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Final thoughts on the Aug 5, 2019 edition of Raw (with larger/major spoilers)

Raw *really* needs to cut down that run-time. Most of the filler was just crap.

Just to summarize:
-There were a grand total of what, 3-4 matches? We had a Women's Tag match ending in a DQ, there was the OC vs New Day match, and that great 4-way Women's Tag Champ match... as well as the Drew McIntyre fight that never started and only lasted a few minutes. (Apparently there were a few more matches on the non-Hulu edition.) It's even worse when you consider that the first match ended in DQ with one teammate never even entering the ring.

-A large amount of time was wasted on Brock and Samoa Joe's feuds where, again, not much of interest was happening. Roman's hit&run seems like an obvious red herring, but apparently an editor on CagesideSeats (which I checked to see if I somehow forgot a match) thinks it exonerates Joe.

-The show had a lot of people showing up and doing nothing. Trish Stratus was in a tag match where she never fought, Kurt Angle was a special guest ref for a match that never started, and all Goldberg did was sign a paper.

-The 4-way Women's Tag match was really the only thing worth watching. Eliminating the champs first was really the way to go and, although this is probably the first time I've seen 6 of these competitors (at least in the WWE?), it seemed like each of the tag teams had some time to shine.

When I stopped watching last time, the Women's division seemed tiny. You really only had a handful of stars who seemed even slightly credible and, for a while, the division was being carried by Sasha, Charlotte, and Becky. That match gave the impression that the division is pretty healthy -- likely much healthier than it actually is.

I went into it only really knowing Alexa (who I've liked since she turned heel in NXT when she started valeting for... I can't even remember. I think they were feuding with either the Vaudevillains or Enzo&Cass and Alexa's interference made and kept them champs) and Asuka (who I never liked because she can't deliver a good promo and was booked like superwoman, but who was obviously talented). However, I was quickly sold on quite a few other wrestlers. Kairi won me over from the get-go, but Nikki Cross was also great. Mandy and Sonya had some really nice moves. And even the somewhat generic Iconics (or Ilconics?) had some cool-looking combination moves.

I will say one thing, though -- I hope to god that Alexa drops that fucking Twisted Bliss. Divas shouldn't be elbow-dropping from a turnbuckle or, hell, doing *anything* from a turnbuckle on a regular basis. Their careers risk getting cut short by injuries enough as is and I shudder to think about the long-term damage from that kind of a move.
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