{"id":58898,"date":"2018-04-24T14:55:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T19:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58898"},"modified":"2018-04-25T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T18:58:04","slug":"4-23-wwe-holt-report-from-st-louis-what-happened-off-live-tv-who-got-biggest-pops-another-main-event-advertised-that-didnt-take-place-no-explanation-offered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/24\/4-23-wwe-holt-report-from-st-louis-what-happened-off-live-tv-who-got-biggest-pops-another-main-event-advertised-that-didnt-take-place-no-explanation-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/23 WWE Raw HOLT Report from St. Louis: What happened off live TV? Who got biggest pops? Another main event advertised that didn&#8217;t take place, no explanation offered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2923917597\" 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<br \/>\nAPRIL 23, 2018<br \/>\nST. LOUIS, MO.<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON USA NETWORK<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please sent results and notes on the experience to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The event was sold out, packed to the last row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN EVENT TAPING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t arrive in time to see the first match.<\/p>\n<p>(B) Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno beat The Revival. Good for a Slater hot-tag. The Revival used Shatter Machine to get the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SMACKDOWN NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Huge pop for Booker T during announce team entrances.<\/p>\n<p>-There was a fairly large reception for Roman Reigns during the promo, and mixed emotions on entrance. The crowd was\u00a0flat after such a long opening segment.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3659910276\" 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>-On the big screen they showed a Jimmy Fallon lip sync battle segment during a commercial.<\/p>\n<p>-The crowd was completely flat for Bobby Roode vs. Elias.\u00a0No one really knew who to cheer for. There was general disappointment with the lack of Elias promo. There was, though, a positive reaction for Elias&#8217;s win.<\/p>\n<p>-The Woken Matt &amp; Bray promo got a nice response.<\/p>\n<p>-The\u00a0Ascension entrance was cut short for a Rock Instagram on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>-Wyatt and Hardy were over with the crowd and got a good pop for the finish.<\/p>\n<p>-Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens got a mixed reaction. Kurt Angle got a huge pop.<\/p>\n<p>-Chris Jericho and Braun Strowman got a big pop when they were shown on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>-The Titus Brand got zero response. Drew McIntyre got a good response, but not Dolph Ziggler.\u00a0The crowd just wasn&#8217;t into the show at all at this point.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-748882115\" 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>-The XFL commercial actually got a big pop.<\/p>\n<p>-Chad Gable got the best crowd reaction of the night. The crowd came alive for him and his match against Jinder Mahal.<\/p>\n<p>-When the announcers talked on TV, the crowd didn&#8217;t hear them.<\/p>\n<p>-On the\u00a0\u201cearlier tonight\u201d Reigns-Lesnar recap, the sound was turned way up for the crowd. It was not that loud in person.<\/p>\n<p>-Bobby Lashley got a good pop, but Braun Strowman bowl the roof off the place; biggest pop of the night. The hot tag was definitely hot.<\/p>\n<p>-After the match, Lashley and Strowman played to the crowd while Owens and Sami were carried out by the ref. I don&#8217;t think that aired on TV.<\/p>\n<p>-The &#8220;Moment of Bliss&#8221; got a bunch of laughs and a good pop.<\/p>\n<p>-Huge pop for Finn Balor&#8217;s ring entrance. Equal for Seth Rollins. The crowd was flat for the early part of the match, but Seth got them back into it.<\/p>\n<p>-The crowd booed Bayley when she walked away from Sasha Banks on the video segment backstage. Alexa got a big pop coming to the ring. Ember Moon got a huge reaction. Natalya got a good response. Then big pops for Sasha and Jax. Big cheers for Ember Moon&#8217;s tag in. Nia might have gotten the second biggest pop of the night. Then Ronda Rousey got a great response when she came out. The crowd cleared out fast when Ronda helped Natalya up the ramp after Raw ended.<\/p>\n<p>-WWE had changed the advertised main event when advertising ticket sales to adjust to the Superstar Shake-up. The latest match advertised was Seth Rollins &amp; Roman Reigns &amp; Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens &amp; Sami Zayn &amp; Jinder Mahal. That match did not take place. There was no dark match. Reigns, despite being advertised for weeks as being in a match, didn&#8217;t wrestle in front of the fans. All they saw was him walking to the ring and saying a couple sentences and leaving.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please sent results and notes on the experience to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS PREVIOUS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/23\/4-21-wwe-in-johannesburg-south-africa-reigns-and-strowman-team-together-in-main-event-miztourage-asuka-vs-banks-vs-bayley-matt-hardy-bray-vs-gallows-anderson\/\">4\/21 WWE in Johannesburg, South Africa: Reigns and Strowman team together in main event, Miztourage, Asuka vs. Banks vs. Bayley, Matt Hardy &amp; Bray vs. Gallows &amp; Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2728267011\"><div id=\"pwtor-2085396402\"><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 APRIL 23, 2018 ST. 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