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WWE Raw Reax #1: Did Raw click before Mania or still below expectations?

Mar 20, 2012 - 5:12:28 PM
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-- WWE Raw Reax 3/19

Matt of Westbrook, Maine, auto detailer (9.0): Best Match: Henry vs. Cena. There really wasn't a bad match this week. The show flowed nicely and The Rock making a run-in after Cena's match and handing out a Rock Bottom was awesome... Jericho and Punk took it to another level tonight. The subject matter is touchy, but they will make this a great match at Mania... Kane vs. Big Show was decent with some good moves, and Rhodes handcuffing and boxing Show was entertaining. More fuel for Show... Daniel Bryan and Ryder put on a good match, and it gave Bryan some momentum... Henry and Cena was great. Henry looked like himself again by showing great dominance and Cena rallying for the win didn't surprise me. It did make Cena look good going into Mania with two weeks left... Sheamus looked good and Miz looked bad. He has really fallen a long way since last year... Orton's promo was good. He made his match with Kane matter... Good tag wrestling tonight. Dolph Ziggler shinned, like usual. I hope with a 12-man tag match, people can actually get some ring time and make it a really great match... Great ending promo with Taker, HBK, and Triple H. Hunter was great on the mic and looked intense. I can't wait to see this match. Taker has such power with such few words. And, him telling Hunter that HBK is better keeps making this feud personal and an instant classic.
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Richard H. of Wilmington, Ohio: Best Match: Cena-Henry. Why? Because Cena actually sold Henry's limited offense and being "exhausted" after pulling off a sloppy Attitude Adjustment. That is a plus to me because he usually pulls off these incredible feats of strength no matter how bad he has been beat down. Last night was one of the few times I actually thought he might not be able to pull it off. Henry got to look strong in losing - until Rock gave him a Rock Bottom with ease. Worst was the continued uncomfortable assault on Punk's family. Isn't there some other angle they can use to generate heat besides this one? It is almost as distasteful as the now infamous necrophilia angle... Trips is now firmly a heel, HBK is the mischievous imp waiting to make them both miserable at every opportunity, and Taker is getting closer to the Taker of old. He still seems slightly off, though... It appears that there might be a mixed element to Team Boring vs. Team Apathy, with Aksana and Vickie being added to the mix. Also, hasn't Lil Zak recovered awfully quickly for someone who was wheeled off a stage with a "broken back?"... For a Raw leading up to Mania, the show did not come up too snuff for me. No match became more interesting or compelling, and some, like the mega-tag team match, became less interesting. Obviously, Team Bland led by comedy star Santino is going to beat Team Boring, as Boring has racked up such a string of victories over Bland.

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