WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for January 30

WWE Universal Championship Match

Kevin Owens (c) vs. Braun Strowman

Result: Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens via disqualification

Rating: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Before the break, Owens tried to convince Jericho to come to ringside with him. Y2J agreed, but decided to sit in on commentary instead. It ended up not being a smart decision.

Braun being a complete wild card is actually kind of refreshing. The only predictable thing about him is that he’s going to destroy everything in his path. Problem is, you may not know what his path is.

Kevin Owens is such a smart pro wrestler. I’m not saying he sits in the back and reads Ulysses or something, but he really, truly understands how pro wrestling works. Dropping out of the ring as soon as the bell rings? He knows that’s what a coward would do. He’s spent the whole episode trying to weasel out of this match. Of course he needs to act like a coward.

But when it comes down to fighting, Owens is great at that, too. This was by far the best Braun Strowman match to date. KO is strong enough to put up a believable fight to make Strowman look vulnerable – that’s huge.

Of course, Roman Reigns came down and caused a DQ. After last night at the Rumble, you knew Strowman was in for it. But the impressive thing is how protected Strowman is right now – it took multiple Superman punches and a spear from the ring steps to put him down.

And he still got up before what would have been a ten count. He’s a monster!

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