Monday Night Raw – May 1, 2017: The Two Fisted Problem
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Night Raw
Date: May 1, 2017
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T., Corey Graves
Opening sequence.
Alexa Bliss/Nia Jax/Emma/Alicia Fox vs. Bayley/Sasha Banks/Dana Brooke/Mickie James
Enzo Amore vs. Luke Gallows
Neville tells TJ Perkins to stay focused.
Tony Nese/Brian Kendrick/Noam Dar vs. Rich Swann/Akira Tozawa/Jack Gallagher
The good guys all have umbrellas for their entrances. Tozawa kicks Kendrick in the face to start but Nese runs him over without much effort. Everything breaks down in a hurry and the villains are sent outside, leaving everyone else to pose. Back with Tozawa in trouble at the hands of all three heels.
Rating: C+. This got MUCH better after the commercial and made me less annoyed after thinking it was the old “throw them into one match” concept. At this point 205 Live needs something to be built up other than the main event so having six guys go out there looking good is one of the best things that can be done.
We look back at Sheamus and Cesaro turning heel last night.
Here are Sheamus (who Graves correctly identifies as looking like Travis Bickle) and Cesaro for their explanation. Sheamus is tired of living in a fog where he had to pretend to like the fans. They were ready to take their titles back at Wrestlemania but then the Hardys were thrown in for the nostalgia reaction.
Heath Slater vs. Apollo Crews
Dean interviews Rollins because there are cameras in the locker room and therefore there must be an interview. After listing off some potential names, Dean asks if Rollins would like an Intercontinental Title shot. Tensions are teased but Dean throws it back to Gorilla before it goes too far.
Austin Aries vs. TJ Perkins
Post match Perkins puts Aries in the kneebar to leave him laying.
Ambrose interviews Balor and suggests eating a carb. Balor takes a bite of a doughnut before heading to the ring but is replaced by the Drifter, who seems to confuse Ambrose.
Last night, Angle said goodbye to Chris Jericho after he won the US Title, sending him to Smackdown.
Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz
Results
Alexa Bliss/Nia Jax/Alicia Fox/Emma b. Dana Brooke/Bayley/Sasha Banks/Mickie James – DDT to Bayley
Luke Gallows b. Enzo Amore – Flapjack
Rich Swann/Akira Tozawa/Jack Gallagher b. Tony Nese/Brian Kendrick/Noam Dar – Running dropkick to Kendrick
Apollo Crews b. Heath Slater – Toss Powerbomb
Austin Aries b. TJ Perkins – Last Chancery
Miz b. Seth Rollins and Finn Balor – Pin after Sister Abigail from Bray Wyatt
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