WWE Raw: Mick Foley Returns, Dean Ambrose, Biggest Hits And Misses

WWE Raw had it’s share of hits and misses, with a big Mick Foley return

Two weeks in a row and two weeks of WWE Raw that has set up their pay-per-view show on Sunday, Hell in a Cell, to be a show to look forward to. Going by the build up of the show and if I didn’t already have the WWE Network, I would be buying the show just coming off these last two weeks.

While the three hours is still too long, this week’s episode had more ups than downs. It left you excited for Sunday and doesn’t necessarily become predictable. Mix in the cell for two matches, and I’m looking forward to seeing two great main event matches bring down the house.

Here’s the hits and misses from Monday’s WWE Raw:

Hits

Randy Orton vs. John Cena in #1 Contender’s Match; Paul Heyman gets RKO’d

While Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins will more than likely steal the show on Sunday, I’m glad WWE made the Orton vs. Cena match worth something. Adding the stipulation of the winner going on to face the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at some point brings merit to the match.

It’s great to see Orton get some mic time alone and really work the crowd, especially with the ‘Kansas City Royals will lose the World Series’ bit. Does it mean Orton will not turn face? No. It just means Orton is great at getting a reaction from the crowd.

You finally see Paul Heyman come back and represent Brock Lesnar in the Cena-Orton promo. Cena teased giving Heyman an AA, but put him down. Orton didn’t back out at the chance of giving Heyman a RKO and left the ring with Cena and Heyman on their backs.

This sets up Orton vs. Lesnar at some point, which could be a great match. Plus, it takes Cena out of the title picture, which is great for fans who don’t want to see the Lesnar-Cena again.

Rollins Curb Stomps his Authority partner, Randy Orton, though. (WWE.com)

Rollins stomps Orton to end show

Here we go. The road has been paved for Orton vs. Seth Rollins sometime in the future. You can sense it throughout the night that something was going to happen between these two, and it finally did.

Rollins is the golden boy in The Authority. Orton doesn’t need help from anybody. But these two are setting up a feud that could go all the way to WrestleMania, which wouldn’t be bad at all.

Having the show end with Rollins on top of the cell is great and leaves you to believe Orton will interfere with his match on Sunday.

Also, you can see Orton possibility winning the title from Lesnar, but Rollins cashing in his title shot and defeating Orton in the same night. Could it happen at TLC in December?

Mick Foley returns

Two weeks ago, you had The Rock return to Raw. This week, WWE Legend Mick Foley returned to visit ‘an old friend’, talking about Hell in a Cell.

Foley came out at the perfect time to address the match between Foley and Rollins and put over the cell structure.

What made the promo even better was the fact that Rollins and Ambrose stepped up to the plate and kept up with Foley. The hardcore legend has always delivered great segments on the mic, and could have easily left Rollins and Ambrose in the dust. But the youngsters held their own.

It was a great surprise to see Foley; I just wish the crowd would have appreciated Foley a little more. He’s a legend and one of the few men who really has given his body (literally) to professional wrestling, and it’s sad to see him limp around.

Thank you, Foley.

Rusev gets more heat

Another great moment on Raw was at the end of Rusev’s promo where he teased taking down the American Flag. A soldier comes running into the ring and gets kicked by Rusev as security was holding back the soldier.

What made the spot great was the fact that fans on social media thought it was real and that an actual soldier came in the ring. Obviously, that wasn’t the fact, but if fans can’t tell if something is real, you’re doing something right.

Misses

Goldust puts headlock on one of the Usos. (WWE.com)

No more six-man tag matches

Throwing together six-man tag team matches is just lazy booking and doesn’t elevate the storylines involved.

Thanks goodness for Mizdow stealing the spotlight, again, and getting the win over Sheamus. Add in the reaction from The Miz and taking credit for the win, and you forget about the six-man match.

Does it make you interested in the matches involved? No. But it does peak my interest about what could happen with Mizdow at Hell in a Cell.

Ziggler loses two in a row cleanly

The Intercontinental Champion has had two rough weeks, resulting in two losses. Dolph Ziggler lost to Orton last week with an awesome finish and then his week to Cesaro. Both clean wins for Orton and Cesaro.

While Ziggler isn’t booked for Hell in a Cell, he should be in a match with Cesaro.

Still, I don’t like seeing the IC champ, who is the highest champion on the show each week now with Lesnar gone, getting beat.

Overall, a good show and leaves me excited for this Sunday. WWE can’t drop the ball and kill the momentum they have started to build.

Moore Thoughts: Alicia Fox’s hair, what the heck…more focus on Mizdow this week, love it…these Wyatt Family vignettes are the best I’ve seen in professional wrestling in a long time…Ambrose and his dummy segment was starting to get stale until Rollins came down…anybody interested in the Bella Twins’ match? I didn’t think so.

WWE Raw had it’s share of hits and misses, with a big Mick Foley return

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