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Del Rio vs Swagger (Chairs US Title) - Way better than it should have been. Easily the best WWE Chairs match ever. Not the greatest praise but still was good than bad.

Rusev vs Ryback - Decent match. Rusev was good. Not a huge fan of Ryback using aerial offense in that match.

I want to confirm that I thought those ill advised spots were great. But still stupid.

New Day vs Usos vs Lucha Dragons (Ladder Tag Title) - Good match that had some very ill advised spots. The Sin Cara swanton to the floor and Kalisto finisher through the ladder come to mind. Big E benching the ladder ruled though.

Sasha vs Becky - This was solid. My main problem was with how standard it was. They could have done better even with the small time given.

Anybody else having problems with getting the stream to come up?

I'm about to put on some stuff in a bit. I want this to keep going. It's ridiculous it took them so long to get any of this stuff out.

"I have a sneaking suspicion that Raw is gonna be good tonight. ..." - Matt Striker on Twitter. Mick Foley on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealMickFoley/posts/1184178598278943:0

My life is fueled by obsessions. I get obsessed with something from about a few weeks to a few months at a time. It's football season so that's what I focus on most. I even watched Utah State-San Diego State last night. With wrestling I usually watch it consistently, but WWE's the only constant. It's certainly the live aspect. My ceiling for liking stuff on RAW is low and I'm someone who always has the TV in the background. Sometimes I just have RAW on while doing other stuff. I like wrestling so it works in that I have something on I like too. Maybe Cesaro or New Day will come on and peak my interest for a bit. When it comes to old footage I have to have an obsession for it. No way I'm watching 80s Southeastern without something triggering that. I've spent weeks obsessing about old lucha, classic 80s and 90s Japan wrestling, WCW, and miscellaneous 80s territory stuff. Something triggered those obsessions. That's pretty much how I view all my entertainment anyways. Through weekly to monthly obsessions.

Seth Rollins vs Sting (WWE Title) - This was real good too. Sting took way too many crazy bumps for his age. I liked the finish okay, but I'm wondering if Sting was legit hurt. Kane's return was hilarious. Be ready for Kane-Rollins at Hell in the Cell.

John Cena vs Seth Rollins (US Title) - I thought this was real good. I loved the decisive finish. I was shocked at Cena hitting three moves to win. That needs to happen more often in WWE. The counters in this were great too even if I thought going for the Five Knuckle Shuffle several times is a bit ludicrous. Cena's such a fucking jerk.

When was he good? Sleeper era? Granted, he was wrestling Rey a lot. I liked him a lot around this time yes. I haven't liked him in over two years. Granted I haven't gone back and watched any of his stuff 2009-2012.

The Wyatts vs Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, & Chris Jericho - Jericho is such a shitty third man. The problem with this match is it shouldn't have happened until two or three months from now. Then Reigns & Ambrose could actually you get a guy Strowman's size to compete with him after losing to him for months. Strowman needed to work in a tag with Bray or something. The match was really good actually and the faces did their best to make Strowman look good. The Wyatts did get pretty good heat because of Jericho though. Is Jericho joining the Wyatts? What's up with that post-match?

Charlotte vs Nikki Bella (Divas Title) - This was a good match. Nikki was really good here working over Charlotte's leg. I'm pretty sure Nikki's pants almost fell off on Raw and her boobs nearly fell out tonight. She needs a wardrobe change. I wasn't big on the finish. Charlotte winning with her submission finisher with her bad knee is annoying.

New Day vs Dudleys (Tag Title) - I enjoyed this. Big E.'s splash on the apron looked uncomfortably nasty. I wish the New Day had beaten the Dudleys clean. Oh well, at least they kept the belts. The post-match was fun.

Rusev vs Dolph Ziggler - I didn't like this. I thought there were too many near falls off superkicks. Plus, it was too your turn, my turn. I also think Dolph has fallen considerably in ring. The finish was goofy hell. Why wasn't Dolph disqualified for interference (even it it's accidental)?

Kevin Owens vs Ryback (IC Title) - This was a good match. Owens has gotten better working as heel. He's great at taunting and is improving working on top. There's a lot less move trading in his matches. I liked Ryback's selling of the arm too. The finish is okay, but I'm happy Owens got the win.

Stardust & The Ascension vs Neville & The Lucha Dragons - I liked this. There were some fun spots and the crowd was into it. The Queen's Crossbow as a finisher name doesn't fit Stardust. It sounds more like the given name of Valaryian steel in Westeros.

New Day vs Dudleyz was just announced for Raw tonight on the pre-show. Of course they would have this match on free TV within a week. Ambrose vs Braun Stroman just announced for tonight too. Ryback vs Big Show for IC Title announced as well. They are basically announcing the whole show beforehand every week now.

Raw tonight: Sting will open the show Team PCB in a beat the clock challenge to determine number one contender for Nikki Bella at Night of Champions Rusev vs Dolph Ziggler in a Summerlsam re-match. The divas will finally work singles, but in typical short divas matches it seems. I don't care about Rusev-ZIggler. I hope it's better than the Summerslam match. I wonder if they will announce Cena-Rollins for the US title at Night of Champions as well.

I really enjoy Fujiwara and see him in the top half, but have also never gotten the top ten all time hype that was bestowed upon him from many going through the NJ set. As a result, I was initially disappointed. Fujiwara has some great strikes, submissions, and charisma but in a lot of ways I still see him as a limited performer and in the vein of a more athletic Onita. I see where your coming from here. I tend to be someone who's extremely impressed with wrestlers who excel at just a few things and make it work every time out. Fujiwara is one of those guys. I'm also a fan of epic charisma in wrestling with the likes of Fujiwara, Choshu, Tenryu, and Hash. They make everything feel huge and like a big deal. Fujiwara's performances in the 84, 86, and 88 tags and gauntlets are legendary. I think they're some of the best performances ever. Then you add in the Maeda and Inoki matches. Finally, I think he's still great today. Not as good as he was, but still extremely fun and watchable. Working that limited style has made him great for decades and I consider that to be impressive.

I'm disappointed in the lack of love for Fujiwara. I thought he was absolutely incredible on the New Japan set putting out amazing performance after amazing performance. The additional stuff from the shoot style promotions I've seen from him have been great too. I hope he gets more love as the time gets closer to submit ballots.

The problem with that is Trips and Stephanie were almost amused by Sting's appearance and happily left the ring peacefully without any sign of displeasure. There are other ways of course, but Trips being pissed about Sting ruining that ceremony would hardly be believable due to his shitty reaction after the unveiling.

Abby's someone who I love to watch. I enjoy almost all of the matches I've seen of his. That doesn't mean they're great matches of course. It just means he's one of my favorite wrestlers to watch and I wanted to find a spot for him on my list.

This was a great show. Sasha/Bayley was another MOTYC. I actually liked every match on this card. Balor-Owens was real good and Joe-Corbin was satisfying. Liger was awesome especially when he did the pose with Breeze's camera. NXT continues to deliver on their big shows. I hope they keep it up.