WWE Raw Review: Elimination Chamber Fallout

Rob Wolkenbrod

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Follow along with our review of tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw.

Tonight will feature the latest episode of Monday Night Raw. We will see fallout from last night’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and build towards June 14’s Money in the Bank show.

No matches have been announced but we do know that Daniel Bryan is backstage for Raw. Big Show is in town, too, but no word if he’ll be at the show.

We also found out last night most of the Money in the Bank ladder match participants: Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Neville, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus and Kofi Kingston. It’s a very good field on paper. WWE teased that we could get an addition or two to this field. Possibilities include King Barrett, Ryback, Cesaro and Dean Ambrose, among others.

Speaking of Ambrose, will he return Seth Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship tonight? If not, what will Triple H do to him?

To find out the answer to all of the above, follow along with our Raw review by clicking “next.”

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WWE Raw Pre-Show

Kevin Owens will talk about defeating John Cena tonight.
Ryback will defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against The Miz. Interesting call given the latter was taken out by The Meta Powers last night.
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus announced.
Samoa Joe supposedly debuted on WWE Superstars against Tyson Kidd. Could he appear on Raw tonight?

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The Authority Promo

Every member of The Authority (sans Big Show) comes out looking disgusted over Dean Ambrose stealing the WWE WHC.

Stephanie McMahon says all Ambrose can do is steal and he’s hardly what she calls “WWE Superstar material.” She asks what the crowd what should be done with him.

Triple H gets on the microphone and is furious, demanding that Ambrose comes out with the title. Instead they get Roman Reigns.

Reigns says Ambrose wants a rematch for the title in a ladder match. He says Seth Rollins was beat and is a terrible champion. This infuriates Rollins, who agrees to the rematch. He says he doesn’t need anyone to help him against Ambrose and storms off to the back.

Triple H starts talking about Rollins ruining Reigns’ moment with MITB at WrestleMania 31. The Game says maybe Reigns won’t be in the MITB match after tonight if he loses to the opponent who he finds.

Rob’s Note: Solid opening segment. It didn’t feel long and drawn out like most of these are.

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Roman Reigns vs. King Barrett

Result: Roman Reigns defeats King Barrett via pinfall

Rating: 2.8 out of 5 stars

This match was made by Triple H. Roman Reigns will be out of Money in the Bank if he loses and King Barrett will be in.

Reigns and Barrett begin going back and forth early on until the former Shield man took over. Going to break we saw Barrett kick the steel steps into Reigns.

We come back to see Barrett in control for awhile until Reigns finally started breaking through. After gaining some momentum, Barrett would hit Winds of Change and look for the Bull Hammer. He would miss and Reigns nearly got the pinfall.

Barrett would hit Reigns in the eyes, which the referee didn’t see. As Barrett went for the Bull Hammer, Reigns would hit him with a spear for the win.

Rob’s Note: There wasn’t much doubt about the finish. Reigns moves on and Barrett loses once again.

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Roman Reigns Backstage

The Authority tells him he needs to defeat Mark Henry.

Nikki Bella Interview

Nikki is congratulated on holding the Divas Championship for 6 months. She’s asked what’s next and says she’s honored to be part of the Diva’s division until Paige comes in. She would challenge Nikki, who would accept and make the match for tonight on Raw.

Ryback Promo

Ryback comes out and says how happy he is to be the IC Champion.

Ryback vs. The Miz

Before the match could start, Big Show would come out and knock out Miz. Show said he wants to be the one to take down Ryback and the IC Title. Ryback looked like a midget next to him.

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The Champ is Here!

Owens says when he says he’s going to do something, he’ll deliver. He says when he said he would leave Sami Zayn and John Cena lying in the ring, he delivered.

Owens said he talked to his wife and son, whose a Cena fan. He asked his father if Cena was alright and calls it “blind worship.” He says Cena has been a living, breathing superhero and starts mocking his catchphrases. Owens says Cena became the hero to his son that he couldn’t be because he was always on WWE television.

Owens says last night he beat Super Cena and says hustle, loyalty and respect will be uttered by a broken man. Owens says he will expose the man that is John Cena at Money in the Bank. Owens says a real role model will deliver just like he does.

Enter Cena.

Cena says Owens needs to act like he’s been there before and to shut up.

Cena puts over Owens’ debut. He says five minutes ago he was going to walk down the ramp and hand over his US Championship until Owens ran his mouth. Cena says he doesn’t even deserve the NXT Championship.

Cena says Owens isn’t a real man because he judges others. Cena says people feel the way they feel about him because they see him deliver every week.

Cena starts talking about his “Never Give Up” catchphrase and points to a kid holding an “I’m Beating Cancer” sign in the audience.

Cena says the three words that defines Owens is “Never Give Up.” He says Owens needs to think before he speaks.

The two look like they’re going to brawl until Owens exits the ring.

Rob’s Note: Two awesome promos from two extremely talented stars. They now have match of the year and promos of the year to their names.

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Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

Result: Dolph Ziggler defeats Kofi Kingston via pinfall.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Before the match, Xavier Woods would get on the microphone and say Tim Duncan needs to retire. This drew huge heat from the crowd.

Ziggler would get a hot start with a few high energy moves until Kingston fought back with a big kick. Ziggler would regain momentum with a neck-breaker and elbow for a near-fall.

After Woods tried distracting Ziggler, Kingston would roll him up. Ziggler would counter with his own rollup to get the win.

This infuriated Big E and Woods, who ran in and started beating up Ziggler. This led to The Prime Time Players coming out to make the save.

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Dolph Ziggler and The Prime Time Players vs. The New Day

Result: Dolph Ziggler and The Prime Time Players defeats The New Day via pinfall.

Rating: 2.8 out of 5 stars

We come back to see that a six-man tag match was made along with PTP being in control.

Soon after, New Day would tag in back and forth, stomping on Young in their corner. Woods would gain control of Young until the latter started making a brief comeback, only to get attacked by Kingston.

Young would finally be able to make the hot tag to Titus O’Neil, who unloaded on Big E and Woods with his power. This was a lot of fun to watch.

O’Neil would plant Woods with a big pump handle slam for the win.

Rob’s Note: This was a very fun six-man tag match. Titus stole this with his athleticism and power. Nice performance.

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Roman Reigns vs. Mark Henry

Result: Roman Reigns defeats Mark Henry via count-out.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

If Reigns loses this match, he would be out of the Money in the Bank ladder match.

Reigns would start hot but get overpowered by Henry’s strength and nearly be pinned.

Henry would go after Reigns’ eye, which was hurt during his match with Barrett earlier.

Reigns would finally work his way back, sending Henry out of the ring. After being driven into the ring post, Reigns hit a big Superman Punch. This led to Henry being counted out.

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WWE Divas Championship Match
Nikki Bella (c) vs. Paige

Result: Nikki Bella defeats Paige via pinfall to retain the WWE Divas Championship.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Nikki Bella would begin the match with the edge on Paige. She would hit a suplex on the British Diva and get her into a new submission maneuver. Paige would finally fight back but Nikki rolled out of the ring.

When Nikki got back in, Paige went for the PTO but missed it. They would begin to trade moves back and forth until Paige hit Rampaige off the top rope.

When Nikki was out of the ring she rolled under the ring and out would come Brie, who rolled up Paige quickly for the win.

Rob’s Note: The match was good but are the Bella’s really heel again? WWE has no idea what they’re doing with the Diva’s division. Maybe they simply don’t care.

I know I’ve officially checked out from the matches. I tried giving them more of a chance but the horrendous booking makes it impossible. Why should anyone watch their matches anymore?

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Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

Result: Randy Orton defeats Sheamus via disqualification.

The two would begin this match slowly until Orton took over with a few punches and a clothesline of Sheamus before going to break.

We come back to see Sheamus in control for awhile until Orton built momentum with a few clotheslines and a big powerslam. He would lay him out with a DDT as well.

As Orton went for the RKO, Sheamus countered and sent him out of the ring.

Sheamus would get frustrated and hit Orton with a chair to cause a DQ. The Celtic Warrior would beat him down outside the ring, causing multiple referees to come out and stop the beating. As Orton got up, though, he was Brogue Kicked.

Rob’s Note: This was a decent match. I don’t have an issue with the DQ because neither could afford the loss.

Rusev Interview

Rusev says he has nothing, no championship, no career, no woman and he’s just a broken man. He says he has a broken spirit and is the one crushed. He says he will get back all of “it.”

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Bo Dallas vs. Neville

Result: Neville defeats Bo Dallas via pinfall.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Dallas says he wanted to help Neville but now wants to hurt him.

Dallas went to work right away on Neville, throwing him out of the ring. The Man That Gravity Forgot fought back with some moves to eventually set up the Red Arrow.

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Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt

Result: Roman Reigns defeats Bray Wyatt via pinfall.

Rating: 2.8 out of 5 stars

If Reigns loses, he is out of the Money in the Bank ladder match.

Reigns would go after Wyatt immediately, clobbering him with right hands until The Eater of Worlds quickly fought back.

Moments later The Authority would come out to watch on stage, even though Seth Rollins said he didn’t need them. We go to break as Wyatt was still in control.

We come back to see Wyatt dominating an exhausted Reigns until the latter got a big lariat to even the field. Reigns would finally get up and deliver a few right hands to Wyatt before being taken down again.

Wyatt would begin slapping around Reigns before the two started trading punches. Reigns would hit a big Samoan Drop to set up a Superman Punch, which was countered. Reigns was planted and nearly pinned.

Reigns would finally hit the Superman Punch, leading to The Authority making their way to the ring.

As Kane got on the apron, Reigns side-stepped Wyatt, who flew into Kane. Reigns would spear Wyatt for the win.

After the match The Authority would start beating down Reigns until Dean Ambrose came out to make the save. He appeared with the WWE WHC and attacked Rollins, hitting him with Dirty Deeds. Ambrose would try to give back Rollins the title, but took it right back from him. The two babyfaces stood tall to end Raw.

Rob’s Note: Decent match but anything with Ambrose is entertaining. Fun way to close a decent show.

Next: WWE Raw Preview

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Rob Wolkenbrod

Robert is an editor, writer, and video editor. He covers the San Antonio Spurs for Forbes and the Toronto Raptors for Hoops Habit.