{"id":62771,"date":"2018-07-10T01:58:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=62771"},"modified":"2018-07-10T12:41:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:41:29","slug":"7-9-wwe-raw-holt-report-on-site-notes-from-boston-including-pre-raw-matches-and-dark-main-event-with-braun-and-owens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/10\/7-9-wwe-raw-holt-report-on-site-notes-from-boston-including-pre-raw-matches-and-dark-main-event-with-braun-and-owens\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/9 WWE Raw HOLT Report: On-site notes from Boston including pre-Raw matches and dark main event with Braun and Owens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3968970392\" 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 \/>\nJULY 9, 2018<br \/>\nBOSTON, MASS. AT TD ARENA<br \/>\nREPORT BY JON-MICHAEL ELDER, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please send us a report to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>PRE-RAW &#8220;MAIN EVENT&#8221; TV MATCHES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0Authors of Pain defeated Titus Worldwide (w\/Dana Brooke) in an opening dark match. Titus was pinned after a doubleteam move by A.O.P. The crowd had a decent pop for AOP, and were surprised to see them.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Chad Gable defeated Curt Hawkins. The crowd was really behind Hawkins, but dead for Gable. The crowd knew the outcome was a forgone conclusion which took any excitement from it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-The crowd filled all available seats.\u00a0Half of the balcony section (not including the section behind the stage area) was blocked off, though.<\/p>\n<p>-There was palpable disappointment with Ronda Rousey not making an appearance, as she was advertised when tickets went on sale. A lack of Braun Strowman appearance also took from the fun during the TV portion.<\/p>\n<p>-The biggest pops of the night by far went to Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. The crowd surprisingly enjoyed the Seth Rollins-Drew McIntyre\/Dolph Ziggler banter.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2750278568\" 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>-Roman Reign-Bobby Lashley did not generate real interest. The crowd popped for the excitement of everyone rushing the ring area. And Reigns&#8217;s suicide dive was great for a spot. But the crowd doesn&#8217;t care about their feud.<\/p>\n<p>-The main event was a really fun back and forth, but only 80 percent of the crowd remained for the shows final hour, which is really unfortunate. The Finn Balor &amp; Bobby Roode vs. Elias &amp; Constable Corbin match was the second best match of the night with the crowd LOVING Balor and Elias getting great heat. Corbin&#8217;s crowd response was flat. The crowd pops for Roode, but not nearly at the level of Balor or Rollins.<\/p>\n<p>-During a commercial, they announced a &#8220;WWE Super Show&#8221; for Sumday, Oct. 21 at the TD Garden in Boston. This was the suspected date of TLC, which has long been suspected of taking place in Boston. So I don&#8217;t know what to make of that. Is there no TLC this year? This is the date\/place that it was supposed to take place. The add for the event stated that it will be Ronda Rousey&#8217;s first WWE appearance in Boston. It was after this add played around 10pmthat a decent chunk of the crowd left for the night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DARK MATCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) Seth Rollins &amp; Roman Reigns &amp; Braun Strowman beat Dolph Ziggler &amp; Drew McIntyre &amp; Kevin Owens when Braun pinned Ziggler after Ziggler took finishers from all three babyfaces. Before the match Angle came out and said Owens was medically cleared to compete so he&#8217;d join Ziggler and Drew. KO didn&#8217;t come out at first. Angle went backstage and brought him out. KO refused to walk to the ring, so Braun walked up to him and dragged him to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>[Thanks also to\u00a0Jeff Fitzpatrick.]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, please send us a report to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/07\/09\/top-3-developments-raw-7-9-reigns-vs-lashley-boils-over-mcintire-faces-rollins-braun-owens\/\">TOP 3 DEVELOPMENTS \u2013 RAW 7\/9: Reigns vs Lashley Boils Over, McIntire Faces Rollins, Braun &amp; Owens<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2673416752\" 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<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3562965955\"><div id=\"pwtor-547774681\"><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) JULY 9, 2018 BOSTON, MASS. 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