(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - Pay Per View (PPV) Payback is 6 days away. With a great RAW last week, you could cement the need to see this PPV with a good RAw this week.  Overall, a decent RAW to help build PPV excitement and anticipation.


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.

Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Monday, May 11, 2015
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Commentators:  JBL, Micheal Cole and Booker T.

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - Pay Per View (PPV) Payback is quickly approaching. The best way to get your audience excited about a PPV that is not named "WrestleMania, is by giving them unpredictable matches and results leading up to your big show.  I will say, this RAW finally delivered great writing and had just enough "outside the comfort zone" writing to make someone excited about the upcoming PPV.  

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

Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Monday, May 04, 2015
Location: Montreal, Canada
Commentators:  JBL, Micheal Cole and Booker T.

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - A day after a Pay Per View (PPV), Extreme Rules (ER) in this case, is always the show you want to watch to see the fallout from the matches that happened.  Those matches normally dictates the flow of the WWE storyline for the next month, at least.  I will say, this RAW was just a decent show with some memorable moments.  

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

Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Monday, April 27, 2015
Location: Green Bay, WI
Commentators:  JBL, Micheal Cole and Booker T.

King of the Ring (KOTR) Montage of past tournaments and winners

Seth Rollins, J & J Security and Kane kicks of the show 

1. Booed heavily
2. "You Suck" chants
3.  ER Heavyweight title match highlights
4. Rollins relishes over using the RKO to beat Randy Orton
5. Thanks Kane for his help
6. Calls Kane "Crypt Keeper" and apologizes for comparing him to an old and forgotten relic
7. Kane called the RKO usage illegal and called Seth a whiner
8. Kane called Rollins "Justin Bieber"
9. "Justin Bieber" chants
10. Orton interrupts and says he wants a rematch
11. Orton ask Kane to grant the rematch
12. Roman Reigns music interrupts and says Orton had his change and Reigns deserves a shot
13. "Justin Bieber" chants
14. Kane says that everyone needs to respect the power of The Authority so a tag match is happening tonight
15. Kane says he will let the WWE Universe decide who Rollins will face for the next PPV - Payback

• KOTR - Ziggler VS Bad News Barrett (BNB)

1. Decent match
2. Decent pace
3. Sheamus interrupts match
4. Ziggler loses focus
5. BNB takes advantage and uses finishing move
6. BNB advances to 2nd round of the tournament
7. 7 out of 10 for the match 

• The New Day (New Tag Team Champions)

1. Heavy boos
2. "New Day Suck" chants
3. Xavier Woods tries to get a "New Day Rocks" chant
4. Boos heavier
5. "New Day Suck" chants louder

• Big E with The New Day VS Tyson Kidd with Cesaro and Natalya 

1. Kidd showcases the need for the Cruiser weight division
2. Woods holds down Kidd's leg
3. Big E wins
4. 7 out of 10 for the match



Video:

Recap of ER match between Cena and Rusev.  Announcement of "I Quit" match at Payback

• Ryback VS Bo Dallas

1. Outmatched
2. Need for cruiser weight division
3. Ryback dominance
4. Ryback wins
5. Bray Wyatt appears behind Ryback and delivers his finishing move on him
6. 6 out of 10 for the match

• John Cena Open Challenge

1. Cena states if he loses at Payback, he doesn't deserve a rematch 
2. Heath Slater accepts challenge
3. Rusev attacks Slater
4. Lana comes out to massive applause
5. Rusev sends Lana to the back
6. "We want Lana" chants
7. Rusev says he will make Cena say "I Quit" at Payback

Cutaway:  Seth Rollins ask Kane what does he means that the WWE Universe will decide his PPV Title match.  Rollins insults Kane so Kane lets him know it will either be Orton, Reigns and or both in a Triple Threat match. 

• KOTR - R. Truth VS Stardust

1. Slow paced match
2. Nothing outstanding
3. Truth wins
4. 6 out of 10 for the match
5. Truth advances to the 2nd round of the tourney

• Fandango VS Adam Rose

1. Decent match
2. Decent pace
3. Rosa is part of the Rose Buds
4. Fandango was distracted by Rosa revealing herself
5. Rose picks up a win
6. Rosa and Rose kiss
7. 7 out of 10 for the match 

Brie Bellas interviews on health of husband Daniel Bryan.  Naomi mush face Brie and says no cares about her or her husband.

• Brie Bella VS Naomi

1. Agressive Naomi 
2. Decent pace
3. Inside cradle gives Naomi the win
4. 7 out of 10 for the match

Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper ER match recap

• KOTR - Ambrose VS Sheamus

1. Recap of Sheamus VS Ziggler ER match
2. "Foghorn Leghorn" chants 
3. Decent match
4. Decent pace
5. Fight spills outside of the ring
6. Ziggler attacks Sheamus
7. Sheamus wins via disqualification
8. Sheamus advances to 2nd round of the tournament
9. 7 out of 10 for the match 

Damien Sandow gives his history on the identity transformation to entertain the WWE Universe.  He thanks the universe for their connection.

1. Curtis Axel interrupts and says he hates someone that doesn't know his identity
2. Sandow mocks Axel
3. Sandow beats up Axel after Axel gets frustrated from the mockery

Bray Wyatt cuts a promo saying Ryback is obsessed with vanity and Ryback is transparent

Tough Enough video submissions compilations

• KOTR - Neville VS Luke Harper

1. Huge size difference
2. Great paced match
3. "NXT" Chants
4. NEED FOR CRUISER WEIGHT DIVISION
5. Surprise win for Neville
6. 8 out of 10 for the match 

• Seth Rollins with J & J Security and Kane VS Roman Reigns and Randy Orton

1. Decent paced match
2. J & J gives distractions and interferes to help The Authority gain advantage throughout the match
3. Seth Rollins accidentally drops kick Kane
4. Kane recovers and J & J Security falls into him 
5. Kane recovers and Rollins accidentally dives into him
6. Kane snaps and attacks Rollins & J & J Security
7. Orton does the RKO on Rollins
8. Reigns & Orton wins
9. 7 out of 10 for the match

 Kane reveals what match the WWE Universe picked for Rollins to have at the Payback PPV.  78% of the universe picked the Triple Threat Match.  Reigns spears Rollins. 

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - This episode of Smackdown, on April 9, 2015, was actually pretty decent. The show started off pretty high energy, got kind of dull towards the middle of the match, then ended pretty well.  Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Thursday, April 9, 2015
Location: Dallas, TX
Commentators:  Jerry "The King" Lawler, Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips

• Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan kicks off Smackdown & hits the ring

1. Talks about his recent dealings and disrespect at the hands of Sheamus and Bad New Barrett (BNB)
2. BNB comes out and brags on knocking out Bryan
3. Sheamus comes out and calls Bryan an insect
4. "You Look Stupid" chants from the crowd at Sheamus
5. Sheamus and BNB say they will beat up little Bryan and approaches the ring
6. Dolph Ziggler comes out and back Bryan for a 2 on 2 Tag Team match
7. The Big Show comes out and says he wants to beat up on little people as well
8. Roman Reigns comes out and even the odds
9. The Big Show, BNB & Sheamus all runs out the ring after being attacked by the 3 small guys

• Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd VS The New Day

1. The New Day gets booed hard
2. "New Day Sucks" chants
3. Big E demands everyone gets up and clap with them
4. "New Day Sucks" claps all throughout the arena
5. Big E states that something has to change
6. Decent pace and decent ring energy match
7. Gut wrench suplex from Cesaro on Big E was impressive
8. Great tag team tandem maneuvers all throughout the match
9. Crowd negative chants throws Kofi's concentration off allows the tag champs to retain their belt
10. 9 out of 10 for this match

Recap of how the heavyweight championship at Extreme Rules Pay Per View came about

• Curtis Axel VS Neville

1. "Axelmania" plug
2. "NXT" chants
3. Cruiser weight division definitely needed
4. Red Arrow finisher from Neville wins the match for him
5. 8 out of 10 for this match

Video:

Cutaway:  Natalya, Cameron and Alicia Foxx interviews to showcase the dislike between the Divas

• Nat and Foxx pushes on each other and ends up fighting
• Cameron gets in between until they are seperated

• Natalya VS Alicia Foxx with Cameron as referee

1. Crowd into the match at the beginning 
2. Match starts off faced paced and progressively gets slower paced
3. Sharp shooter finisher gives Nat the win
4. 7 out of 10 for the match
5. Cameron DDTs both tired competitors after the match

Bray Wyatt speaks on Erick Rowan and how he will destroy Rowan

• Wyatt VS Rowan

1. Slow paced match
2. Crowd not really into the match at all
3. Wyatt wins a a lackluster match
4. 6 out of 10 for the match

The Miz plugs his new movie "The Marine 4" on Miz TV 

1. Summer Rae interrupts and reminds Miz that they both starred in the movie
2. Miz and Rae throw insults back and forth
3. Rae mentions that Mizdow was a bigger star than Miz
4. Miz blames WWE Universe for ruining Mizdow
5. Mizdow heads to ring
6. Miz tells Mizdow to apologize and he will accept him back
7. Mizdow attacks Miz and Miz leaves the ring
8. Mizdow kisses Summer Rae

• Sheamus/The Big Show/BNB VS Daniel Byran/Roman Reigns/Dolph Ziggler

1.  Decent match
2. Great showcasing of the bigger competitors strength and power
3. Many power moves wowed the crowd
4. Great response for Reigns win he finally was tagged into the match
5. Reigns spears BNB for the win
6. 8 out of 10 for the match

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - This episode of Smackdown, on April 2, 2015, was actually pretty decent. Wrestlemania 31 (W31) was only 4 days ago at this point, so the story line is still dealing with the fallout of things that happened then.  Here are the highlights of the show:

AirDate: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Location: Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
Commentators:  Jerry "The King" Lawler, Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips

Recap of Brock Lesnar's destruction from Monday Night Raw

• Seth Rollins, J & J Security, Kane and The Big Show hit the ring

1. Medical updates on all the people injured by Lesnar
2. Rollins stated his plan to become champion worked out perfectly, so he solidified his place as the face of the WWE
3. Randy Orton's music hits and crowd erupts
4. Orton reminds Rollins that he has never got his rematch from W30 
5. Crowd erupts into "RKO" chants
6. Orton congratulates Show on his W31 Battle Royal win
7. Orton insults Kane by saying he used to be The Big Red Monster but is now Little Red Riding Hood
8. Kane say Orton has to beat The Big Show just to be considered for the title match

• RKO VS The Big Show

1. Decent pace and decent ring energy match
2. Orton gets the best of The Big Show
3. Kane and J & J Security goes into the ring and beats up Orton
4. Ryback runs into the ring and clears everyone out 
5. RDO and Shell Shocks for everyone
6. Rollins watches this mayhem from the top of the ramp
7. 7 out of 10 for this match

Recap of Sheamus and his return on Monday Night Raw

• Naomi VS Natalya - The Bella Twins on commentary

1. Naomi had good pop while headed to the ring
2. Naomi shown saying that she can be the Divas champ
3. Both ladies show how talented they are in the ring
4. Great match overall
5. Naomi gets an impressive win
6. 8 out of 10 for this match

Video:

Cutaway:  Rollins gets informed by Kane that a title match at "Extreme Rules" sounds like a good idea.

• Rollins says that "...it stinks."  
• Kane ask if Rollins didn't think he can beat Orton
• Rollins said that it literally stunk in their
• Dean Ambrose comes into camera after an audible flush
• Kane is upset that Ambrose used his executive facilities so he puts him in a match with Luke Harper

Interview: Byron Saxton interviews Roman Reigns

• Reigns gives props to Lesnar for W31 match
• Reigns says Brocks wasn't ready for his counter attack
• Reigns says Brock can't know him out
• Reigns says Rollisn was smart to cash in the Money in the Bank the way that he did
• Reigns says he can beat Lesnar
• Reigns says he will beat Rollins again

• The Miz VS R. Truth

1. "We want Mizdow" chants
2. Miz works the crowd well
3. Sneaky move by Miz ends a quick match
4. Mizdow attacks Miz from behind
5. Mizdow works the crowd well
6. 6 out of 10 for the match

• Cena heads to the ring with mixed crowd reactions

1. He gives Rusev props for being a good competitor
2. Cena plays on the patriotic vibe
3. Announces he will have an open challenge for the U.S. Title weekly
4. Rusev and Lana interrupts before Cena can finish the statement
5. "USA" chants boom throughout the arena
6. Rusev states he didn't lose at W31
7. Rusev states that this is his world
8. Rusev challenges Cena to a title rematch at "Extreme Rules"
9. Cena shows Rusev that he changed the drop down flag to the U.S. flag instead of the Russian flag

Recap of Sheamus and his return on Monday Night Raw

• Dean Ambrose VS Luke Harper

1. Decent match
2. Medium paced
3. Action spilled to the outside of the ring
4. Harper ends up power bombing Ambrose through the announcer's table
5. 7 out of 10 for the match

Cutaway:  Prime Time Players criticizes The New Day for being boring and other negative things.

• Sheamus heads into the ring and explains why he turned bad

1. Because he can
2. Because no real men fighting for the Intercontinental Title, just little fellows

• Sheamus VS Daniel Byran - Bad News Barrett on Commentary

1.  Decent match
2. Predictable pace and scheme of the match
3. Sheamus starts off dominating
4. Bryan fights through the odds and make a valiant comeback
5. Match spills to the outside and Barrett interferes and knocks out Bryan
6. Sheamus wins via countout
7. 8 out of 10 for the match