WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Grades, Analysis For January 8 Show

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Sasha Banks and Bayley (with Mickie James) vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose (with Paige)

In a rather star-studded tag team match featuring some of the most prominent women on the Raw roster, Sasha Banks and Bayley took control of the match early on against Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose.  Absolution took control back of the match with both Deville and Rose controlling The Boss.

Bayley thwarted off Deville just in time for Banks to make Rose tap out to the Banks Statement.  The match was a pretty standard tag team match, but it did a nice enough job of keeping the crowd involved despite not going on very long.  It gave some of the top babyfaces on the brand some momentum over the new dominant trio of the division as well.

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A recap of last week’s lackluster finish to Raw with Brock Lesnar and Kane’s brawl to end the night followed and it looked even more lackluster than it was last week.  The attention then shifted to 205 Live where Goldust is now apparently an ally of Cedric Alexander.

It’s strange to see Goldust in 205 Live, especially given how he’s a veteran and definitely over 205 pounds.  But at least Goldust and Alicia Fox teaming up in the mixed match challenge should be greatly entertaining.