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WWE RAW Recap: We All Walk with Elias

Tonight starts off huge with Roman Reigns defeating Bray Wyatt in a match which gave me a slight reminder of the brief Shield vs. Wyatt Family feud, you know, before Reigns got shoved down our throats. The was expected, the surprise would have been Wyatt winning. We did get a surprise from Woken Matt who attacks Bray afterwards.

Despite a clean loss at RAW 25, the Hardy/Wyatt feud continues.

Finn Balor is set to take on Dash Wilder, however after a brief fight, this turns into a tag team match. Balor and Anderson wind up getting the win over The Revival. Trading wins, this seems like a good feud to keep an eye on, I feel having something at stake would give this a bit more importance.

Drake Maverick/Rockstar Spud is out to push 205Live. He is first introduced as Rockstar Spud. Interesting how WWE continues to push the name change. Wonder if this will happen to other TNA stars, such as EC3? [Editor’s Note: EC3 owns the rights to his name, and so far is referred to as EC3]. In any case we get an unbelievable match which sees Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander get a win over Tony Nese and Drew Gulak. Man, where has this 205 Live been all long and why hasn’t Cedric been handed the Cruiserweight Championship?

Kurt Angle announces the Women’s Championship Elimination Chamber match. Alexa Bliss will defend against Bayley, Mickie James, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, and Sasha Banks. He also announces Nia Jax will face Asuka at the next PPV. If Jax wins, she gets added to the main event at WrestleMania. Bliss comes out to complain how she has to defend in her Chamber match, while Brock doesn’t have to defend until WrestleMania… Hmmm… good point!

Asuka defeats Bayley. Decent match, but this outcome was expected.

In another expected outcome, The Miz defeated Apolo Crews to gain entry into the Elimination Chamber.

If once wasn’t enough… Kurt Angle informs Seth Rollins he is without Jason Jordan due to injury. Rollins already has backup, as Roman Reigns shows up to reform 2/3rds Shield.

The Bar defeat 2/3rds Shield. This was a good match, it really was. Jason Jordan arrives, appearing to support Reigns and Rollins, until he interferes, and gets the challengers DQ’ed. Jordan must be loving this gimmick. He’s skillfully evil here.

Nia Jax defeats Jobber

Mickie James defeats Sonya Deville, and James hurt Deville, possible for real. Anyone noticing the Women’s matches tend to pace or out-pace the males?

Tonight, Elias, John Cena, and Braun Strowman battle in a triple threat to earn the chance to be the last entry in the Elimination Chamber. Elias is so good. One minute the crowd applauds, the next he is booed relentlessly.

A match featuring Cena vs. Elias vs. Strowman would appear very lopsided, and in a real shock, this was used to boost Elias as a main eventing wrestler, pinning Cena to get the win in the RAW main event. It’s become consistent for Strowman not to win triple threats, but it doesn’t adversely affect him. He rampages, destroys, which is what everyone wants to see. Fans don’t care if he wins, they care more when he loses. This triggers Strowman to go crazy and wreck everyone and everything in sight. He could lose a dozen matches in a row, but as long as there are powerslams and flipped objects aplenty, fans go home happy.
On the other side, Cena is used as the middleman. Which, is very smart. Elias getting the upper hand over Cena a few weeks ago, going all El-Kabong with the guitar, and now a pinfall victory serves notice, while the singing gimmick is comedy, we should keep a serious eye on him. Could he be champ? No chance until after WrestleMania. It is unlikely Elias will win the Elimination Chamber, but 2018 will see many fans getting out of their seats and follow WWE… Walk With Elias.
Michael Dworkis
Michael Dworkishttps://thepopbreak.com/
Michael Dworkis is a Senior Writer and has been part of the The Pop Break family since 2010. For over a decade he has contributed columns featuring Anime, Comics, Transformers, Television, Movies, and most notably, Professional Wrestling. Additionally, one of the key players in the original Angry Nerds column and a periodic guest on one of Bill's various podcasts. If not grinding away at his next feature, or shouting expletives while gaming or watching wrestling, Michael maintains a full-time job as a Mental Health Professional at a medical group, and runs a telehealth private practice.
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