Monday Night Raw Review - October 28, 2024

By Graham "GSM" Matthews

The Usos Attacked The Bloodline

After their reunion at the end of SmackDown last week, we needed a formal explanation from The Usos as to why they're back together, so this was solid stuff. It's easy to understand why Jey would forgive Jimmy so easily with the two of them being twins. It was weird that they got the better of The Bloodline despite being outnumbered, but I did like the teases for Sami Zayn rejoining The Usos later on in the show. It looks like our men's WarGames lineup is set.

Sheamus def. Ludwig Kaiser

Sheamus and Kaiser have had a handful of matches this year and every single one of them has been a hard-hitting affair. This was no exception. They made the most of the time they had and Kaiser was again made to look credible in defeat. I'm curious where Sheamus goes from here, though. Obviously, he should eventually set his sights on the Intercontinental Championship, but that shouldn't happen until closer to WrestleMania 41.

Ivy Nile def. Zelina Vega

I'm all for American Made feuding with The LWO, and it made sense for the female members of each group to face each other. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary about this. Vega has had better bouts this year, and this didn't give Nile much of a chance to show what she can do. I can't remember the last time Nile won on TV, so this was the correct outcome.

Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Bronson Reed Brawled

Reed hasn't won a whole lot of matches in recent months, but WWE deserves praise for how he's been portrayed since his initial attack on Rollins. He comes across like an absolute monster and that was once again the case here. I loved that they took their fight outcome and that Reed was the last man standing. Based on how the commentators talked about Rollins later on, it sure sounds like WWE is trying to give him an out for losing to Reed. I'd prefer to see Reed win without any excuses, but as long as he wins at all, I'm content.

War Raiders def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) and The LWO (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) in a World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Tag Team Match

This was given a ton of time and rightfully so. These are three terrific tag teams, so it was no surprise that it was such a fun match. Additionally, it accomplished a few different things: New Day progressed their storyline, Chad Gable cost Mysterio the win to further that feud, and War Raiders earned themselves a tag team title opportunity. War Raiders need to be the ones to dethrone The Judgment Day as World Tag Team Champions, and soon.

"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio def. Damian Priest

I'm honestly shocked Mysterio was advertised as facing a "mystery former world champion" up until earlier in the episode. It was clear a week ago that it would be Priest, so why not just announce that? This was a fairly heatless match, perhaps because we've seen it before, but there wasn't anything technically wrong with it. Mysterio stealing the win was certainly unexpected, but I'm not complaining. I guess this means we will indeed be getting Gunther vs. Mysterio in the near future.

Overall Show

As a go-home show for Crown Jewel, this was a below-average edition of Raw, mostly because the card for Crown Jewel is SmackDown-centric. I just don't care about the champion vs. champion matches in terms of the stakes, but the card is more interesting now than it was a week ago thanks to the new additions. Putting the Crown Jewel stuff aside, this was a perfectly fine show, and I'll forever take two hours over three.

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