‘WWE Raw’ Review (Mar 25th 2023)
Welcome to this review of this past Monday’s episode of WWE Raw, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: Ricochet def. JD McDonagh
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Moments after “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio got himself ejected from ringside, Ricochet hit the Shooting Star Press on a standing JD McDonagh to extend his winning streak and hand The Judgment Day another tough loss.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Candice LeRae def. Ivy Nile
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Candice LeRae feigned an injury to throw off Ivy Nile and allow The Poison Pixie to pick up the victory.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #3: #DIY vs. The New Day (No Contest)
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Before a winner could be decided in a match pitting Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa against Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, The Judgment Day unleashed an attack on The New Day, #DIY, The Miz and R-Truth en route to the Six-Pack Ladder Match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania.
My Score: 1 out of 5
Match #4: Andrade def. Giovanni Vinci
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Andrade looked to impress The Judgment Day by emerging victorious in a showdown against Giovanni Vinci with the Message.
My Score: 1.5 out of 5
Match #5: “Big” Bronson Reed def. Sami Zayn
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Intercontinental Champion Gunther distracted Sami Zayn and paved the way for “Big” Bronson Reed to hit the Tsunami and deal a tough loss to The Ring General’s No. 1 Contender.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #6: Jey Uso def. Shinsuke Nakamura
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During Jey Uso’s match against Shinsuke Nakamura, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa emerged, and Cody Rhodes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins charged to meet them at ringside. Drew McIntyre soon joined the fray and took out The Visionary with his Future Shock DDT. Inside the ring, Jey picked up the victory with a DDT.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2/5
I’m sorry but this week’s Raw, in terms of wrestling, was shit. Storytelling, yeah I’ll give the show huge credit for really building the hype for Wrestlemania but as a cohesive whole this was bad. Apart from the first match the rest of the card limped by, with far too much interference and ridiculousness (like feigning an injury to get the win) to make anything even remotely worth recommending. And the ending? With Rhodes and The Rock fighting in the parking lot in the rain? To me, it felt like part of an entirely different show… People complain about cinematic matches but they should be complaining about cinematic beatdowns too!
