{"id":122423,"date":"2021-07-06T20:33:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=122423"},"modified":"2021-07-07T00:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T05:26:44","slug":"heydorns-raw-receipt-7-2-drew-mcintyre-dragged-down-by-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/06\/heydorns-raw-receipt-7-2-drew-mcintyre-dragged-down-by-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S RAW RECEIPT 7\/5: Drew McIntyre dragged down by Money in the Bank ladder match participants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3039614865\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>This week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/05\/7-5-monday-night-raw-tv-results-lindbergs-alt-perspective-report-on-new-day-vs-mvp-lashley-ricochet-vs-morrison-rematch-flair-medical-status-miz-tv-mitb-editon-more\/\">episode of WWE Monday Night Raw<\/a> has wrapped. Let\u2019s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness.<\/p>\n<p>-Story time with Drew McIntyre isn\u2019t helping his character, but neither is his involvement in this year\u2019s MITB ladder match at this point. The mid-level acts like Ricochet, John Morrison, Riddle, and others around him in the match are bringing him down to their level instead of the other way around. His demeanor conveyed that sentiment during Raw\u2019s opening segment, as he appeared as if he wanted to just start laughing at the acts around him. He was the college kid hanging out at a high school party and recognizing the awkwardness as he lingered around. The fact that Drew McIntyre, Raw\u2019s central babyface for the better part of 18 months, doesn\u2019t have a concrete and viable heel to work with gives the necessary context as to why Raw is off the rails at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>-Another week, another good match between Ricochet and Morrison. WWE could get more out of these matches, if they framed them and the talent in them as important.<\/p>\n<p>-The Raw women\u2019s division is in shambles. Not only do you have a main event program that is drenched with two unlikable talents, but also the rest of the division is stagnant and without a budding star.<\/p>\n<p>-We\u2019re sword fighting with crutches now? Really? Even if both Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley are supposed to be unlikable, they should never ever sword fight with crutches like a couple of unruly toddlers. Let\u2019s say that the endgame here is WWE gets this feud out of the way and both women are still heels who could seemingly be positioned to face a returning Becky Lynch. Nonsense like crutch sword fighting hurts their aura in that new role. The angle this week helped nobody.<\/p>\n<p>-We saw a top five promo from Bobby Lashley inside that backstage vignette with MVP. He portrayed as an alpha champion, but one that was incredibly unlikable. Plus, he sold the match with Kingston, giving the audience expectations for the match. Textbook stuff and a perfect example of why he needs to continue to be featured in this prominent spot.<\/p>\n<p>-The Mustafa Ali\/Mansoor stuff is low card material, but it\u2019s working in that spot.<\/p>\n<p>-Well, at least Jinder Mahal vs. McIntyre didn\u2019t happen on PPV would be the optimistic point of view to have on their match. The pessimistic point of view would say WWE runs their feuds through anywhere between two and 500 matches throughout their life span, meaning, this match was the beginning of a long arduous summer. Which one do you prefer?<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2361816103\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Kofi\u2019s promo clicked, especially when matched up with Lashley\u2019s. Kingston also set expectations from his side of things for Money in the Bank and it created a clear delineation of who to cheer and who not to cheer.<\/p>\n<p>-Mace and T-Bar don\u2019t need to be a thing anymore. It\u2019s over, WWE. Let it go.<\/p>\n<p>-Another good night in the ring for Riddle. A.J. Styles as an opponent certainly helps. He continues to be given time to do his thing on a weekly basis, which tells you that the company is behind him. Will live audiences be? We\u2019ll see soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>-The Jaxson Ryker babyface tour rolls on. The clock is ticking. In about two weeks time, live audiences will eat that push alive.<\/p>\n<p>-A smart main event. Solid action star to finish, while giving Kingston a win over MVP that he can utilize as a stepping-stone of credibility in talking about beating Lashley. And, Lashley stays protected. Win, win.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/05\/7-5-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-money-in-the-bank-developments-mvp-lashley-vs-new-day-ricochet-vs-morrison-miz-tv\/\">7\/5 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Keller\u2019s report on Money in the Bank developments, MVP &amp; Lashley vs. New Day, Ricochet vs. Morrison, Miz TV<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3220921018\"><div id=\"pwtor-1741216568\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This week\u2019s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw has wrapped. Let\u2019s take a stroll down memory lane and relive some of the madness. -Story time with Drew McIntyre isn\u2019t helping his character, but neither is <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/06\/heydorns-raw-receipt-7-2-drew-mcintyre-dragged-down-by-money-in-the-bank-ladder-match-participants\/\" title=\"HEYDORN&#8217;S RAW RECEIPT 7\/5: Drew McIntyre dragged down by Money in the Bank ladder match participants\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":33536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,53],"tags":[240,96,71],"class_list":["post-122423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-opinion_stafftakes","tag-monday-night-raw","tag-raw","tag-wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/GallowayDrew_3x2Charlton.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122423"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122448,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122423\/revisions\/122448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}