Official WrestleMania 35 Go-Home Raw Thread: 4/1/2019

Glad I recorded RAW last night. The house show I went to Sunday night was hands down more enjoyable and it was 3 hours long as well. How can the writers make a house show seen by a few thousand be better than a televised show seen by millions ?

I guess not having the fingerprints of 'Last Minute McMahon' all over the show crumpling up their scripts at the zero hour speaks volumes of what they can actually do sometimes. Plus having endless commercials to sit through for RAW not only during matches but between segments and all the PR spots and other video packages makes it feel that much more like sitting in quicksand.

Terrible show. Batista was the highlight. The show should've ended with the Rollins/Lesnar segment, as lukewarm as it was.

The women's match gets more cringeworthy with every passing week. By attempting to add drama/raise the stakes they make it increasingly less believable and more silly. That kickfight had all of the drama of a foodfight. It made everyone look goofy, nobody looked badass, and I get less interested in this match by the week. I'd say aside from turning Ronda they haven't done a single thing right in the build for this match since the Rumble, and Charlotte still doesn't belong. I'd have ended this with Ronda taking them both out in nasty fashion, as this was essentially her last stand. She should look unbeatable. Instead we get the wacky arrest-fest that isn't remotely believable in spite of Cole's 'she SHOULD be arrested for that!' Even though worse happens on a weekly basis with no repercussion (although I could see Ronda's arrest could see justified for hitting a cop if the entire thing wasn't pointless.)

I'm kind of ok with the 'is Roman 100%?' Story, but it's a total afterthought. Although every match on this card has been positioned as a throwaway aside from the main event, the two title matches, and the Angle retirement

Who the hell ends a show with Baron Corbin? He's a decent mid card heel, but they clearly see more in him than he's capable of carrying.

I thought Angle was supposed to have a match with Rey. I'd have been happy with REY/Angle as a main event, especially for Angle's final Raw match. That's two matches in a row that were advertised that either didn't take place or got interrupted before they got going. The AJ match was starting to look like it could be good too. Angle must REALLY not be able to go anymore. Also, Rey is pretty much a jobber. From a storyline perspective why is he getting the title match and not the guy who beat him several times (Almas)?

This was a pretty lousy show for a Wrestlemania go home show, but this year I don't have that Wrestlemania feeling that I usually do either. Again, main event, Baron Corbin?

Does anyone know of Becky or Ronda’s legal team has been in contact with the Metropolitan Police Department? I can imagine putting two suspects with violent tendencies in the same transport without a partition is against department policy. MPD and the specific officers involved should be sued criminally and civilly by the two women for negligence and endangerment.