{"id":176918,"date":"2024-04-16T15:47:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=176918"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:08:17","slug":"over-unders-wwe-raw-4-15-truth-is-awesome-sami-sees-things-failed-dad-joke-cody-carries-his-belt-weirdly-jey-yeets-somebody-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/16\/over-unders-wwe-raw-4-15-truth-is-awesome-sami-sees-things-failed-dad-joke-cody-carries-his-belt-weirdly-jey-yeets-somebody-more\/","title":{"rendered":"OVER &#038; UNDERS &#8211; WWE RAW (4\/15): Truth is Awesome, Sami Sees Things, Failed Dad Joke, Cody Carries His Belt Weirdly, Jey Yeets Somebody, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3194846215\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=59541977&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy Tax Day everyone. Depending on how organized you are, today is either a great day, or a horrible chapter in an unending story\u2026kind of like watching AEW Rampage. Fortunately though, it\u2019s Monday (said no one ever) so we\u2019re watching and getting Raw about the most overrated and unappreciated moments from tonight\u2019s Monday Night Raw. Also, huge congrats to Logan Paul for impregnating his fiance. One might say he\u2019s in his baby-making Prime\u2026Yep, we\u2019re sinking to that level from the get go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; JAM-PACKED DESOLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hearing Michael Cole talk about how the arena tonight is jam-packed, while we look at a desolate exterior shot, is a weird juxtaposition. Sure, I get that most people are already inside, but would it kill anyone to get some crowd B-roll of hordes of fans entering the arena? It feels like we\u2019re listening to an old wrestling broadcast in a post-apocalyptic, \u201cI Am Legend\u201d-like world. Where are the people? Are they zombies? Have they been Poltergeisted into the Thunderdome? Is it simply too cold to set foot outside in Canada?<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SAMI SEES THINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a nice (albeit expected) move to show hometown hero Sami Zayn entering the arena. He\u2019s walking around looking at all the memorabilia like a blind man that just got an eye transplant, and is seeing the world for the first time, but it\u2019s effective. Then we see Damian Priest, who seems to get some boos. But my personal favorite part is when they show Cody Rhodes walking in. If you look closely, he\u2019s awkwardly licking his teeth like he has salad stuck in there that he wants to remove before the cameras catch it. Sorry Cody, but your American Nightmares may become reality in Canada, because I\u2019m fairly sure I can see your lunch in there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RIPLEY IS MAD AS HELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s incredibly refreshing to see how truly pissed off Rhea Ripley is about having to relinquish her title. Usually everyone breaks Kayfabe and gets super emotional. She looks legitimately angry, which both adds to her badass persona, and makes her stand out in an unfortunate tradition that befalls injured superstars. Hers feels different. She looks so angry that even the employees at her favorite Hot Topic store would ask her why she\u2019s so brooding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; MCAFEE GETS HIS FRENCH ON<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1312119339\" 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>Pat McAfee, I enjoy your humor, sir. But even I have limits. It\u2019s clear Rhea Ripley is about to drop her title. She\u2019s madder than a hatter late to a tea party, and you just doused the fire of that anger by spelling WWE in French. Poor timing sir. Let the rage burn. Don\u2019t throw a gallon of water and cheap jokes onto it before we feel the heat. I would like to congratulate your high school French teacher though. Mine still hates me, but yours must be damn proud that you retained something. On a side note, Michael Cole just called our champ Rhea \u201cBloody\u201d Ripley. Oh God, are we about to be cursed without another mid-name adjective, akin to Seth \u201cFreakin\u201d Rollins. I don\u2019t believe for one solitary second that Rhea\u2019s parents gave her the middle name Bloody. Unless of course it was a particularly violent birth, which actually makes a lot of sense considering her Kim Reaper-esq aura.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; IN CHANTED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really wish WWE would stop bleeping crowd chants when they include profanity. It makes watching Raw sound like I\u2019m jogging while wearing a 90s disc man that keeps skipping. Can\u2019t I listen to No Diggity in peace? Kudos to Rhea Ripley for agreeing with the crowd in their bullshit chant. I love this new encouragement of talent to react in real time. It gives me FOMO whenever I see this on TV. It just makes me want to be a part of it in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; RHEA FOUGHT TINKERBELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rhea Ripley\u2019s eyebrow looks like she got into a fight with Tinkerbell and her minuscule sword from \u201cHook\u201d. Clearly Tink got in one good shot, and maybe that was enough to send Rhea into this gothic phase of her life. What does this have to do with the current narrative? Nothing. What does it have to do with adult A.D.D.? Everything. Jokes aside, I love that Rhea isn\u2019t just saying she\u2019s coming back for Liv Morgan who injured her. She\u2019s essentially putting a curse on the title, which creates a compelling aura around the belt. Whoever wins that title is going to have a mark on their back with a looming, and blood-thirsty Ripley circling her prey like a great white. It gives me vibes of the movie \u201cIt Follows.\u201d You don\u2019t know how far the villain is, or when they\u2019re coming, but they\u2019re always on their way to you, so be careful. I love this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; GOLD BOOGERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I get that septum piercings are all the rage right now, like with Rhea Ripley. But I can\u2019t help but think, every time I see one, that this is the golden booger that every 6-year old is digging for. Apparently the treasure was real all along, and every parent that told a child not to pursue their dream, because \u201cpicky picky is icky icky\u201d was completely wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SHEAMUS LOVES HIS SHADOW<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1506749000\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Now, I\u2019m not sure why Sheamus is sitting in front of a spotlight in an empty room. Maybe he really likes his own silhouette. To each their own, but this is an effective mini-tease of not-showing him before he returns tonight. There\u2019s an absurd lack of any reasonable justification, but it looks cool. I was shocked to hear he\u2019s only been gone for 8 months. I thought he\u2019d been out for a couple of years at least. That just kind of makes me feel sad that he was so under-utilized that we didn\u2019t even notice when he was around. For someone with hair that red to go unnoticed, you know they\u2019ve been buried. At least he can jog at night with no orange vest. Small wins for one half of the team that used to set the bar\u2026nay\u2026used to be the bar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; DOMINIK \u201cBOSS BABY\u201d MYSTERIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like seeing Rhea Ripley engage in a gothic Hallmark-worthy moment with her fellow Judgment Day brethren (and J.D. McDonagh) but did anyone else notice Dominik Mysterio\u2019s new dashing mustache? Is that a stick on Halloween prop? Did he draw it with some of Rhea\u2019s eyeliner? He looks like a 10-year old that smeared hair growth formula under his nose. I half expect him to start shouting orders at other entrepreneurial toddlers, like the \u201cBoss Baby\u201d that he is. On a side note, Rhea told Judgment Day to look after Dom. Is she just not planning on seeing him for the next several months? Call me crazy, but it doesn\u2019t seem like they have a strong foundation for a successful relationship. Maybe it\u2019s because Rhea is engaged to Buddy Murphy, and Dom just married his high school sweetheart, but I don\u2019t think these two are going to make it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; SHEAMUS\u2019S HANGOVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheamus looks like some guy that just woke up half-naked after a wild party. He looks out of shape. His hairline looks like it\u2019s running away from him. His trunks make it look like he completely forgot, or couldn\u2019t fit into his pants. The only thing that seems to be intact with what we remember of Sheamus, is his Celtic necklace. As dumb as it looked, I miss Mohawk Sheamus. I miss Sheamus from The Bar. This feels like the Sheamus we\u2019d see at a bingo hall, 30 years after retirement, desperately clinging to the past. Sheamus and Ivar don\u2019t click in the ring for me. Their Irish whips look more like annoyingly friendly New Zealand whips. Watching them throw each other around the ring reminds me of the insanely slow golf cart race in Austin Powers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; PAT MCAFEE\u2019S CHAIR ALLERGY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really hope we don\u2019t need to do the Triple H, \u201cacknowledge my new era\u201d schtick every week. That said, I see we clearly have a new belt so this week is justified. On to more important matters though, does anyone else think Pat McAfee is allergic to chairs? The guy is on his feet every single Raw, for the entire show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; TRUTH IS AWESOME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taking something as simple as revealing new belts for Miz and R-Truth, and having Truth flip out like Triple H and Adam Pierce just performed the illusion of all illusions is both on brand, and hilarious. I was half expecting Truth to insist he\u2019s the Intercontinental Champion, but that was more unexpected, and honestly made me laugh even more. I\u2019m really going to miss this guy when he retires. He\u2019s such a special talent. Also, I worry that he may have pulled a groin muscle. If not, THAT was the best magic trick in this segment. What\u2019s up? My respect for Truth. Side note, those titles, even if they do look like sexy golden pumpkins, are a welcome change. The other belts look like toys you\u2019d get at Walmart. These look like you could hawk them at a pawn shop for a small fortune. I also love that somehow, inexplicably, Truth understands everything when Miz explains it to him in French. Classic bilingual Truth, amiright?<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; CAULIFLOWER CREEDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m enjoying the Creed brothers\u2019 entrance. I could do without their double high and low-fives, but their mannerisms are playful and unexpectedly explosive. Brutus Creed, who by the way, looks like Theo Von, enters the ring like a sprightly child, pantomiming Bray Wyatt. I\u2019m here for it. I don\u2019t think Pat McAfee pointing out that they have cauliflower ears on both ears, is becoming though. Who wants to brag about mutant ears? It\u2019s not even tough. It means you got socked a bunch of times and didn\u2019t properly block strikes. Congrats, you have stickers on your head that say \u201cI can\u2019t block.\u201d Nothing says prizefighter like unhealed reminders of failure. This would be like C.M. Punk bragging about being a UFC fighter. Too soon? Love ya Punk, but I\u2019m not exactly worried you\u2019ll kick my ass. No offense. At least cauliflower and Creed work together with some nice alliteration. Grammar for the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; NEW DAY\u2019S TIMING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not big on Young Buck-esq synchronized wrestling, but New Day\u2019s double flip onto D.I.Y. and the Creed Brothers was one of the best timed tandem moves I\u2019ve ever seen. The leap, the flip, even the gravitational pull of their falls was perfectly in sync. That was like watching a 90s boy band dancing on \u201cTotal Request Live.\u201d Even R-Truth subtly (subtle for R-Truth anyway) told them \u201cThat was pretty good.\u201d That number one contenders match as a whole was a blast. The only comparison I can give this is like watching the last 30 seconds of popcorn in the microwave. It was just one guy popping another, after another, after another. I guess it\u2019s like Pringles too, once you pop the fun don\u2019t stop. I personally would have rather seen The Creeds get a go, as their athleticism is going to get overlooked soon if they don\u2019t do something substantial with them, but I get that D.I.Y.\u2019s biological clock is much further along. The Creeds have plenty of time for a title shot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; THE CREEDS ROW THEIR BOAT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Creed Brothers need some new singlets. They look like they\u2019re on the most boring, division 3 crew team that ever rowed a boat. Guys that athletic deserve something attention grabbing and patriotically cool. They literally look like they\u2019re on a prison wrestling team that only practices during their minimal recreation time. Consequences have actions boys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; DREW MCINTYRE HATES SAMSUNG TELEVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seeing wrestlers reactions to past moments is a tried and true trope to keep storylines warm. That said, I loved seeing Drew McIntyre kick a TV back to Best Buy. He literally destroyed that thing. Execs at Samsung even felt it. The Geek Squad definitely got an alert that said \u201cDon\u2019t bother\u201d once that 55-incher hit the floor. I guess Drew is more of a Sony guy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; INDI HARTWELL IS BORED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why does Indi Hartwell always look so bored to be in the ring. Does she realize she\u2019s a well-paid, quasi-famous wrestler in WWE? Enjoy it! Kick some ass. Engage a few fans. Maybe sell a few t-shirts. Indi\u2019s clear boredom, coupled with her atrocious acting, in a storyline that has been more stretched than a trainee at The Hart Dungeon, makes for a story longer than Cody Rhodes\u2019, but without all of the engaging twists and turns. Cody\u2019s story was a Stephen King novel. Indi Hartwell\u2019s is a boring Encyclopedia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THE ARCHER HITS A BULLSEYE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That promo on the journey of Damian Priest was wildly effective. I\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again, the WWE promos team should be cutting movie trailers. It was peppered with tidbits I didn\u2019t know about him, and it\u2019s always great to see the juxtaposition between the refined star now, and their rugged earlier looks. Damian had quite the round face before he chiseled a new facial structure out of gothic stone. Did he use one of those jaw exerciser things I keep seeing ads for? I\u2019m convinced that\u2019s a scam, but if he endorsed it, I might actually buy into it. Of course this was all ruined by J.D. McDonagh\u2019s bad acting when they came out of it and had a little Judgment Day hoo rah. Dominik Mysterio\u2019s mustache looks like a 6th grader who just discovered he can grow facial hair, and yet, he still looks more masculine than J.D. McDonagh. I smirk every time Damian asks the group \u201cAre we not the Judgment Day?\u201d J.D. is always the first to answer in the affirmative. Mr. McDonagh, need I remind you, you were excommunicated from the faction by R-Truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; ANDRADE EL KINKY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What in the \u201cPulp Fiction,\u201d BDSM is up with Andrade el Idolo\u2019s mask?! I get the symbolism and heritage behind it, but the style of it makes him look like he\u2019s into some kinky stuff. I guess he just has a Flair for life. I kill myself sometimes. Whatever makes the Mrs. say \u201cWoo\u201d I suppose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; EMPTY YET AUDIBLY FULL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like the idea of doing ringside interviews while superstars are training (with regard to Chad Gable). But, why on Earth would you have him training in the Raw ring, pre-show, with zero crowd, and not acknowledge this was earlier today? Furthermore, why would you pump in live crowd reaction noise during this clearly pre-taped moment? It\u2019s jarring and juxtapositionally awkward. Don\u2019t show me an empty arena and let me hear a live, full arena. It makes me feel like there are 15,000 ghosts in there. I don\u2019t like one ghost, much less 15,000. Even Bill Murray would say that\u2019s a bit much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; ANDRADE\u2019S BROAD SHOULDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While watching this contest between Andrade el Idolo and Dominik Mustachio, I realized something I can\u2019t unsee. Andrade\u2019s shoulders are so broad, you could line up about 12 of Becky Lynch\u2019s books across them. I\u2019m also fairly sure if you used a level, his equilibrium is perfectly centered. I\u2019ve heard the secret to success is broad appeal, but this is ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; ANDRADE\u2019S COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How dare Andrade el Idolo attempt to steal the 3 amigos from Eddie Guerrero\u2019s son, Dominik (should be Guerrero) Mysterio. Sure, Dom\u2019s rendition of the move is sloppier than Joe at a barbecue, but it\u2019s his birthright. That\u2019s copyright infringement, Andrade, which clearly you have a Flair for. Shame on you, sir. Shame on you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; EPIC SHOT BUT TOO RAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This has been a pretty tame show visually, but coming back from commercial to an absolutely epic wide shot of Dominik Mysterio and Andrade el Idolo throwing down, is jaw-dropping. It\u2019s a low angle wide shot, looking at the ring from the ramp. We see a jam-packed arena, with so many fans that it looks like there could be a WWE Universe avalanche at any moment. It feels like a modernized Roman Colosseum, and I\u2019m here for it. The only thing that waters this down a bit, is the need to show the word Raw 15,000 times in the background. Is it one for each person in attendance? Whatever it is, it\u2019s a bit much. You might as well have \u201cNew Era\u201d displayed 15,000 times to boot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; ANDRADE\u2019S 3D KNEES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That epic shot from the commercial break continues as the camera rotates around the ring, capturing the action in a fluid one shot. The action was perfectly framed, and just close enough to Dominik Mysterio laying against the turnbuckle, for Andrade el Idolo\u2019s running double knee strike to look completely 3D. I legitimately jumped back a bit when his knees nearly came out of the screen. I may be jumpier than a Lucha Libre wrestler in a room full of spiders, but that still looked ridiculously impactful and realistic. Broad shoulders and 3D knees\u2026Andrade has it all folks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; THIS COUNTRY DESTROYER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dominik Mysterio\u2019s Canadian destroyer to Andrade el Idolo on the ring apron was insane. I also loved Pat McAfee\u2019s commentary during it, calling the Canadian destroyer a \u201cThis country destroyer\u201d. Well done, Pat. That doesn\u2019t make up for you over-saying Montreal in a Canadian accent, but it\u2019s a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; STYLE REGRESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does anyone else think that Dominik Mysterio is looking more and more like a 70s cop by the day? No? Just me? Groovey. Special shoutout to Pat McAfee for calling Dom the human embodiment of bed bugs. I\u2019m a huge Dom fan, but even I have to admit that was hilarious, and remarkably true.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; RICOCHET IS SAFE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ricochet sliding in to save Andrade from a Judgment Day beat down was quite a marvel to take in. He slide so fast and so far in the ring I honestly thought he nice slide out of it. This guy could slide into home plate from first base. He\u2019s not just safe when he slides, this guy is in knight armor, inside a bunker, surrounded by a militia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; IT DOESN\u2019T SUIT THE BLOODLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did WWE seriously just promote The Bloodline recap as being sponsored by Men\u2019s Warehouse? Call me crazy, but I don\u2019t think that suits The Bloodline. See what I did there? I find this juxtaposition hilarious. That\u2019s right folks, nothing says suits like a bunch of guys who wear sleeveless t-shirts. This made about as much sense as selling ice cream cones to a heater company. After the promo, they cut to Jey Uso being interviewed by Cathy Kelly. That was some of the better range Jey has shown on the mic lately. That said, he did just say Finn Balor was about to get his, and I quote, \u201cYeet Down.\u201d Why do I have a horrible fear that when Smackdown comes to the USA Network it could get retitled Friday Night Yeet Down?<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; WHO YA GONNA CALL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, apparently Kayden Carter and Katana Chance are\u2026Ghostbusters now? Their entrance was weird. What\u2019s with the smoke cannons, why did they only use them for a split second? Are they fumigating the entrance ramp because the human embodiment of bed bugs (Dominik Mysterio) was there? It\u2019s understandable. No one wants to get bed bugs. If you think you have them, who you gonna call? Apparently Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. Hey, a gimmick is a gimmick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; PIPER\u2019S FAKE TOOTH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you watch Piper Nivens at the top of the tag match with her and Chelsey Green against Kayden Carter and Katana Chance, she pulls what looks like a tooth out of her mouth and throws it ringside. Now, before logic entered my brain and told me it was chewing gum, I legitimately thought she had a false tooth that she removes before each match. I found that absurdly amusing before I came to my senses. I kept thinking about how she might try to use that nightly to con the tooth fairy, aka Dwayne \u201cThe Semi-final Boss\u201d Johnson. Now I can\u2019t stop but wonder who is going to clean up that gum. We can\u2019t have Cody Rhodes step in that, Piper. Do you have any idea how expensive his shoes are? What if Pat McAfee gets too Yeet-crazy later and steps in it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; CHELSEY\u2019S GREEN PUNCHING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okay, Chelsey Green officially throws the worst punches in pro wrestling. She threw an embarrassingly slow, clunky, and stiff punch at Katana Chance that couldn\u2019t look more fake if she used a mannequin arm. That\u2019s worse than the punch I made in college by mixing everything in my fridge into a blender. Don\u2019t judge me. Logic at 3am goes out the window in college. If Chelsey thinks that she\u2019s really packing a punch, perhaps she should lose the luggage. If you go back and watch it, she clearly does nothing but swing at air. She doesn\u2019t try to make a sound, or act like her hand struck anything. It looks more like a 3rd grade dance more than an adult punching someone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; MISCASTING THE MOST ANNOYING PERSON IN THE WORLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Cole just called Chelsey Green the most annoying person on the planet. I beg to differ, and I think J.D. McDonagh would as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; CODY RHODES CARRIES HIS BELT WEIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seeing Cody Rhodes carrying the belt backstage was a little weird for me. He carries it like it\u2019s some kind of sign in a parade, making sure everyone can see it. It makes me happy to see him as the champ, but the way he carries the belt is both unnatural, and a little pompous. He needs to find his mojo with how he carries his prize. That takes time though, so it\u2019s forgivable. I\u2019m also just such a big fan of Cody that I\u2019m completely biased. But hey, at least I\u2019m honest! But seriously though, go back and watch it again. He carries that title weirder than an 800 lb man in line to buy a belt at Kohl\u2019s. He kind of reminds me of my 7-year old walking around the house any time he has a new toy that he wants to show off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; LIV AND LEARN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Liv Morgan cut a great promo backstage with Cathy Kelly. She was punchy, poignant, and very natural. She\u2019s come a long way with her promo skills. I\u2019m excited to see where this is headed. I think this is a very obvious heel turn, and she seems to take to it very naturally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; CODY\u2019S IMMACULATE RHODES TO THE RING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My God, the way they shot Cody Rhodes\u2019 entrance is immaculately conceived and executed. I take back what I said earlier about how he carries his title. In the entrance itself, the way he holds it is with reverence, like it\u2019s a $2million fragile piece of art. He looks like he just walked out of the Louvre with the Mona Lisa and he\u2019s not even in France yet. When was the last time WWE had a baby face this universally loved and lauded? Not even John Cena got this kind of one-sided praise. We were all angry after WrestleMania 39, but ya know what? WWE was right with how they played out this story because it skyrocketed him to unthought heights of popularity. Special mention to Cody asking the crowd what they want to talk about in French. That was a nice touch, and while I didn\u2019t understand it, I\u2019m happy that R-Truth does somewhere in the back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; FAILED DAD JOKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know I\u2019m the last person to judge a Dad joke, with regard to Cody Rhodes\u2019 quip about feeling energy from your head to your Yeet, but even that one felt cheesy to me. Although, Jey Uso is more over than butter on a bagel, so it probably still works. Yes I know I should have said cream cheese, but I hate cream cheese, so butter it is. A few minutes later, Cody redeemed himself with \u201cUntil we Yeet again\u201d to Jey. Now that one worked for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; PAYING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why is Finn Bailor walking around in the dark with more baby oil on his abs than the whole of the roster uses in a month? Did the arena not pay the entire electric bill? Does he require dim lights because of an over sensitivity to light after Finn 14 staples became a thing? Maybe they just don\u2019t want to waste the lights unless the whole of Judgment Day is together. One of the great WWE mysteries. But you know what isn\u2019t? Where all of the baby oil went. It\u2019s all on Finn\u2019s stomach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; NIA JAX UP THE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nia Jax just told Cathy Kelly that there are two types of people in the world, those who care about Rhea Ripley, and those who want her to get revenge. Then Nia completely contradicted herself by saying she is neither. Well then Nia, it sounds like there are three types of people\u2026those who categorize themselves by their affinity for Rhea, and those who can\u2019t count how many types of people there are. And just when we thought it couldn\u2019t get more confusing, Nia introduces two more types of people in the world, teeing it up by saying there are only two, but bringing the total count to five. It doesn\u2019t add up (I know I know). Nia, I like wrestling, but I hate math. So if this is a heel attempt to get heat for making me do math, mission accomplished. It\u2019s definitely additive to your act (I wish there was a cure). Now we know two things Nia can\u2019t do, act and add.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; YEET IS CONTAGIOUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does anyone else wonder what is more abundant in this Jey Uso versus Finn Balor match, baby oil or tattoo ink? No? Just me? At least Yeet me in the middle here, people. Yep, I just Yeet you to the punch. I like my jokes Yeet and tidy. For Yeetssake, get on board folks. Yeet nation is in full swing. Bring your appetite and Yeet it up. Okay I\u2019m done now. Yeet. Now for real.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; JEY YEETS SOMEBODY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Jey Uso was making his way through the back of the arena, he high-fived a multitude of fans\u2026until one of them mistakenly walked in front of him. If you go back and watch it, he literally shoves the kid in the blue Stone Cold shirt and the crowd audibly disapproves. Not a good look to Yeet your own fans, Jey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; FLUID TRANSITION SHOTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The oner of Jey Uso walking through the entire arena, and out of a door, where he bumps into Sami Zayn was breathtaking. It\u2019s such a risky shot that could have gone wrong, but they rolled the dice and nailed it. The director and camera op deserve a lot of brownie points for that one. Hell, forget the points, just give\u2019m the whole pan of brownies. I love this fluid interweaving of storylines walking into and tagging in other stories. It\u2019s just brilliant. And just when I didn\u2019t think it could get better, without cutting, this transitions into a follow shot that leads right into Sami\u2019s entrance. WWE should get an Emmy for this elevated production value. Sami\u2019s entrance seriously felt like a WrestleMania-worthy entrance. Epic doesn\u2019t begin to describe it. The fan response, the passion, the visuals, hell, even the catchy song just work together to make magic. Poor Chad Gable. He\u2019s going to get booed out of the building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; THE SHOOSH-MASTER RETURNS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just as I was starting to take Chad Gable seriously, he comes out to a main event title match, and does his cheesy \u201cThank you\u201d schtick. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s additive as a face or a heel. It\u2019s just annoying and discredits his undeniable ring skills. I feel like someone just poured syrup in a milkshake and said, \u201cHey, it\u2019s still a delicious drink.\u201d No it isn\u2019t. You ruined it with something that didn\u2019t belong there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERRATED &#8211; DIRTY LENSES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can someone please clean the lens of the aerial cam? During this Sami Zayn versus Chad Gable match, when they cut above, the lens is dirtier than a Dominik Mysterio t-shirt (see what I did there?). On a side note. Chad Gable\u2019s physique is ridiculous. The guy looks like a 10-year old on steroids. He literally looks like he\u2019s wearing a shirt with muscles drawn on it. Kudos to him for fitness, even if I hate the Alpha Academy and all of his cheesy curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDER-APPRECIATED &#8211; SHOOTING A HEEL TURN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The real MVP of Chad Gable\u2019s heel turn, after losing to Sami Zayn, is the camera op. The way he shot a closeup of Sami hugging his wife made the attack completely unexpected and surprising to see. It was also insanely smart to do this in Montreal, where Gable would get the most heat possible. I\u2019m genuinely concerned he may not make it OUT of the country unharmed, but that was incredibly effective.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be back Friday for another wave of things you probably didn\u2019t notice, definitely don\u2019t need to know, but will be entertained by the pointing out of! See you on the blue brand. 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Depending on how organized you are, today is either a great day, or a horrible chapter in an unending story\u2026kind of like watching AEW Rampage. Fortunately though, it\u2019s Monday (said no <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/16\/over-unders-wwe-raw-4-15-truth-is-awesome-sami-sees-things-failed-dad-joke-cody-carries-his-belt-weirdly-jey-yeets-somebody-more\/\" title=\"OVER &#038; UNDERS &#8211; WWE RAW (4\/15): Truth is Awesome, Sami Sees Things, Failed Dad Joke, Cody Carries His Belt Weirdly, Jey Yeets Somebody, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176919,"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":[46,52,6930,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlightarticles","category-opnionandanalysis","category-over-and-unders","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-16-at-3.46.47\u202fPM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176918","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177111,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176918\/revisions\/177111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}