Sean Raw Sapp (7/3): Match Ratings, Podcast Notes, Analysis

Enzo's opening promo

• Enzo Amore's promo is awesome.
• I love that he knows that Big Cass was taking advantage of his skills on the mic. 
• Enzo says a ton of bad shit happened to him with Big Cass looking out for him.
• The "you sees" don't seem as unnatural with Enzo.
• At some point this turns into white meat babyface.
• Enzo says Cass is a seven-foot catchphrase that he wrote. DAMN
• Backstage, Cass is being interviewed and Enzo jumps him. Hot damn!
• I think Enzo and Cass will be just fine. Especially if Cass fixes his cadence on promos.

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Sasha Banks & Bayley defeated Nia Jax & Alexa Bliss
4.75/10

• It took all of a minute for a botch.
• I'm a fan of Alexa Bliss' selling. 
• Bayley is taken out of the match by Nia Jax. 
• Sasha gets the win. 

Backstage Crappenings 

• Braun Strowman hilariously thinks Roman Reigns won't be at GBOF. He wants competition.
• Titus O'Neil talks Apollo Crews into taking the match against Strowman in a good segment.

Cedric Alexander defeated Noam Dar (w/ Alicia Fox)
5.25/10

• Dar is getting better each week.
• Happy to see Fox back.
• Lumbar Check, impressive as always. 

Miz TV

• Miz has the Miztourage, and cuts a promo on Dean Ambrose.
• Ambrose wants his rematch, but Heath Slater wants his shot. Awesome.
• For all of the good Miz does on the mic, I'm not a fan of his "when my hand goes up" line. It's lame. 
• Miz has to defend against Slater tonight, and Ambrose Sunday. Angle put Miz in his place. 

Intercontinental Championship
The Miz (c) (w/ Miztourage) defeated Heath Slater (w/ Rhyno)
5.75/10

• Miz has to wrestle in his regular clothes, which causes a pant split.
• Slater has no chance here, but the crowd is good and the match is fine. 
• This could be Slater's best singles match ever. 
• It's been a while since we saw Miz with cronies. 
• The Miztourage beats up Ambrose after the match. 
• "I guarantee there will be no kissing this Sunday between Lesnar & Joe" - NO SHIT, COLE!?

Goldust segment

• Goldust cuts an updated version of his classic promos.
• Goldust needs the wigs and the mind games. 
• R-Truth is behind Goldust and beats him up. 

Seth Rollins defeated Curt Hawkins

• Promo. Squash. Promo. Nothing to see here.
• Later Bray Wyatt is in the desert or something.

Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe

• This is great and real and natural.
• SAMOA JOE IS DOING EVERYONE! SAMOA HOE.
• I wonder if WWE had any idea this feud would be this awesome. Joe hunts Lesnar down and tries to fight him.
• Joe/Lesnar is more about what WWE should be about. A bunch of dudes who want to fight. Being a coward in WWE should be rare.

Neville defeated Mustafa Ali
6.25/10

• Neville is outstanding. The heel turn has changed his life.
• Mustafa Ali compliments him so well.
• This has been the best male match on Raw in weeks. 
• Mustafa can sell his ass off, and Neville can give him a real good reason to. 

Finn Balor defeated Cesaro (w/ Sheamus)
6.5/10

• This is one of those cases where you have two really talented guys in the ring and it's just there at the start. Fortunately, it really picked up
• I get the feeling Cesaro will be lost in the shuffle without Sheamus, just like he was before.
• Matt Hardy is excellent on commentary, Jeff Hardy is not. 
• Elias Samson, then the Hardy Boyz get involved.
• Balor hit one of his best Coup De Graces ever.

Braun Strowman defeated Apollo Crews (w/ Titus O'Neil)
6/10

• Braun wants to HURT PEOPLE.
• Titus brings out Apollo Crews.
• Braun beats him up really bad, but Apollo has a hope spot. 
• Braun Strowman with the damndest standing moonsault reversal and three powerslams.
• Man, this is really good. Titus in the ring protecting his client. He gets his ass kicked though.
• Strowman puts Crews in the ambulance, but Reigns is in there! 
• Reigns spears Strowman off the stage!