{"id":43108,"date":"2017-05-31T21:37:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T02:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43108"},"modified":"2017-05-31T21:37:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T02:37:14","slug":"531-wwe-raw-holt-report-greenville-s-c-real-crowd-reaction-reigns-didnt-hear-tv-life-bayley-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/31\/531-wwe-raw-holt-report-greenville-s-c-real-crowd-reaction-reigns-didnt-hear-tv-life-bayley-person\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/31 WWE Raw HOLT Report from Greenville, S.C.: Real crowd reaction to Reigns that you didn&#8217;t hear on TV, This Is Your Life Bayley in person, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-303858789\" 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>WWE RAW HOLT REPORT (Happenings Off Live TV)<br \/>\nMAY 31, 2017<br \/>\nGREENVILLE, S.C.<br \/>\nREPORT BY T.J. FROM FLORENCE, S.C., PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>The crowd was white hot to start the night, even giving Heath Slater a huge &#8220;We&#8217;ve Got Kids&#8221; chant during his Main Event match.<\/p>\n<h3>HITS<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0Opening Segment: \u00a0The crowd was white hot for this six-man tag. \u00a0 Dean Ambrose and The Hardys all got great pops and the crowd was into this from start to finish. \u00a0There were\u00a0some miscues and muffs, but overall this was a fun tag match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0Drifter Squash match: \u00a0Simple and effective. \u00a0 Side note: \u00a0Drifter looks like a Seth Rollins clone with about 30 pounds more muscle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Triple Threat Match: \u00a0This was a solid match with three of Raw&#8217;s\u00a0heavy-hitters. A fun match to witness live and the crowd was very into this match.<\/p>\n<p>Notice how all of these hits were in the first hour and quarter. \u00a0Since we knew that we had Rollins and Roman Reigns in the main event and nine of Raw&#8217;s biggest stars had just competed&#8230; the crowd died off&#8230; and WWE didn&#8217;t help with the next hour and a half or so. \u00a0 \u00a0I&#8217;ll talk about that in the misses section.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rollins vs. Reigns: \u00a0 After the first hour, I knew we were in for a &#8220;lack of star power&#8221; for the rest of the show leading into the Main Event. \u00a0 Luckily WWE kept reminding us of Rollins vs. Reigns in the Main Event. \u00a0It had a big fight feel. \u00a0 It didn&#8217;t disappoint. \u00a0 Reigns was booed out of the building when his music hit. \u00a0 That wasn&#8217;t portrayed on television in which it sounded muted. \u00a0 Reigns got the biggest reaction of the night. \u00a0 The crowd had been dead since the triple threat match, but they perked right up for this match. \u00a0The turning tide of this match happened when Seth hit Roman with the buckle buster and Roman exploded into the Superman Punch. \u00a0The crowd came unglued and actually started cheering Reigns. \u00a0By the end of the match, Reigns had 70 percent of the crowd cheering him. \u00a0It was a good outing and a damn good match.<\/p>\n<h3>MISSES<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Alexa Bliss &#8220;This is your life&#8221;: \u00a0Dreadful is the one word that comes to mind. \u00a0 This was absolutely dreadful live. \u00a0I&#8217;m a big Alexa fan and was very excited to see her, but there was only so much she could do here. \u00a0 It felt like the writers went to the bar, got hammered, and said: &#8220;What&#8217;s the dumbest thing we can do on WWE TV?&#8221; \u00a0 The Result? \u00a0What we saw on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cruiserweight Division: \u00a0There were\u00a0three or four\u00a0cruiserweight matches to fill in the time (including the Main Event tapings). \u00a0Side Note (Props to the ground crew. Fifteen or so people had about three minutes to run out there and either tape the ropes purple or take off the tape). \u00a0 Once the purple ropes were broken out, this was a clear message to the crowd &#8220;Go get beer,&#8221; &#8220;Go to the bathroom,&#8221; \u00a0&#8220;Nothing to see here,&#8221; \u00a0 GET RID OF THE PURPLE ROPES!!!!<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1613499724\" 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>Fun Fact: \u00a0 Roman Reigns&#8217;s wife was a couple rows in front of us with their daughter. \u00a0 It was cool to see Roman interact with his family after the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIGGEST POPS:<\/strong><br \/>\nAmbrose<br \/>\nHardy Boys<br \/>\nFinn Balor<br \/>\nSeth Rollins<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIGGEST HEAT:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Alexa Bliss Segment: \u00a0Loud &#8220;this is boring&#8221; this is awful&#8221; chants in the middle of that travesty<br \/>\nMiz<br \/>\nSamoa Joe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biggest REACTION:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Roman Reigns<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> It was a fun show to attend live, anchored by the first hour and the main event. \u00a0I read that Raw\u00a0had the lowest Raw in what? \u00a0Decades? \u00a0 I have a theory. \u00a0Your &#8220;main&#8221; babyface isn&#8217;t a babyface. \u00a0 There is a lot of money to be made in Roman Reigns being a badass, cocky, trash-talking heel. \u00a0 See Floyd Mayweather, Connor McGregor and even Brock Lesnar&#8217;s UFC run. \u00a0People will pay money to see the cocky heel lose. \u00a0 Where there is no money? \u00a0In having Roman Reigns stay his current course. \u00a0 There is nothing about Roman&#8217;s personality that 95 percent of the WWE audience can identify with. \u00a0He&#8217;s stone-faced and unlikable. \u00a0 \u00a0I remember when Stone Cold was getting his big rub, he was a bad ass with a bad attitude&#8230; What was special about Steve&#8217;s run though and why was he a babyface? \u00a0He was an UNDERDOG! \u00a0Yes. \u00a0The great Stone Cold was a HUGE underdog. \u00a0 He had to fight and claw and against Vince McMahon every week it seemed. \u00a0 What odds are against Roman? \u00a0Nothing. \u00a0 Roman just seems to win. \u00a0 I&#8217;d rather Reigns win the Fatal Five-way at Extreme Rules, Beat Lesnar by cheating or whatever he has to do&#8230; Turn Heel&#8230; and build Finn or someone up to take Roman out. \u00a0There is money in that. \u00a0Roman Reigns in his current form is a ratings disaster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-559245751\"><div id=\"pwtor-2253563406\"><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>WWE RAW HOLT REPORT (Happenings Off Live TV) MAY 31, 2017 GREENVILLE, S.C. 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