{"id":3367,"date":"2018-01-15T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2018-01-18T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T23:05:07","slug":"raw-recap-review-episode-1286","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/raw-recap-review-episode-1286\/","title":{"rendered":"RAW Recap &#038; Review &#8211; Episode 1286"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?cat=622\">WWE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?cat=487\">RAW<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Episode 1286<\/strong><br \/>\n#RAW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: January 15, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: January 15, 2018<\/strong> (aired live)<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=san-antonio-tx\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">San Antonio<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=texas\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">TX<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=att-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">AT&amp;T Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Booker T, Tom Phillips<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Jojo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nLast week, Strowman made stuff fall on Kane and Lesnar.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBraun Strowman heads to the ring. He tells a story about a beast, a monster, and a machine meeting at a rumble. The monster became champ. The end.<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Angle comes out and heads to the ring. He&#8217;s followed by a bunch of security guards. Angle isn&#8217;t happy with Strowman&#8217;s actions last week. He says everyone on RAW settles things in the ring, not with a grappling hook. Strowman says he does what he wants. Angle responds by telling Strowman he&#8217;s fired. Angle walks away, and Strowman follows.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman is being followed by security, until he turns around to face them. Strowman approaches the security guards as the show goes to a commercial.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman walks to the exit before beating up all the security guards. He heads back into the backstage area, saying he&#8217;s not leaving until &#8220;everyone gets these hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Sheamus &amp; Cesaro vs Apollo Crews &amp; Titus O&#8217;Neil<\/strong> w\/ Dana Brooke<br \/>\n(referee: John Cone)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d37801bf','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d37801bf\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d37801bf\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Apollo Crews pins Sheamus with a schoolboy off a distraction from Jason Jordan<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 7:17<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. I think last week&#8217;s match might have been a little better, but I did enjoy this one as well. Apollo Crews looked good and probably sttod out the most individually. Sheamus and Cesaro definitely had the better teamwork this week, though they seemed a little off. Not bad, just not as great as they usually are.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman destroys Angle&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Backstage<\/span><\/em><br \/>\nIn catering, Gran Metalik and Curt Hawkins enjoy some food with Akira Tozawa. Everyone scatters when Strowman comes by, and Hawkins gets chokeslammed through a table. He also eats some cake.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nEnzo Amore and Tony Nese head to the ring. Amore is still limping, but he says he&#8217;ll be walking out of the Royal Rumble still champ. He also says that Cedric Alexander is going to have to get through Tony Nese before he gets to Amore.<\/p>\n<p>Cedric comes out, followed by Goldust. Goldust says that if Amore were a movie, he&#8217;d be straight to DVD. Cedric calls Amore &#8220;sawft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman throws a chair and rolls a dumpster next to some tables&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Tony Nese<\/strong> w\/ Enzo Amore (Crusierweight Champ)<strong> vs Cedric Alexander<\/strong> w\/ Goldust<br \/>\n(referee: Shawn Bennett)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d37802c9','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d37802c9\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d37802c9\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Cedric Alexander wins via pinfall after a Lumbar Check<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 5:53<\/strong> (joined in progress)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Both guys had some good moves, and the pace was kept fairly high. This was a good exhibition for Alexander heading into his title rematch, though it wasn&#8217;t much more than that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nKurt Angle tells Dan Engler that he might have to call the cops. John Cone runs in and says Strowman is headed towards the live production trucks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman terrorizes the people in the video production truck. He can&#8217;t figure out how to shut everything down, so he leaves and turns over a truck.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nStrowman then heads out to the stage where he picks up Michael Cole. Angle comes out and says Stephanie re-hired Strowman and he&#8217;s still in the championship match. Strowman seems pleased, but he picks Cole back up and tosses him off the stage into a gigantic group of security guards.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">** I have so many problems with all this. First, we&#8217;ve already seen Strowman turn over a truck (and it wasn&#8217;t original the first time he did it). Second, the editing during that (pre-taped) segment in the back was atrocious, with angles switching back and forth in rapid succession. Third, There have been multiple attempted murders over the past year, yet this is the first time the cops have been called on Strowman or whomever he&#8217;s feuding with? Okay. Fourth, Seeing Strowman walk around and essentially do nothing at the beginning and ending of every segment is dumb and boring. Fifth, Strowman is being rewarded for acting in the exact same way that got him fired in the first place. Sixth, he was fired and re-hired in about an hour, which makes it a completely uncompelling story. And finally, I wish Strowman had actually thrown Cole into or through something so he could go on vacation for a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Long story short, this was dumb. **<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nTom Phillips joins Booker T and Corey Graves at the announce table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 3<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Nia Jax vs Asuka<\/strong><br \/>\n(referee: Dan Engler)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d3780302','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d3780302\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d3780302\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Asuka wins via stoppage when Nia Jax can&#8217;t stand after the damage done to her leg<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 7:39<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Nia Jax is slowly getting better, and I think she and Asuka could main event a RAW (at least) if they build up a match properly. Jax used her strength to good effect in this one, and her strength is one of the few things that could believably give Asuka trouble on RAW. Asuka looked great picking apart Jax and doing damage exactly where it needed to be done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nMedical staff attend to Nia Jax, and Alexa Bliss runs down to the ring to check on her &#8220;friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nJason Jordan thanks Angle for believing in him. Jordan also says that he and Seth Rollins are prepared to defend their titles at the Royal Rumble. Jordan then says Rollins needs a match tonight to keep him sharp, so he suggest Finn Balor as Rollins&#8217; opponent. Angle, with other things on his mind, agrees to make the match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nAlexa apologizes to Nia Jax for getting her involved with Asuka. Enzo Amore walks up and asks Nia how she is. Alexa doesn&#8217;t seem to want Enzo around, but Nia more or less tells Alexa to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> The Revival vs Extra Talented<\/strong> (Aaron Solo &amp; Ricky Starks)<br \/>\n(referee: Rod Zapata)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d3780336','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d3780336\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d3780336\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Dash Wilder pins Ricky Starks after a Shatter Machine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 1:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was a fine squash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nCharly Caruso enters the ring, but Dawson asks her if she really want to give The Revival a live mic on live TV. He says everyone just witnessed greatness. Unlike a lot of the tag teams in the back, they are students of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Caruso asks Dawson and Wilder which legends their most excited to meet next week at RAW 25. Wilder says beer baths and crotch chops are the reasons why people mock pro wrestling. No one will change The Revival though. they won&#8217;t be swayed from the style of wrestling that they do.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Ring Area<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nIn the ring, Elias is out there to to teach everyone a lesson. His lesson: &#8220;WWE&#8221; stands for &#8220;Walk With Elias.&#8221; He&#8217;s also out there to sing a song about John Cena and the Royal Rumble. He then sings an introduction for The Miz and The Miztourage.<\/p>\n<p>After a commercial break, Miz says that everyone knew something was missing in the six weeks he was away from RAW. The missing spark wasn&#8217;t Cena or Lesnar, it was The Miz. At the 25th anniversary of RAW, Miz will over-deliver like he always does. The IC Title will be his.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 5<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Bo Dallas &amp; Curtis Axel<\/strong> w\/ The Miz <strong>vs Roman Reigns<\/strong> (IC Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: John Cone)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d3780366','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d3780366\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d3780366\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Roman Reins pins Curtis Axel after a spear<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 8:13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was alright. Both guys made dumb moves in a handicap match, but it was about as believable as I&#8217;d expect it to be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 6<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Sasha Banks<\/strong> w\/ Mickie James, Bayley<strong> vs Sonya Deville<\/strong> w\/ Mandy Rose, Paige<br \/>\n(referee: Shawn Bennett)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d3780395','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d3780395\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d3780395\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Sonya Deville wins via pinfall after a kick to the midsection<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 2:25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nThis needed more time. The finish was interesting, but it felt very abrupt and a little strange. It completely feel like an earned victory, even though there was nothing really wrong with the match. It was just too short.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nMark Henry, Sasha Banks, Apollo Crews, Titus O&#8217;Neil, Roman Reigns, Alexa Bliss, and Seth Rollins visit the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nSeth Rollins reminds Jason Jordan that he is Rollins&#8217; teammate, not his spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 7<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Matt Hardy vs Heath Slater<\/strong> w\/ Rhyno<br \/>\n(referee: Dan Engler)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d37803c2','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d37803c2\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d37803c2\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Matt Hardy wins via pinfall after a Twist of Fate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 3:40<\/strong> (joined in progress)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nPretty good match. It was fun. Slater was sufficiently freaked out by Woken Matt Hardy, and Matt was sufficiently, but not completely, dominant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nGoldberg is the first name announced to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 8<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Finn Balor<\/strong> w\/ Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson <strong>vs Seth Rollins<\/strong> (RAW Tag Champ) w\/ Jason Jordan (RAW Tag Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Rod Zapata)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69f46d37803ef','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69f46d37803ef\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69f46d37803ef\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Seth Rollins wins via pinfall after a Blackout<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Time: 11:34<\/strong> (1 break)<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. Rollins and Balor looked like the hadn&#8217;t missed a beat from their feud over a year ago. There were some great sequences in this match. It was very competitive and highly entertaining. Balor and Rollins were given a decent amount of time to go one on one before the inevitable shenanigans towards the end of the match. Cesaro and Sheamus came out, some brawling happened, some distractions occurred, and the finish of the match was mired in a little controversy. I think the controversy is a good thing though. It invites a perfect opportunity for a rematch or two. Or three. Or more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Show Impressions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe first hour of this show was dumb. The matches were okay, but everything else was dumb. The second and third hours were better, but a lot of the matches felt like they could have been a lot better had they been given more time. There were some decent seeds planted (like Nia versus Asuka, The Revival&#8217;s revival, Matt Hardy doing stuff), but the show didn&#8217;t get really good until the end of the night.<\/p>\n<p>The end of the show was a little odd though. After the match, Rollins&#8217; music is played for a while as the commentators talk about the match and the arguable three count that wasn&#8217;t counted. Instead of ending the show with Rollins&#8217; music like they usually would, the cameras kept going even though the music stopped. The arena was quiet (though the commentators were still talking), and the focus was on Balor in the ring. Balor had taken a curb stomp from Rollins, and the red mark on his face was clearly visible. The cameras stayed on Balor as he struggled to regain his faculties with the help of Anderson and Gollows. It was just an unusual way to end the show. It makes me think they might do some sort of story around the curb stomp and its effects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong> Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor<\/strong><br \/>\nI think this might be the best match in WWE so far in 2018. True, the previous couple of weeks haven&#8217;t been the greatest in the WWE ring, but this was really good. Plus, it gets me excited for a potential extended feud between Balor and Rollins sometime this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good main event couldn&#8217;t really redeem a show where the first hour was pointless and dumb. 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