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This week marked the first RAW of the Paul Heyman era and it was clear to
everyone watching that a change had been made to WWE's flagship show.
In the opener, Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley battled in a Falls Count
Anywhere match, which saw the pair wrestle all over the arena,
eventually making their way to the top of the stage.
There, the Monster Among Men showed his dominance by spearing
Lashley through the stage wall, causing pyro to go off and some
not so PG language by commentator Corey Graves.
Saying holy s*** you know what, Graves' profanity wasn't bleeped,
as that S word can be said on cable TV, but the company's PG rating
has meant that that word has been banned for several years.
A still camera was positioned on the side of the entrance,
a much more different approach to how Kevin Dunn would have filmed
the spectacle, helping to give the mayhem a more gritty, real look.
Returning from commercials, a somber Michael Cole talked as if this huge
collision through the stage wasn't part of the show,
as it was clear Heyman's fingerprints were all over this.
Rightly so, the crowd could be heard chanting "Thank You Heyman",
clearly grateful for the ECW magnate who helped put together
an epic RAW after months of mediocre shows.
As reported by the RAW broadcast team, Lashley is set to undergo further
further treatment, whilst Strowman may be dealing with a ruptured spleen,
though we don't think this will hold down the Monster Among Men for long.
According to WrestleVotes, WWE is in the process of having a designing
and introducing a new stage.
The account speculated that Raw’s opening match may be a way to
debut the new look.
Also on RAW, the WWE Universe got another appearance from the
Undertaker, who returned to the ring last week at the aid of Roman Reigns.
Though Reigns is just one of two men to topple the Deadman at Wrestlemania
the pair will team up to take on Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre at Extreme
rules and this week the Phenom made it clear where his allegiances lie.
In a promo, Undertaker brought up his WrestleMania 32 match against
Shane McMahon, and we're impressed that WWE would bring up a
match from 2016, given that nowadays, a match from two weeks ago is practically
practically ancient history.
Things weren't all roses on the red brand last night though, as the
company delivered a clunker of a segment backstage featuring Seth
Rollins and Becky Lynch.
A promo everyone will be hoping to forget as soon as possible, the pair
of champions were interrupted by Mike and Maria Kanellis from 205
Live, who challenged RAW's resident power couple to a match.
Calling her own husband "my bitch", Maria probably shouldn't have
goaded Mike, as the pair fell quickly to the Universal and RAW Women's
Champion, and that word was repeated on commentary,
again uncensored, by Corey Graves.
Post match, Maria showed her frustrations after losing her first
match on RAW in nearly a decade, and after claiming she was pregnant
during the contest, told her husband that she'll get Becky Lynch to
impregnate her next time.
Implying a lot of things and none of them PG, this seems to be another
move by Heyman, as this week's show was definitely a step
in the right direction.
The main take away of RAW though is that AJ Styles has once again returned
to his villainous roots, after coming up
short against new US Champion Ricochet.
The match had more than the title on the line, as Karl Anderson
put his quote "Hot Asian Wife" on the line in a bet,
if Styles failed to beat the highflyer, something rarely seen in WWE
in recent years.
To close out the show, WWE did a legit Dusty Finish, as Styles won
the match and title, but Ricochet's foot was under the ropes.
Going to commercial break as a second referee tried to explain
the situation, the match was restarted, and Ricochet was able to pick up
huge win over the former WWE Champion, retaining the title and avenging his loss from last week.
Named after the legendary Dusty Rhodes, this is an old school tactic that fans
haven't seen in WWE in a while, though it's what happened after the bell that has fans talking.
Turning heel, Styles attacked the highflyer, delivering plenty of punishment
before hitting a top rope Styles Clash with the assistance of Gallows and Anderson.
The show ended with Gallows telling fans "We're back", as they did the Too Sweet gesture
in the middle of the ring over a beaten Ricochet, a fitting end to what was an excellent RAW.
We're not sure how much of this week's show was Heyman's doing,
but things certainly seemed to click this week in Dallas, Texas,
as fans are excited to see what comes next week in RAW,
something that hasn't happened for a while.
Though RAW was a great show this week, the show did feature a huge
botch, as during the opening of the show, the NXT Tag Team Champions
The Street Profits were shown on screen.
Whilst that may not be necessarily a botch, what came afterwards certainly
was, as an Instagram post showed that someone in WWE has AEW on their mind.
Though the caption was quickly corrected, fans were even quicker,
saving the caption and sharing it around, whilst joking that this
confirmed the NXT Tag Champs were heading to the new promotion.
Though we're not sure how this blunder occurred,
AEW executive VP Nick Jackson had his own theory,
saying on twitter that it must have been auto correct.
It would sure take a lot of AEW typing to change the word 'are'
to the name of the new promotion,
though if this is the case, it shows that the company is aware that there is competition in town.
We don't know who sent out the AEW caption, though expect them to be
extra careful with everything they type from now on.
Back to RAW now and this week's show wasn't just good news for the
fans, but also for 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick.
Maverick, who lost the 24/7 title to R-Truth at his own wedding, brought
his new wife Renee Michelle with him to RAW this week,
telling his bride that they were going on their honeymoon.
After being left at their own wedding so that the British Superstar could
chase Truth, Michelle was rightly ticked off with being duped by her
husband, and the pair were taunted by the rapping Superstar during the show.
However, it would be Maverick who would have the last laugh,
as when Renee went to get freshened up, the former Rockstar Spud was able
to level Truth with a suitcase to win the title for the second time.
Quickly escaping with Renee, who at this point is a candidate for wife of the
year, the newly wedded couple will finally get to go on their honeymoon,
though the title will still be on the line, 24/7.
Will Maverick be able to hold on to the gold during his honeymoon, or
will a challenger, whether it be Truth, a new Superstar or maybe even
Renee herself take the gold from him?
Whatever happens, it seems all is fair in love and championship glory.
Guys feeling on Twitter from people experienced working with Heyman
like Taz, Lance Storm and Mick Foley was that Paul’s fingerprints were already on the show.
And some news on Sasha Banks –
Fans may not have seen Sasha Banks since her Women's Tag Team
title loss with Bayley at WrestleMania 35, but the Boss remains
one of the most discussed Superstars today.
A previous report by Brad Shepard said that WWE offered the former
RAW Women's Champion a seven-figure deal,
though this may not be as much as many fans thought.
Though many thought this was seven figures a year,
Shepard has since clarified the rumor saying:
"And just to clarify, that isn’t seven-figures per year.
It’s a seven-figure deal in total.”
Though it's less than first thought, that is still a huge contract offer
by WWE, and if the Boss doesn't agree to rejoin WWE,
it won't be due to lack of trying by the company.
With that said, money may not be the deciding factor for Banks,
as there have been plenty of Superstars who have walked away from lucrative
contracts to work for less elsewhere, where they have better honed their craft.
Whether Banks will remain with WWE continues to be a mystery,
but we're sure fans will be speculating on what the future holds
for one of the WWE's Four Horsewoman for weeks and months to come.
And finally today we end on some sad news as we report that WCW wrestler
Max Muscle died last Thursday at the age of 56.
Muscle started his journey in wrestling in the early 90s, and signed with
World Championship Wrestling in 1993 after a career as a body builder.
Long time fans will remember Muscle for starting in WCW as Big Bad John,
but became best known as the bodyguard for one of the
promotion's most iconic stars, Diamond Dallas Page.
Helping Page in everything from arm wrestling to actual wrestling,
the pair would split in 1996, and after briefly turning face,
Muscle would turn heel once again as a member of the Dungeon of Doom.
Now known as just Maxx, he would spend the majority of his WCW tenure
on the company's Saturday Night show and would be used
slightly above enhancement talent on Monday Nitro.
Leaving in 1997, Muscle would spend a two year hiatus from wrestling,
before returning to the squared circle in 1999.
After several years on the independent scene working with promotions
like Maryland Championship Wrestling, Muscle had his final match in January
2000 for Xtreme Pro Wrestling, and officially announced his retirement in
2003
Though the cause of death is currently unknown,
we here at Slat Rock would like to send our deepest condolences
and very best wishes to Max's family, friends and fans at this terrible time.
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