WRESTLING RECAP: Playtime Williams breaks down WWE Raw from 01/25/16

Last updated: January 26, 2016

Originally published: January 26, 2016

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - The Royal Rumble (RR) Pay Per View (PPV) was Sunday, and the PPV actually turned out really well.  Now it is time to see if the WWE writers can grow the momentum on RAW, which normally they do not.  This time, the RAW following a PPV was actually pretty decent.  The highlight of the night was listening and viewing the interaction between The  New Day and The Rock.  Also worth knowing, the hottest wrestling free agent made his debut at the RR PPV, and made his RAW debut tonight.


Some things I still need to happen in the WWE Universe:

1. Bring back the Cruiser Weight Division
2. Make all the matches mean something to some sort of belt or rivalry.  
3. Show more of the roster.  You guys recycle the same talent too much.
4. You may wish to consider bringing the Diva's division full circle and have them with Tag Title belts, lightweight belts, etc. 
5. The Tag Team Division is starting to look better than the singles division.  Get more people graduated from NXT and get that division showcased more. 

Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Monday, January 15, 2016
Location: Miami, FL
Commentators:  JBL, Micheal Cole and Byron Saxton

New rating scale:  1- Forgettable match; 2 - Normal/average; 3 - Normal/average match with good moments; 4 - Good Match; 5 - Potential classic

 

A quick video recap of the matches and who won:

The cheat notes (For a full recap, watch the proceeding video after the cheat notes):

 

• • Pop up power bomb by Kevin Owens ends the match against Dolph Ziggler. Match Rating (MR): 3

  
  

  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • The Dudley Boyz beat Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel of The Social Outcast. MR: 2
  
  
  
  

  

  
  
  
  

• AJ Styles wins his debut RAW match against Chris Jericho. MR: 3

• Sasha Banks gets a disqualification win over Becky Lynch. MR: 2

• Bray Wyatt, with his family, beats Kane. MR: 2

• Paige and Natalya picks up a victory over Brie Bella and Alicia Fox. MR: 2

• Kalisto gets the pin victory over The Miz. MR: 3

• Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeats Sheamus and Rusev. MR: 3

My recap and thoughts on tonight's show including cutaway scenes in between matches: