WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for March 6
By Bryan Heaton
Samoa Joe vs. Chris Jericho
Result: Samoa Joe defeats Chris Jericho via count out
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Let’s take a look at what the story is here: Joe is “The Destroyer,” doing Triple H’s bidding when necessary, and when not he’s just hurting people. Earlier in the night, he came out to help Kevin Owens in his brawl with Jericho. Why? Probably because Owens is loosely affiliated with Triple H, as well.
Meanwhile, Jericho is still feeling the effects of the beatdown from the Festival of Friendship. He’s clearly not at full strength, so he’s not really any kind of a match for Joe. And Jericho never really gets anything going because of it.
Just one of the many DEVASTATING combinations in the arsenal of #TheDestroyer @SamoaJoe! #RAW pic.twitter.com/gqcFjtYBNd
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) March 7, 2017
Eventually, Joe decides to stop playing and just end things. He locks in the Coquina Clutch on the floor, making Y2J pass out at around the 7 count. Joe lets go, rolls back into the ring to avoid getting counted out, and waits for Jericho to lose by count out.
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Because Joe is The Destroyer, he’s not content with a win. He brings Jericho in for more of a beatdown, but is hit with a surprise Codebreaker before retreating.
I have a few problems with all of that. First, the count out victory – why not just get Jericho to pass out in the ring, and win by submission/TKO? The count out is the lamest possible finish I can think of.
Second, the surprise Codebreaker. Last night, we saw Joe make Sami Zayn pass out in the Coquina Clutch. Joe was practically in the shower by the time Sami started getting up and moving. Tonight, Jericho is fine like 30 seconds later to hit his signature? And then looking no worse for wear? A few weeks after being beaten into a hospital? It’s so inconsistent. Not to mention it makes Sami look like the scrawniest wimp on the roster. It’s like when the apron powerbomb killed him for months, and Seth Rollins was fine the next week.