Steve Notes Raw 10/19/20

Steve Notes Raw 10/19/20

Haha new theme which is ok, but as Tom and Joe talk through the intro the rapping continues and it’s distracting as fux

Alexa intro The fiend to open the show

Retribution comes out, surrounds the ring. They come in, circle Fiend. Retribution has more thematic gear now, all black with white trim. Love that we get Cedric and Ali agan. Ced throws himself over the top onto Retribution.

Matt Riddle video, that same one they did before

Hurt Business vs. REtribution

THis probs shoulda been at Survivor Series

T-Bar vs. Lashley first

Ali vs. Cedric takes it to the outside where both groups face off, then The Fiend’s music kicks in, commercial

Back from commercial, um, nothing happened. The match it still happening. Why do they give us cliffhangers going into a commercial that they don’t pay off?

T-Bar taps out to the Hurt Lock?

Fiend shows up, buries Retribution even more.

Aj Styles with Jordan come out. AJ cuts a promo about the future or something, but Jordan is so big it’s hard to pay attention. Riddle comes down, they’re supposed to have a match but AJ humiliates Jack Daddy by making him beg for Jordan to leave the ring. He tries a five count DQ, but Jordan grabs his arm. Finally AJ relents.

AJ Styles vs. Matt Riddle

On the outside, Riddle goes for a sliding kick thing on the apron, but Jordan steps in his way. Riddle gets freaked out.

Riddle gets the upper hand back in the ring, but they fight at the top of the post and both come down hard, Jordan stalks Riddle on the outside, balls up his fist slowly, as Riddle gets in, AJ hits him with a drop kick, then a Styles Clash. Jordan is great.

**⅔

Charley Caruso interviews Drew McIntyre

Drew takes over the mic, says Randy is super evil. And intelligent. He talks a lot more but like, didn’t say anything.

Asuka vs. Lana

Lana gets some offense in early, for the first three minutes or so, it looked great, but it doesn’t take long before she taps to the Asuka lock.

*3/4

Nia and Shayna come down, clear the table, and for a fifth time, Lana gets put through a table. Asua fights off Shayna.

NIa and Shayna promo: They bicker a little bit, but Shayna says none of that matters, what matters is what we do- we dominate. We own the women’s tag team titles, which means we owns both women’s divisions. NIa: And if any of you refute that, I dare you to do something about it.

Dana Brooke and Mandy Rose come down.

Riott Squad

PEYTON ROYCE, WHO JUST GOT SEPARATED FROM HER TAG TEAM PARTNER, COMES DOWN WITH LACEY EVANS

We get a fatal fourway

Nia and Shayna win, but this was fun stuff. (refer to larson notes for detailed breakdown, cuz I forgot to take notes during this)

**1/2

Elias concert

Fuck this I’m not watching it

Jeff Hardy attacks

Miz/Morrison talk backstage, about Otis, Tucker gets upset, says he’s gonna find a tag partner to make their lives miserable. They laugh at him. Man, I wish it was Otis in disguise.

New Day vs. Elias interview backstage- he’s upset about Jeff’s attack- he fights Jeff Hardy at Hell in a Cell, hopefully in the preshow

Kofi vs. Sheamus

New Day promo:

2020 sucks

Sheamus

Promo: He says they’re ⅔ of the new day, so you’re gonna end up on the wrong end of a brogue kick

Kofi: Just cuz we’re on a new brand, doesn’t mean we’re apart, it just means we get to spread our seed all over the wwe universe.

Sheamus says divided you will fall:

Xavier says your ashy ass got dropped on a car windshield, don’t leave your lotion at home

NEW DAY ROCKS

Big E in THUNDERDOME

Goddamn twice Kofi got slammed hella hard, the second on an Alabama Slam

Sheamus gets Kofi up for a second rope White Noise, Kofi reverses into leg sweep

Kofi wins with Trouble In Paradise

***

Retribution promo

My strength isn’t just in numbers.

He says cuz this company couldn’t figure out how to make a buck off a guy named Mustafa Ali. I learned all their secrets. I might as well confess, I was the hacker.

I found these guys, I united them, because I promised I would help find their truth.

If you try to stop the truth, I will shut you down.

Hurt Business

Titus comes up, he tries to pitch himself to HB, MVP says lets talk about it- then they jump him.

Miz/Morrison in the ring

Tucker comes out to heavy Machinery music- he says he found luchador- EL GRAN GORDO it’s Otis in a lucha costume he talks Spanish I’m cracking up.

SI SENIOR TUCKYYYY

Miz talks shit to Otis, says he knows how to play the system, he’ll separate Otis from the contract like he’s separated Otis from the rest of his storyline.

Tucker/El Gran Gordo vs Miz/Morrison

Tucky isolated for awhile, Otis gets the hot tag, pins Miz thanks to distraction from 24-hour title division running through- LHP runs through and watches El Gran Gordo’s lucha moves for a second

Otis/Tucker/New Day celebrating

MANDY brings Otis a HAM

EL GORDO ROCKS

Firefly Funhouse

Bray is unpacking his moving box- he’s sad he left his friends on SD, but he gets to make new friends on Raw

The puppets talk about new beginnings, Ramblin Rabbit says he’s gonna be a better husband- Bray says he didn’t know he had a wife, and he promises to be a better friend- the past is in our heads, the future is in her our hands.

Ramblin says all I wanted was a fresh start- then Mercy kills him. Fresh start? More like Fresh meat!

Alexa knocks on the door! He says we always save the best for last! Alexa: And the fun is just getting started!

Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee

Braun is selling his match with Roman Reigns

Good old fashioned MONSTER match, Lee was about to finish Braun with a power bomb, Braun banged his head up into Lee’s DICK AND BALLS, big boot gets him the pin

**½

While braun celebrates, Lee grabs him and kicks him in his DICK AND BALLS- talks some serious shit to him- this one will continue, I like it.

Randy Orton gets in line early for hell In a cell, he locks the door.

He talks about Legends and legendary moments, gets interrupted by BIG SWEATY SHIRTLESS DREW. Randy goads him, says come get me. Drew says ok, gets bolt cutters, gets in. They get the NITRO finish on a cliffhanger!