Drew Gulak def. Gran MetalikThis new aggressive Gulak has been a blast to watch in recent months, as he works well with just about everyone in the Cruiserweight division and Metalik was no different. This was a very nice match from them with a great pace. Metalik often gets slept on, but the guy is excellent and I was happy he had the chance to prove that here. However, Gulak picking up a much-needed victory was the right call. TJP def. Christopher GuyBased off his social media comments, I guess TJP's new gimmick is that he wants to leave 205 Live for either Raw or SmackDown Live. A change of scenery would do him good, but he'd likely flounder on those shows even more than he is right now in the Cruiserweight division. At any rate, this was a solid showing from the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. He's a skilled in-ring competitor, but I stopped caring about him long ago.
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The Miz Hosted Miz TV with The New DaySimilar to Stephanie McMahon on Monday's Raw during the Raw Women's Championship match contract signing, Miz tried to stir the pot between the members of New Day. Unlike Stephanie, however, he was unsuccessful in his efforts. The whole purpose of this segment was supposed to be New Day announcing which one of them is going to compete in the men's Money in the Bank Ladder match, and although that never happened, this was still a solid segment that set up Miz vs. Big E for after the commercial break. The Miz def. Big EIt's interesting Big E was chosen to go one-on-one with Miz and not Kofi Kingston or Xavier Woods, if only because it has been rumored for a while that Big E will be pushed as a singles star before long. He had a good showing here and the crowd was behind him throughout the bout. It helped that he lost nothing in defeat due to the interference from Sheamus and Cesaro, and sure enough, that six-man tag team match will take place on next week's show.
Gentleman Jack Gallagher and The Brian Kendrick def. Kalisto and Lince DoradoIf you've seen one match between these two teams, you've basically seen them all, but that isn't to say it was bad by any means. Rather, it was an enjoyable outing with a nice pace to it with solid showings from all involved. I was actually surprised the heels picked up the victory because the Lucha House Party wins almost all of their matches on Main Event, but it was a refreshing change that gave the duo of Kendrick and Gallagher a much-needed boost. Apollo Crews def. Mojo RawleyCrews tends to fly under the radar more often than not due to being cast off as an enhancement talent, but the guy is great in the ring and I'm happy whenever he gets the chance to showcase his skills like he did here. This was a fairly decent match on the whole as a result of Rawley being on offense for a majority of it, and Crews hitting the standing moonsault for the win felt abrupt. That said, Rawley's post-match attack on Titus Worldwide was unexpected because we don't tend to see that sort of thing on this show.
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon Interrupted Raw General Manager Kurt AngleAngle promised a number of "huge announcements" prior to Raw on social media, but he delivered nothing of significance during his promo. Instead, we were treated to our first appearance of Stephanie on WWE TV since the night after WrestleMania 34. I understand her getting involved in the Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax contract signing was designed to serve as a hook, but I immediately lose interest in anything Stephanie is a part of because her presence on programming is simply not necessary. Roman Reigns def. Kevin Owens by DisqualificationReigns and Owens worked together countless times in late 2016 and early 2017, so they obviously have nice chemistry when against each other and this was a solid match from them. The audience was invested in the action and it killed a good chunk of television time. Plus, I didn't mind the non-finish because Seth Rollins received a big pop for saving his former Shield stablemate and it set up the subsequent tag team match effectively.
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