WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for April 17

Miz TV, with Dean Ambrose

WHY AM I JUST NOW LEARNING THAT MIZ’S CHAIR FOR MIZ TV SAYS “MONEYMAKER” ON THE BACK?

But I digress. I’m glad to see that Miz is still working that Talking Smack deal even though he’s on Monday nights. He put on his best Sinister Minister suit and brought straight fire to this segment. One week into the Superstar Shake-Up, and so far so good for Miz.

And I know that last week I expressed some concern about Ambrose heading over to Raw, but tonight he has me more on his side. No one in wrestling flips the switch between “wacky goofball” and “homicidal maniac” quite like Dean. In this edition of Miz TV, he did it twice.

So Miz is verbally laying into Ambrose, which is a good thing. Ambrose knows there’s a time for wacky shenanigans, and a time to just obliterate an opponent, which is good. Even Maryse got in on the game with a well-delivered barb about the man making the title. All in all, it was a great edition of Miz TV.

Strowman Meets His Match?

Braun continues his Tour of Destruction 2017 by welcoming Kalisto to Raw. It’s not the most pleasant of welcomes, but I’m not going to be the one to point that out to Strowman.

Anyway, Braun is interrupted by Big Show, because WWE is booked by the kids from Jurassic World – if you want to beat a monster, go bigger. And a match is set for later tonight.