WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for February 6

Charlotte Antagonizes Sasha

Glad to see the Women’s Champion knows that there’s such a thing as the “high road.” Also, poor Sasha.

Austin Aries Interviews Neville

The Greatest Interviewer That Ever Lived drops some news – Rich Swann’s ankle injury has opened the door for a number one contender. Tomorrow night on 205 Live, a fatal five-way match will determine said contender.

Of course, because Neville says it doesn’t matter who the winner is, each participant is prompted to come to ringside. Cedric Alexander, Noam Dar, Tony Nese, Jack Gallagher, and TJ Perkins all come out, some speaking, some not, but they all fight.

What’s funny to me is that the brawl between champion and all potential challengers is practically the peak of the Cruiserweight Division. It had action, high flying, clearly defined alignments, character work, and a crowd who (eventually) was into it. And that leads to…

Neville, Tony Nese, & Noam Dar vs. TJ Perkins, Jack Gallagher, & Cedric Alexander

Result: TJ Perkins, Jack Gallagher, & Cedric Alexander defeated Neville, Tony Nese, & Noam Dar via pinfall

Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars

…a match where the crowd was dead again!

Honestly, the chaos during the interview was much more exciting than the half of a match we saw. And the crowd must have agreed, because aside from the Lumbar Check at the end it was deafeningly silent during the match.

They’re clearly trying to push Neville as an elitist, who doesn’t think anyone is up to his standards. He wants to order people around, and when he isn’t listened to he takes his belt and goes home.

They’re also telegraphing TJP as the eventual winner of tomorrow’s match. He got the staredown with Neville, and he’s hyping that “first Cruiserweight Champion” thing pretty hard.

What really needs to happen, though, is the five guys blow the roof off the joint tomorrow night. Like, put on a match so good that no one can ignore it, and no one will ever want to miss a Cruiserweight match ever again. But instead, it’ll be the typical WWE multi-man match – safe, boring, and predictable.