Jeri-KO vs. Enzo and Cass
With Raw kicking off with Enzo and Cass, you knew that Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens would interrupt. After about a 10 minute back and forth on the mic, this turns into a match with Jericho and Enzo. Albeit a good match, you could tell a few weaknesses in the game of Amore. His gimmick is so good, so I am not worried about it, but there were a few execution issues when landing some moves. Nonetheless, the bigger picture is having the hottest tag team face a random pair of heels. Yes, Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho are good and potentially mismanaged, but I do think it benefits all four men. We know how over Enzo and Cass are, so what better way for WWE to make Kevin Owens a heel than this?
Kevin Owens will be in the world championship picture sooner rather than later, but I am alright with him and Jericho giving us some funny, yet heelish moments heading into SummerSlam. Do they have nothing else for them at the big event? That is possibly the case, but it helps a hot tag team and keeps two guys who can easily bounce back remain in a positive light. I enjoy the fact that Big Cass came in with a big boot to cause the DQ. You have to expose the youth, the potentially brain farts and the aggression from a young man like Cass. Experience vs. Popularity.
Back to Back Flops
Braun Strowman picks up another very easy squash victory, while Darren Young and Titus O’Neil do battle right after. These two segments, back to back, did nothing for me. Darren and Titus have history as a tag team, but their feud is the subject of lacking talent to fill a three hour show and nothing more. If they were more successful together, had a dramatic split and went on their own for a while then maybe I could get into it. I just can’t because neither have been relevant without the other for such a long time. WWE should not book two segments with little interest back-to-back. The show comes to a complete halt and nobody really benefits from it.
