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

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Raw Tag Team Championship Match
 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Cesaro & Sheamus

Result: Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro & Sheamus via disqualification

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

First, let’s get some ridiculousness out of the way. Enzo and Cass decide to watch the match from ringside. It makes sense – they’re a tag team, and clearly think they should be in the title picture, so they’re scouting. What doesn’t make sense is being at ringside in chairs with no announce table because it’s on the stage. It looks so ridiculous – they’re not in the timekeeper’s area, and they’re not on commentary. They’re just in limbo.

Moving on, the match is what you would expect from these four. There’s some really good HOSS FIGHT stuff between Sheamus and Gallows. Cesaro is practically inhuman in how he moves and what he can pull off. And Anderson is so fluid and natural that his contributions sometimes fly under the radar. The fact that it wasn’t really a full match hurt it a bit, and it didn’t really go anywhere.

As the challengers start to build up some momentum, we finally find out why Enzo and Cass are at ringside. Turns out they’re a contrived way to get to a DQ finish! Gallows tumbles to the floor, and kicks Enzo in the face. Honestly, I’d probably do the same thing if he was in my way (I’m a heel, deal with it). Cass boots Gallows and the match gets thrown out.

Obviously, Enzo and Cass are being primed for a stay in the title picture. Whether Sheamus and Cesaro stay together is another story – if they’re out of the title scene, they should be friends, but singles competitors. Let real tag teams fight it out; their story is over now.