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7 Takeaways From WWE RAW (10/9)

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This week’s episode of RAW aired live from Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the second-to-last episode of RAW before WWE TLC 2017 on October 22nd. Here are 7 takeaways from this week’s WWE RAW:

The Shield Is Officially Back

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The Miz came down to the ring and announced that he was giving out some Mizzie awards tonight. Curtis Axel was awarded a Mizzie of perseverance and the crowd chanted “you deserve it!”. Axel dedicated the Mizzie to Bo Dallas. The Mizzie for best supporting actors went to Sheamus and Cesaro.

Sheamus and Cesaro made their way to the ring to accept the award. Sheamus and Cesaro thanked Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose for making this all possible. The Miz bragged about their attack on Roman Reigns. The Miz then gave himself a Mizzie and dedicated it to his unborn child and to every future child out there that needs a new role model.

Roman Reigns came down to the entrance ramp and told The Miz to shut up. Reigns added that he will give them one chance to get out of his ring. The Miz stated that the rumors of The Shield reuniting are just like Reigns, they are nothing but hype. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins then joined Reigns on the entrance ramp. The Shield made their way to the ring and beatdown everyone besides The Miz who rolled out of the ring to avoid them. Rollins and Reigns chased after The Miz outside the ring. Miz got back into the ring and Ambrose planted him with Dirty Deeds. The Shield then hit the Triple Powerbomb and posed in the ring.

The Miz was shown later during RAW receiving medical attention backstage. RAW GM Kurt Angle showed up and announced the main event for WWE TLC 2017. The Shield will face The Miz, Sheamus & Cesaro in a TLC.

The crowd absolutely loved seeing The Shield reunion. I haven’t heard a pop like that in a long time. I’m glad that The Shield is back, it makes RAW interesting while we wait for Brock Lesnar to come back and defend his Universal Championship.

The Cruiserweights Main Evented RAW Again

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Enzo cut a promo tonight about RAW GM Kurt Angle giving Kalisto a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship at WWE TLC. Enzo disagreed and called out RAW GM Kurt Angle. Kurt made his way to the ring to a great reaction from the crowd. Enzo pulled out his no-contract clause and said that Kalisto broke the clause. Angle said that he signed Kalisto to the Cruiserweight division after the clause was created, thus it didn’t apply to Kalisto.

Enzo was still pissed off and said that Kurt Angle should be trying to make him happy. Angle said that the match will happen tonight instead of at WWE TLC. Enzo agreed to defend his title tonight only if was the main event. Kurt Angle agreed but added a stipulation. Angle said that the entire Cruiserweight division will be surrounding the ring and that the match will be a Lumberjack Match.

The TLC Main Event Is Set

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Matt connected with a Clothesline and a couple of right hands early but they had very little effect on Strowman. Matt went for the Side Effect but Strowman blocked it and hurled him across the ring. Strowman then knocked Hardy out of the ring as RAW went to a break. When RAW returned, Matt Hardy connected with a Dropkick and then a Twist of Fate. Hardy went for the cover but Strowman kicked out at one.

Strowman then Chokeslammed Hardy and followed it up with the Running Powerslam for the pinfall victory. Strowman carried Matt Hardy up the entrance ramp and The Shield emerged on the entrance ramp. Strowman charged at Reigns but Rollins and Ambrose attacked Braun. Reigns then hit a massive Spear and The Shield stomped on Strowman. The Shield cleared off the announce table and hit the Triple Powerbomb on Strowman through the table.

It was later announced that Braun Strowman will be joining The Miz and The Bar against The Shield in the WWE TLC main event. It was also announced that Braun Strowman will be facing Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage Match next week on RAW.

There Was A “Biscuit Butt!” Chant

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Mickie James came down to the ring to cut a promo on Alexa Bliss. Mickie said that she was going to take the RAW Women’s Championship from Alexa Bliss at WWE TLC 2017. RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss then came down to the ring and showed a video package to honor Mickie James.

The video was done in the style of a project from the 1950s and had old-timey narration. Bliss laughed at Mickie after the video ended and called her “grandma”. Mickie James said that she is hard of hearing at her age and told Alexa Bliss to bring her “biscuit butt” down to the ring to say it to her face. Alexa refused and Mickie chased her and attacked her on the entrance ramp. Mickie got in a few shots before Alexa retreated. As Alexa was retreating up the entrance ramp, the crowd started a loud “biscuit butt!” chant.

Sister Abigail Was Revealed – And It Was Terrible

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Balor came down to the ring and cut the same promo you’ve heard several times by now. He said that Balor Club is here in Indianapolis and said that he was not afraid of Bray Wyatt. Bray then appeared on the screen and said that Bray he should fear Sister Abigail. Bray’s face then changed and he was speaking as Sister Abigail.

Sister Abigail claimed that Bray wouldn’t hurt a fly and that she controls everything. Sister Abigail brought up “The Demon King” and said that she is worth than anything Balor has ever read in his Irish mythology books. Bray then returned, laughed and told Balor to run.

I almost feel bad for Bray Wyatt at this point. This was just terrible. It wasn’t scary or interesting at all, it just looked cheap. It reminded me of a direct-to-video horror movie and I felt embarrassed for Wyatt. This feud has been terrible and it is somehow getting worse every week.

Balor was interviewed by Renee Young later during the show. Balor said that after hearing Sister Abigail he is afraid that Bray Wyatt has released something awful. Balor stated that he now knows what he has to do.

Emma Will Face Asuka At WWE TLC

Emma defeated Bayley, Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match to earn the right to face Asuka at WWE TLC 2017. Dana Brooke was the first Superstar eliminated via the Bayley to Belly. Bayley was the next eliminated and RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Alicia Fox and Emma had teamed up to beatdown Sasha Banks. Emma tried to roll-up Fox while she was focused on Banks but Alicia kicked out. Fox beatdown Emma for a minute and then Sasha Banks got back in the action. Sasha locked Fox in the Bank Statement and Alicia tapped out. Emma quickly rolled up Sasha for the victory as Banks was breaking the hold. Emma will now face Asuka when she makes her main roster debut at WWE TLC 2017 in 13 days.

Kalisto Is The New Cruiserweight Champion

Enzo cut his second promo of the night on the Cruiserweights that were standing ringside for the Lumberjack Match. He once again didn’t poke fun at Tozawa because Akira said that he liked Enzo on Twitter. Kalisto controlled the match early and Enzo tried to regroup outside the ring. The lumberjacks threw Enzo back in the ring and Kalisto applied a Chin Lock as RAW went to a break.

When RAW returned, Enzo was in control of the match. Kalisto quickly battled back and connected with a Crossbody for a two count. Kalisto Clotheslined Enzo out of the ring and the lumberjacks surrounded him. Enzo shoved Mustafa Ali and hopped back in ring. Enzo then knocked Kalisto out of the ring and the heel Cruiserweights stomped on Kalisto.

The match went back and forth for the next couple of minutes. A brawl broke out between the lumberjacks outside the ring. Back in the ring, Kalisto booted Enzo in the face while he was perched up on the turnbuckle. Kalisto then hit a Superplex and the two Superstars landed on all of the Cruiserweights ringside.

Enzo and Kalisto made their way back to the ring. Kalisto went for the Salida del Sol but Enzo blocked it. Enzo hit his finisher but Mustafa Ali dragged him out of the ring to break up the cover. Enzo then hit Ali with a Clothesline and then battled with Kalisto on the top rope. Kalisto then hit the Salida del Sol off the second rope for the victory and Kalisto is the new Cruiserweight Champion.

Enzo’s title reign was extremely short but I guess it served a purpose. Amore will get his rematch, but it looks like he is heading into a feud with Mustafa Ali. This match was very fun and I hope it leads to more people tuning into 205 Live. It is unlikely, but RAW needs to feature more matches like this to make people interested in the Cruiserweight division.

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