

This bout was better, with both guys fighting hard, leading into a great finish. After Joe broke the Walls of Jericho, he locked in the Coquina Clutch. Jericho ran up the ropes and pushed off, landing on Joe and placing the former NXT Champion's shoulders on the mat, but Joe kicked out at two. He managed to keep the clutch locked in, though, and then grapevined his legs around Jericho to draw the submission.

After the bout, Joe cut a promo on Rollins about how his first assault was business, but this time, it's personal. Rollins one-upped him in the cliche department, telling him that Payback's a bitch.