{"id":87952,"date":"2019-10-21T13:37:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T18:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=87952"},"modified":"2019-10-21T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T18:37:38","slug":"wwe-raw-primer-10-21-only-rollins-could-cause-funhouse-fires-who-will-be-fair-to-flair-who-got-the-smoke-for-the-profits-sin-cara-vs-andrade-reys-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/10\/21\/wwe-raw-primer-10-21-only-rollins-could-cause-funhouse-fires-who-will-be-fair-to-flair-who-got-the-smoke-for-the-profits-sin-cara-vs-andrade-reys-back\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW PRIMER 10\/21: Only Rollins Could Cause Funhouse Fires, Who Will be Fair to Flair, Who Got the Smoke for the Profits, Sin Cara vs. Andrade, Rey\u2019s Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3802599107\" 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 MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER<br \/>\nCLEVELAND, OH. AT THE ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE<br \/>\nOCTOBER 21, 2019<br \/>\nAIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Vic Joseph, Jerry \u201cThe King\u201d Lawler, Dio Maddin<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Arena, Draft Fallout, and Items Advertised by WWE<\/h3>\n<p>WWE returns to a frequent destination in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH. Formerly known as the Gund Arena and the Quicken Loans Arena, it opened in 1994 and started hosting wrestling events two years later. SummerSlam 1996, which featured Shawn Michaels vs. Vader for the WWF Championship, emanated from the building. Another event that sticks out was the Invasion PPV of 2001 which featured the infamous WWF vs. WCW\/ECW Alliance story in which \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin turned on the WWF to join the alliance. Raw was here in March of last year as well as this year\u2019s Fastlane.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to get ready for Crown Jewel as the rosters have now taken full shape, with Raw getting AOP (Akam and Rezar) who signed as undrafted free agents during the middle of last week. Here\u2019s a little Twitter chatter from AOP:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/akam_wwe\/status\/1184968235227045888?s=21<\/p>\n<p>Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander on last week\u2019s Raw, the show in which both men were drafted. Here\u2019s WWE exclusives with each of them:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buddy Murphy&#039;s &quot;Rapid Reaction&quot; to WWE Draft: Raw Exclusive, Oct. 14, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CX5RPfnV2wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedric Alexander &quot;Rapid Reaction&quot; to WWE Draft: Raw Exclusive, Oct. 14, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEYmfnw3244?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is what\u2019s advertised for tonight\u2019s show thus far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seth Rollins to discuss burning down the Firefly Funhouse<\/li>\n<li>Flair to name final member of Team Flair for WWE Crown Jewel<\/li>\n<li>The Street Profits challenge O.C. with a mystery friend in their corner<\/li>\n<li>Sin Cara returns to Raw against Andrade<\/li>\n<li>Rey Mysterio to appear live on Raw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Matches &amp; Segments:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Seth Rollins Discusses Burning Down Firefly Funhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clearly Seth Rollins never saw the Smokey the Bear commercials about preventing forest fires. The same principles apply to funhouses. I think he may be too young to have seen them. Anyway&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1152206841\" 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>Last week at the closing of Raw, Rollins showed up on the Firefly Funhouse to confront Bray Wyatt. After attacking Bray, he lit fire to the Funhouse. One day later, they had a little chatter on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You led me there&#8230;down a road I never thought I\u2019d walk. <\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want your forgiveness. I want your vengeance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YG21FREMJI\">https:\/\/t.co\/YG21FREMJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERollins\/status\/1184228021051543553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rollins is set to defend the Universal Championship against Bray at Crown Jewel in a Falls Count Anywhere match. He was also supposed to captain Team Hogan in the match against Team Flair at that same event. He has since been pulled in favor of Roman Reigns and will only do the match against Bray. Tonight, he addresses burning down the Firefly Funhouse.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: The crowd booing his burning down the Funhouse tells you everything you need to know about this feud. People like the Funhouse, so burning it down is not going to get a positive reaction. In a weird way, Bray is almost the sympathetic figure here, so Rollins getting booed is no surprise. I was hoping they\u2019d walk away from this feud and give everyone a chance to regroup, but they went right back to it. I don\u2019t know if things can get any worse for Rollins or Bray, but anything is possible. Bear in mind, Bray Wyatt was drafted to Smackdown, just saying.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Final Member of Team Flair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Team Hogan vs. Team Flair match at Crown Jewel took a little more shape on Smackdown. Hulk Hogan announced that Ali, Shorty G, and Ricochet were added to pair with Rusev and new captain Roman Reigns. That aligns three members of Smackdown (Ali, G, Reigns) with two members of Raw (Ricochet and Rusev). Ali had an interesting tweet to say the least when he found out he was on Team Hogan:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A real American&#8230;and Hulk Hogan. I\u2019ve been added to Team Hogan on 10\/31 at Crown Jewel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nXaLO5zCjz\">pic.twitter.com\/nXaLO5zCjz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MustafaAli_X\/status\/1185354478662361089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ric Flair has former Evolution partner Randy Orton (Raw) as his captain paired with King Corbin (Smackdown), Bobby Lashley (Raw), and Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (Smackdown). One more member remains to be named, which will happen tonight as Flair will fill out the team. Flair\u2019s been putting up a lot of old pics and videos clips from his wrestling days and has been more in the heel character of his heyday. He appeared at the Saints vs. Falcons game. Here\u2019s that clip along with a little Twitter chatter between Flair and Hogan:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Headed To Raw! Whether You Like It Or Don&#39;t Like It, Learn To Love It As I Am The Best Thing Going Today!<br \/>WOOOOO! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlantaFalcons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AtlantaFalcons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMDMUSi7jO\">pic.twitter.com\/JMDMUSi7jO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ric Flair\u00ae (@RicFlairNatrBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy\/status\/1185980256622170113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know teams! I know factions! The Horsemen, Evolution, I created some of the best! Never got one up on Naitch fair and square and if we did it one-on-one today \u2026 it\u2019d be a figure four and the bell for you Hogan! WOOOOO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWECrownJewel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/16x?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#16x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wNbG21LAyX\">https:\/\/t.co\/wNbG21LAyX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ric Flair\u00ae (@RicFlairNatrBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy\/status\/1185206967616364547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I have to admit I\u2019m getting a kick out of seeing Flair dig into his old back of tricks and see the \u201cNature Boy\u201d again. It\u2019s too bad we never really got a real feud in WWF between Hogan and Flair when Flair was first with the company from 1991-\u201993. Obviously, they worked together in WCW, but Flair\u2019s first tenure felt a little incomplete for me not really working with Hogan. It will be interesting to see if any feuds develop out of this although there\u2019s not much about which you can get excited, unless you think a Reigns vs. Nakamura feud could work. Rusev and Lashley have a feud over Lana going, but that\u2019s just bad TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Street Profits and a Mystery Partner vs. The O.C.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1581810020\" 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 Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins) were unceremoniously welcomed to Raw by the O.C. (U.S. Champion A.J. Styles and Luke Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson). They initially seemed to be welcoming before given them a beatdown. Later in the show, Ford &amp; Dawkins were visibly angry with being attacked. They challenged the O.C. and said they would bring a friend. That six-man tag match takes place tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It was nice to see the Street Profits serious about being attacked and wanting revenge. If they\u2019re going to be goofy, but get serious when it comes down to business, I\u2019m buying on the Street Profits. I can\u2019t be 100% sure, but I believe Wade Keller discussed Public Enemy being this way on one of his podcasts a while back. They\u2019d be all fun and games, but when it came down to business the laughs were over. That\u2019s the way the Profits should be, hands down. As far as the mystery partner, I don\u2019t have a strong feeling and these things have lost their luster in recent years unless it\u2019s a return or a debut. Cedric Alexander makes sense as he recently worked with A.J. I don\u2019t rule out Ricochet either, but again I\u2019m not firm in either of those stances.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sin Cara vs. Andrade<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week after officially being drafted to Raw, Andrade got a win over Ali before Ali was drafted to Smackdown. We found out, after night one of the draft, that Sin Cara signed with Raw as an undrafted free agent. Sin Cara had a brief TV feud with Andrade on Smackdown last year.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an overall disappointment with the Sin Cara character. The original, portrayed by Luis Urive, was one of Triple H\u2019s first signings back in 2011 but had a series of bad matches to the point where the ring was darkened to hide his in-ring deficiencies. He served a wellness policy suspension and then had a feud with who would eventually portray the character in Jorge Arias. When it was over, Arias went on to portray Hunico while Urive would resume duties as Sin Cara until being released in 2014. Arias then became Sin Cara again and has portrayed him ever since. He spent some time teaming with Kalisto as the Lucha Dragons in NXT and on the main roster for a couple of years. Things have been quiet ever since either due to injury or WWE just having him do live events or battle royals and matches of the like where they needed bodies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sin Cara returns to Raw tonight and takes on Andrade.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s not much to this match other than a way of getting Andrade a win as it appears, he\u2019ll be getting a push. I\u2019d like Sin Cara to be effective just to have another option to have matches on Raw, but given the history there\u2019s not much cause for optimism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rey Mysterio Returns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After being drafted to Raw last week, Rey Mysterio will return to Raw. He was oddly drafted after Akira Tozawa, Jinder Mahal, Shelton Benjamin, and Humberto Carillo. Nonetheless, he remains on Raw as he was when he moved from Smackdown in this year\u2019s Superstar Shakeup (remember that?). He last appeared two weeks ago when he was interviewed in regard to WWE Champion Brock Lesnar attacking his son Dominick. He revealed that Cain Velasquez, who is set to challenge Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Crown Jewel, is Dominick\u2019s godfather. Here\u2019s a WWE exclusive with Rey and Cain Velasquez following the announcement of that match after the press conference that day:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hu\" dir=\"ltr\">Dejav\u00fa at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWECrownJewel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWECrownJewel<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockLesnar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrockLesnar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JC5x1SvdMy\">https:\/\/t.co\/JC5x1SvdMy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u265bRey Mysterio\u2754 (@reymysterio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reymysterio\/status\/1182818222405369858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other Match Results and Notable Segments from Last Week<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raw Women\u2019s Champion Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair to give Raw the first pick in the draft. Flair attacked Becky before the match, turning heel?<\/li>\n<li>The Viking Raiders (Erik &amp; Ivar) defeated Robert Roode &amp; Dolph Ziggler to win their first Raw Tag Team Championship. They acknowledged being champions in Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as NXT.<\/li>\n<li>Aleister Black defeated Eric Young.<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet defeated Shelton Benjamin.<\/li>\n<li>Lana was getting a massage when Bobby Lashley walked in. There may have been some sexually suggestive material uttered. Look, I\u2019m a red-blooded American male that enjoys the site of a sexy woman just like the next dude. We got channels, magazines, and websites for that, ya dig what I\u2019m saying? I don\u2019t need it when I turn on a wrestling program.<\/li>\n<li>Braun Strowman and Tyson Fury signed the contract for their match at Crown Jewel. Fury had a problem breaking a pen in half. I wonder if it was a Bic or a Paper Mate. I hear those Bics snap, no problem. Paper Mates may present issues.<\/li>\n<li>Buddy Murphy defeated Cedric Alexander.<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions the Kabuki Warriors (Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane) defeated Natalya and her surprise partner Lacey Evans. Evans now resides on Smackdown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Summary &amp; Closing Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s becoming a task rather than an enjoyment to watch Raw. The story between Bobby Lashley &amp; Lana and Rusev is terrible. Natalya picking Lacey Evans is insulting given they just had a feud. Continuing the feud between Seth Rollins and Bray Wyatt is a mistake for many reasons. The one positive I will say is drafting some of the 205 guys has some, underline some, potential. There are some good wrestlers and matches that could be fun to watch. Overall, they have to clean up the story telling though and get into some better angles. You would think with AEW out there, WWE would want to step up their game. They likely have one billion reasons to not worry about it though.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. Questions and discussion are welcome! Thank you for reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2927274029\"><div id=\"pwtor-594308685\"><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 MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER CLEVELAND, OH. 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