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PineJohn

If they make Jey win the KOTR I will genuinely stop watching this company

Wheels

The optimistic part of me wants to think that since they had Seth loose I hope that Oba Femi wins king of the ring but I still think Brock is going to cost him the win to build to the summer slam match

KidCutty

NOW THATS HOW YOU BOOK! FROM NOW ON THATS HOW YOU BOOK! (Will Smith voice) 😂 But yooo this Raw was 🔥!!! And shoutout to the crowd for making every segment matter. And a special shoutout to the Young Og. It Genuinely surprised me when he won.

NotDom

SOLID EPISODE! Sadly i think this Night of Champions will be an overall Judgement Day implosion show (who knows if thats good or bad lol) with Balor vs Dom in the KOTR finals, and JD costing Dom. We’ll also have Raquel vs Liv with Roxanne interfering there too. I definitely think the plan for Summerslam is Liv vs Raquel vs Roxanne

Hollywood33

That shot of Oba's shadow in the crowd with everyone chanting his name was one of the coolest entrance moments I've ever seen. How long until WWE makes it lame by doing it every week?

Justin Edelheit

If Brock costs Oba I think either LA knight or Finn Balor win. I really thought Seth was gonna win when he said “the vision is behind me” but then a hooded “I’m not finished with you” Bron Breakker speared him and I remembered there’s still a member he hasn’t faced yet. TSUNAMI!! If he isn’t facing Bronson reed at summerslam then why CONTINUE A STORY THAT ENDED LAST WEEK?

Brody Allsep

I can't believe LA Knight spoiled a return *and* a debut for this Friday! The only question is: Do Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega interfere against costing him like he said, or since it is his name too, do they form a John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt faction together? Go full Lucha House Party or Catch Clause rules with it. "He's facing John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, but which one?!"

Scott Adams

I know this isn’t directly RAW related, but, I am really enjoying the Sami Zayn story on Smackdown. With Wrestlemania still in Saudi do you think there’s a chance they give him a world title? He is one of the more liked younger guys on the roster there.

Brian Moore

I would've bet money that Seth Rollins was winning KOTR. With him out, I have no clue who is winning this thing. I still believe Brock will cost Oba, either in the semis or the finals in Saudi. The unpredictability has me both scared and excited.

Scott Robinson

Very fun episode, seems like they were helped by a super hot crowd in Paris and some good booking. Maybe took a few lessons from AEW last week.

DennyDorko

It feels weird to admit that I actually care about the King/Queen of the Ring outcome, but they have managed to make the tournament unpredictable without needing to throw logic out the window. That's the way wrestling booking should be.

Inexplicable Shorts

I’ll be honest. At this point, I’d rather Liv win QotR and beat Rhea. It’s not the best booking, but at least it’d justify her inclusion and be different. Maybe Triple H would be able to handle booking one woman with all the gold instead of two.

Austin

I think that they made HORRIBLE decisions with Bron breakker by not having in the semifinals. Plus he should have been the world champion by wrestlemania but they just need to wait for a few more years for him to ''be ready''

Austin

The final HAS TO BE Royce keys vs Dominick mysterio.

kyle McAllister

This raw showed me that current day WWE can pace like the attitude era. Back then they only got 4 segments and two matches in 20 minutes. But this raw had one segment, two and a half an entrances and 27 commercials in the 20 minutes between Chad saving the luchadors and the start of a fatal 4 way. They crammed so much in!

Brandon

there really are 3 possible ways this KOTR final could go. the amazing option which would be finally igniting Oba/Je'von on the main roster, the "fine I guess" option where Brock somehow costs oba and Finn beats Je'von leading to a judgement day vortex match OR the "oh god please no god damn it no god please" option which is Jey winning and beating Oba in the finals due to Brock interference. this is so close to being an excellent KOTR final but the specters of Brock lesner and the bloodline are hovering. I will not be at peace until Jey loses on Friday and oba beats Dom.

Danny B

Solid show enjoyed the opening segment and all the matches were decent to good. Ain't going to say anything blew my socks off but i enjoyed the show this was probably the best show they have had in the last few months a Solid 4 out 5. Well done WWE

Brent

I'm a bit surprised that Liv won without the help of any member of the Judgment Day. I was thinking that Liv would have Roxanne, Raquel, or Dom be with her in the match and win with them helping. This would make Roxanne wonder why she had no backup while Raquel could be like "I won with no help but you need us to win" and try to prove she is the better wrestler. But of course WWE chooses the most boring option. I'm not excited for Bron continuing the feud against Seth Rollins but at least Jevon won because I didn't see him winning. Rey Mysterio telling Chad Gable there are other wrongs he needs to apologize for makes me think he might reunite with Alpha Academy.

mike wolfe

I really enjoyed this episode. Great matches, solid booking (outside of Liv being in the tournament rather than having a challenger), and what a crowd. Seriously, fun times tonight.

oak_slaney

While this raw was much better than average, as a rule I have found myself getting very frustrated with wwe, and I don’t completely trust it when something exciting or different seems to be happening and this has recently turned me toward aew, and I now watch dynamite every Thursday morning and have fallen in love with the style of wrestling and storytelling over there, and I desperately want to go to all in Wembley, especially since a decent ticket is cheaper than the nosebleeds were at the wwe Liverpool house show where I live for uni!

Florian Groß

That was a surprisingly good episode. Je'Von winning was very positively surprising and now I am actually excited to see how the rest of KotR goes (just please not Jey winning)... I am also all up for more of Chad Gable's lucha redemption arc... I just hope he actually gets a substantial push out of this. QotR went as expected, I hope they go the Judgment Day breakup route for SummerSlam and not have Liv winning, beating Rhea and dragging on Judgment Day even longer.

Florian Groß

Also: what a great crowd from start to finish.

Lily Petal

Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do! I got the refernce!

Sedin Magic15

Overall, I thought this week's Raw was a really enjoyable, 4/5 star show. Particularly the in ring content was really good. I guess they're doing Liv vs Raquelle in the final?

Lily Petal

Love option 1, option 2 is fine, option 3 crap that's what's gong to happen!

Jamaal Ellison

WWE's international events consistently deliver strong performances, despite some questionable booking decisions by Triple H. I am pleased to observe the positive reception Chad Gable has been receiving; however, I anticipate that this momentum may not lead to significant advancement given the organization's historical treatment of such talent. What, if any, tangible benefits will Chad accrue from the success of his "El Grande Americano" persona? The footage of the mask versus mask match is being widely disseminated, largely due to his efforts. What concrete outcomes has he achieved as a result?

Lily Petal

Oba boss! Rey vs Penta which was fire!. Excitement for K&QOTR or WWE in general . . . . . .

Chris

I liked a lot of this episode, but hearing "Seth Rollins thought he had put the vision in his rear view mirror, think again" made me groan. This faction is absolutely nothing. Bron Breakker is absolutely nothing anymore. I also can't get on board with Talla Tonga and his push from WWE, it feels like everything slows down around him when he gets involved in the match.

Isaac hansel

You guys have inspired me to watch all of the raws, smackdowns, and ppvs from the simulcast until the end of the invasion. On your review of the simulcast episode of raw you mention the fact that Vince’s monitors showing nitro and raw aren’t actually the live feed or they would be an endless loop of Vince McMahon’s. Well, on the April 9th episode of Monday night raw where Linda returns to raw there is an endless loop of Vince and Stephanie when they are watching the monitors. For a moment there were an infinite number of Vince mcmahon’s in front of me, It was quite a terrifying experience.

Jamie Brown

Dom beats Oba next week, Brock interference. Dom vs LA Knight final

Harry Burke

Oba Femi's face when JD hit him with the chair was prime "I'm not mad, just disappointed".

Kevin Fleuriot

LOOK AT THE CROWD ! LOOK AT THE AMAZING CROWD! DON'T LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE (although Raw was solid this week) LOOK AT MY BAGUETTE PEOPLE ! It's been a few times that WWE comes to Paris and I have this FOMO, because the prices are always ridiculous.

Harry Burke

Maybe he'll have caught his breath back by the time his match rolls around. Thought he was having an asthma attack during his promo with LA Knight.

Bella Pearson

What is Jey USO’s character? He Yeets, cuts a dull promo and then is all wanting to get in Knight’s face. Pick a lane

Bonzo

I don't want to get my hopes up, because I know what this company can do, but Chad Gable being inserted straight into the IC mix after all the momentum he's got, put the belt on him ASAP. Also WHAT A CROWD, GREAT CROWD

Julio Mendoza

Hey Lads, while I don’t watch Raw live and I mainly keep up by watching the news/podcast there are some things I do go make sure to check out which are LA Knight promos/segments/matches(he may not be the best but he keeps me entertained),anything with Oba Femi and the Bloodline segments

Oisin

I feel like I've grown acclimatized to the WWE product being terrible that on an occasion like last night where they pull off some decent stuff, I'm genuinely surprised

ScottJDev

I just really struggle watching this show at the moment? I feel like every booking decision is one step forward, two steps back. Je'Von winning was amazing, and genuinely a good shock, but the fact that he only won due to more Seth/Vision shenanigans is just so BORING! I thought we were done with that storyline!

Brett A

Bayley fans cant catch a break and LA knight cant catch a mic

Joe Manns

I’m not a huge entrance guy unless it’s a big special wrestlemania one but MY GOD OBA IS SO FUCKING COOL !!

James Boulton

Bryan Alvarez pointed out that the Bloodline has now been going on longer than the nWo storyline did in wcw which made my head spin!

Connor99

Oba winning the KOTR tournament should be the move. He can retire Brock on night 1 and then win one of the world titles on night 2… But instead we will likely have Brock cost Oba and Jey vs Roman. Imagine Jey pinning Oba🤯 Sigh.

Ben Kind

Genuinely a great RAW - with Seth out of the tournament, I really need Oba to face Jevon in the finals and restart their story in the main roster - have Oba win KOTR, but give him the choice to cash in his title shot, or even the score with Brock at summerslam

Tahl Tone

Ready for the new Worst timeliness. It goes like this oba femi wins king of the ring and faces roman reigns. At summer slam Jacob fatu proves his loyalty by helping roman to win and oba is pushed to the side to fued with brock lesnar again who attacks him after the bell like cena last year. Honestly if oba isn't going to win the belt at summerslam I'd rather dom wins KOTR

G the B (Greg the Bastard)

Hey you guys! Another good week of Raw I thought. Made the same mistake as smackdown thinking qualifiers were easy to predict. I had Jacy, Bron, Becky and Seth going through. Oh well! Unpredictable is a nice change! Luke might get his worst nightmare of Liv v Raquel and Finn v Dom in the finals. Judgement day drama!!

Jimic

Hi guys! Great episode and good matches all-round! I would like to be the first to coin a new phrase, the VVV, which stands for the Voracious Vision Vortex! (working title) All must be consumed in the path of the insatiable vision! Not even Seth Rollins can escape now, and even if he or any one else manages to escape the vortex, then a blood sacrifice must be made with one of the visions own members!! Anyways seeing Chad Gable get the baby face reaction was cool, and the look that Oba Femi gave JD after the chair shot reminded me of a time I tried to pull a prank on my Dad, which went so horribly wrong, that I wish I could just disappear into oblivion. Keep up the great content as always!

Wahab Fares

Honestly at this point I hope Liv wins the whole thing and the title at summerslam so the women’s titles get unified, would add to the depth of the women’s main event scene and triple H doesn’t have the mental capacity to care about that many titles at the same time

Wahab Fares

I was half expecting him to turn back heel during the IC title match because WWE

Nathan Lopez

Is there a wrestler who hates his own knees as much as Seth?

Mohammed Albanai

Great episode, chad as a baby face saving luchadors.. chefs kiss. Oba is so insanely over he has to win king of the ring. Then how do we get brock Vs oba 3. I don't want Brock to win the championship so for him to face oba at summer slam. Oba pulls double duty, night 1 oba Vs Brock, night 2 oba Vs Roman.

samuelrgreen

Watching RAW live on tv is a chore. Michael Coles commentary was f*cking awful when Gable came in for his big save at the end of the PENTA match. He just isn’t able to let a moment breathe. OOOH BUT LOOK AT THE CROWD.

KFizzle4

What are the odds that Smackdown has no representation in the semifinals of EITHER tournament?

Charles Lawley

I find LA Knight unbarebly cringe all of the time. On this show, I found him tolerable. I think this means he did well.

James Brogan

Jevon Evans is annoying as hell, his personality is just grating and the problem is it transfers to his matches because I now notice how much set up and waiting around other wrestlers have to do for him to pull off his "cool" moves. I guess if he was less annoying I wouldn't notice so much. HHH said in a sit down talk with HBK that it's just his real personality, well maybe its time they turned it down a bit. Glad Seth didn't win though but should have been Saints.

Abhi Gudimella

hey fellas! it's been a few years since i've been in touch but im back and so many things have changed!! i've graduated university! i also should have a gift coming your way soon :D i thought i'd share some fun stats i thought of last week that i think really reflect wwe's issues with their lack of variety. since august 2020, there has only ever been a combined 155 day period where neither roman reigns nor cody rhodes were holding the wwe universal undisputed title. the world heavyweight title isn't much better. since its reintroduction in may 2023, seth rollins and gunther have held it for 705 days out of its 1109 day existence. i've also done the math on the main women's titles and i'll spare you the details, but it's mostly rhea ripley. i was going to make a compelling point about how this silences any story involving the title, but to be honest, i think the numbers speak far louder than anything i could say. to anyone still saying that bron breakker is too green or it's too soon to put the title on oba femi, it's not about who takes the title from the top stars right now. it's about just having new top stars.

Antuan

Really loved the ending of the KOTR match. Little stuff like Seth racing out futilely to break the point is why I love him as a wrestler. No clue what’s going on with Liv but if it leads to the judgment day finally imploding I’m alright with it

Antuan

The difference between Chad gables story and the Bloodline is so frustrating because it proves they can do it and just choose not to. At this point no one should take the Usos seriously, they are the laughingstock of the company and are going to subject us to a more painful nine months of bloodline than a pregnancy

Kevin Fleuriot

I forgot to add : CHAD GABLE WITH THE OG AMERICAN ALPHA THEME OMGGGGGPEJEBDJX MY HEART

Finlay Joseph

The fact that Oba cut that promo on Brock sadly makes me think he’s costing him in this tournament, but unsure how. The best chance would’ve been the 4 way as no DQ. Hopefully Oba wins but WWE will no doubt pull some shenanigans. Love the main event, definitely how a Raw show should end, just don’t care anymore about Seth Vs the vision which in turn shows how badly Bron has been booked this past year. Everything was there to push him and they let him flounder. Happy Jevon got the W

Rob Steedley

That was the greatest no sell I've ever seen. jd swung his hardest and they probably told him Oba will sell lol

Rob Steedley

So this was the first episode this year Iactually watched. It was worth it too matches had time which was great One question, Women's queen of the ring winner gets a world title , right So why is Liv in this tournament and why did she win?

Fhat Guy Taylor

The good news is we got to hear Trouble Trouble again. However it’s very disappointing that we didn’t get to hear it in May, since that’s the next line of the song. That, gents, is bad booking.

Rhine Kemplin

Im excited to get regular Chad Gable back. Maybe Maxxine turns at the same time Gable apologizes to Alpha Acadamy. Looks like just like the bloodline, HHH is just going back to 2023 with Gable. Im here for it however!

Paranormal witnessers

Hey guys, I don’t know if anyone plays any of the wwe mobile games but to put a long story short they’ve just updated SuperCard with a Kairi Sane limited edition. Kind of strange seeming she’s no longer with the company? Anyways keep up the good work!

Gareth Davies

Although I don't want this to happen - I think the whole reason to move Finn to Smackdown was to keep him away from Dom. I see Brock costing Oba and Finn meeting Dom in the final. It just feels like a HHH thing to do. I do hope I'm wrong though.