1000th Episode of Raw Review

Raw 1000 Review


Here we finally are : the most anticipated episode of Raw in history . It will surely be a historic night .


We have a new logo , although it does look really similar to the previous logo . The stage set up looks great , just like a PPV .

Here comes the boss . Vince comes out to thank the WWE Universe for allowing this to happen . And now introducing DX !

DX comes out and does their usual schtick , when Shawn feels that there's something missing . Didn't there use to be more of them ? And here they are ! X-Pac , Road Dogg and Billy Gunn are all here in their classic DX gear ! This was so much fun . Damien Sandow comes out to complain about them and eats a DX Special .

Rey Mysterio , Sin Cara & Sheamus vs Chris Jericho , Dolph Ziggler & Alberto Del Rio
Unfortunately we miss the beginning of the match due to the always highly annoying commercial breaks . What we got was fun though . Ziggler gives Jericho a right hand and Sheamus follows up with a brogue kick to win the match . **3/4 Nice to have JR join commentary as well .


Layla and AJ are backstage talking about the wedding . AJ says there's strange stuff all around the arena and just outside the door . First thing we see is Hacksaw Jim Duggan . Next there's R-Truth and Roddy Piper playing jumprope with Little Jimmy . Finally we have Mae Young and her son ! The hand ! The only thing missing from this segment was Mark Henry . Brilliant .


And unluckily we have the Funkasaurus up next . Boring . At least we have Dude Love at ringside to make it bearable .


Trish Stratus and HHH re-enact a classic scene from Raw involving yoga .


Time for the wedding of Daniel Bryan and AJ . We have Slick as the reverend ! Awesome ! He does a great job of it . Just as they're about to be married , AJ stops and says she's accepted another proposal from another man . Vince ! Turns out it's a different proposal and AJ is the new GM of Raw ! Yes !


When we come back from the break , Bryan is going crazy around the ring . And here's CM Punk . Punk starts to poke fun at Bryan . Bryan retaliates by shouting that he is the greatest of all time and that's the cue for the People's Champion . The Rock announces that he will face the WWE Champion in a title match at the Royal Rumble . Punk says that he will be the champ and will beat The Rock . Bryan interrupts and eats a rock bottom .


Christian vs The Miz
Nice to have Bret Hart as the ring announcer . IC Title is on the line . The match is cut short thanks to commercial breaks . And we have a new champ after a skull crushing finale to Christian . **1/4


Triple H comes out again to get all serious . He wants Lesnar to come out and give him an answer . Heyman comes out to tell him no and also insults his kids and that's the cue for Stephanie . She insults him enough to get him to agree to the match at Summerslam . Stephanie attacks Heyman and here comes the pain ! HHH and Lesnar have a brawl in the ring with HHH coming out victorious .


Lita vs Heath Slater : No DQ 
Lita says she hired some protection and here is the APA . Oh my god ! Amazing to see both guys . Heath runs out the ring but is caught by every legend he's faced in the past month . He takes a twist of fate from Lita and a clothesline from hell from JBL and that puts him away . N/R   A lot of fun .


Kane had a match scheduled but the glorified jobbers and Drew McIntyre come out to attack Kane . Here comes the gong ! Taker's here ! And with his cool bald look ! He and Kane kick ass Brothers of Destruction style . The crowd chants ' This is awesome ' . Yes it truly is .


John Cena vs CM Punk
These two put on a good ten minute match when Big Show comes out and causes the DQ . *** . Show attaks Cena but Punk does nothing . He leaves the ring while the Rock comes out to put a beating on Show . He goes for a People's elbow but Punk clothelines him ! And gives him a GTS ! Heel turn ! Yay ! Great way to end the show .


This is exactly what Raw should be : a ton of fun . So much nostalgia here . Definitely worth checking out .