{"id":41571,"date":"2017-04-24T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T21:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=41571"},"modified":"2017-04-24T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T23:02:13","slug":"raw-primer-not-size-dog-fight-except-oh-house-horrors-little-miss-bliss-tjp-hardys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/raw-primer-not-size-dog-fight-except-oh-house-horrors-little-miss-bliss-tjp-hardys\/","title":{"rendered":"RAW PRIMER: It&#8217;s not the size of the dog in the fight except it is, oh the House of Horrors, Little Miss Bliss, TJP, Hardys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4259533271\" 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><h3><b>RAW PREVIEW<br \/>\nAPRIL 24, 2017<br \/>\n<\/b><b>KANSAS CITY, MO. FROM SPRINT CENTER<br \/>\n<\/b>By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTorch contributor<\/h3>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cIT\u2019S NOT THE SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT\u2026YES IT IS.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goliath walks among us. Braun Strowman has been the most exciting red brand character for a while now, and his story continues to grow in legend and quality. After delivering one of the most memorable backstage beatdowns in WWE history Braun continued his path of desolation last week at whoever was unfortunate enough to be in his way at the time. One of those poor souls was Kalisto, who has always had a size disadvantage, but has never let that stall his fighting lucha spirit. Tonight, he aims at taking revenge against the monster among men in a dumpster match, which if you are unaware is essentially a casket match but with a dumpster. (Riveting.) This would be the perfect time for the new owner of the yard to make his triumphant return and exact\u00a0some revenge. Let\u2019s just hope he does it in time before Kalisto rests in pieces.<\/p>\n<p>*Hey look! It\u2019s a big man versus little man match! The kind of match that\u2019s been occurring in wrestling for over 100 years. So someone tell me why Finn Balor and Brock Lesnar wouldn\u2019t work again? Don\u2019t worry\u2026I\u2019ll wait.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cTHE HORROR\u2026 THE HORROR.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bray Wyatt may no longer be WWE Champion, but that hasn\u2019t stopped his eye for scouting out his next project: The Demon Balor. While that seed may have been planted, Bray is still entirely focused on his House of Horrors matchup against Randy Orton at <i>Payback.<\/i> A matchup, which will no longer be for any championship gold, but a final nail in the coffin of what has been a very bi-polar feud. Some moments of it were very good; some were not. Keeping it a non-title affair does make the finish less predictable, but that doesn\u2019t mean the Eater of Worlds will bounce back from his third\u00a0WrestleMania loss in the last four years. For the hope of his next program, I hope he\u2019s ready to leave it all out there.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cLITTLE\u2026 MISS\u2026 BLISS.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Superstar Shake-up was for lack of a better word, odd. Some trades worked, others left us scratching our heads. Alexa Bliss is in the former category. She has in my opinion, been the best performer in the entirety of the WWE Women\u2019s Division aside from Asuka, and while she is still not a joy to watch in the ring, she more than makes up for it with her smashmouth (not the band) attitude. Now Alexa is challenging for the coveted\u00a0Raw Women\u2019s Championship, held with great esteem by the company\u2019s biggest smile-inducer, Bayley. With <i>Payback <\/i>being in the Hugger\u2019s hometown of San Jose, the phrase \u201canything can happen\u201d really comes into play, especially with Sasha Banks slowly on the brink of betraying her best friend. That\u2019s still a week away, so tonight, I expect Alexa to do what she does best and remind the women on the red brand why she is already a two-time women\u2019s champ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<i>1 IS THE LONLIEST NUMBER\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-226100264\" 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>Poor poor Austin Aries. He learned the hard way at <i>WrestleMania<\/i> that if he expects to beat Lord Neville, he will have to bring much more than just his A-Double game. He\u2019ll have to be willing to do whatever it takes. After earning a shot at the title yet again, A.A. seemed poised and prepared to do that very thing, but now he has one more problem to worry about: T.J. Perkins. Perkins had fallen pretty hard since his magical triumph at the Crusierweight Classic, and it seemed no matter what he did the fans nor the division really took him seriously. Neville (being the genius that he is) took notice and promised T.J. the world if he would open his eyes and join his kingdom. Since then, Perkins has won two of his last three, and even left Aries in a mess of pain. With their rematch coming in six days, will A.A. look in the CW Division to help him balance out his new odds?<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>\u201cA CRACK IS A CRACK\u2026 UNTIL IT IS BROKEN.\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-The Hardys have been busy boys. Part of their agreed contract was for the WWE to allow them to finish up a number of independent events they had lined up. One of them was this past weekends HOUSE OF HARDCORE, which saw the Broken versions of Matt &amp;\u00a0Jeff (Nero) defeat Tommy Dreamer &amp;\u00a0Bubba Ray Dudley. Flash forward to tonight in Kansas City where they will have one more pit-stop with their <i>Payback<\/i> opponents Cesaro &amp;\u00a0Sheamus. Jeff was able to pin the Swiss-Superman last week, but does that mean the Celtic Warrior and the father of the DELTE chant go at it tonight? Probably.<\/p>\n<p>-It\u2019s so nice to have Emma back. She\u2019s back right? As of right now the only thing that she appears to be doing is pressing the buttons of her NXT besty Dana Brooke. If this ends with Emma punching the cringe-worthy Brooke into oblivion, I\u2019m okay with that. Also what of Sasha and Nia Jax? I know it\u2019s WILD to think that Raw could have two women\u2019s feuds going at once.<\/p>\n<p>-Dean Ambrose has brought the IC Title to Raw and still has beef with The Miz. This is not news. With the <i>Payback<\/i> card pretty much decided these two may have time to build on this, but that means some work needs to be put in tonight.<\/p>\n<p>-Samoa Joe is now fighting on behalf of Stephanie McMahon. He was disgusted to see what Seth Rollins did to the princess of WWE at Mania. Works for me, just careful when locking in that Coquina Clutch please.<\/p>\n<p>-Y2J is still on Raw, but his former comrade\u2019 Kevin Owens is now on Smackdown. He\u2019ll have to wait six days before he gets his hands on him again. Until then, he can keep putting Elias Samson on the List!<\/p>\n<p>The joy is that even if this Raw doesn\u2019t deliver, we still get to see Braun Strowman hurt someone. I\u2019ll be watching, will you?<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1179713093\" 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<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S ARTICLE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/17\/raw-primer-will-follow-glorious-beatdown-reigns-whats-next-jinder\/\">RAW PRIMER: What will be the follow-up to the glorious beatdown of Reigns? 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