WWE RAW: Cena Begins Resurgence, Ambrose Eulogy?

John Cena left Bray Wyatt flattened as he began his resurgence for a title rematch with Lesnar. Image: WWE.com

John Cena made his return to the ring after over a week from the beating sustained at the hands of Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam and elsewhere tensions flew high in both brother and  - the August 25 edition of RAW was one to remember, but not in a good way.

Opening Segment: Cole introduced the Hall Of Famers that were coming out to the ring, they were HBK, Hogan, and Flair. Cole asked them all what their prediction is for NOC, HBK says Brock will beat Cena again because simply one cannot overcome the beating that John Cena took at SummerSlam. Hogan goes on to say somehow, Cena is arm will be raised at NOC and he'll get it done. Flair goes on to say Lesnar will win because Brock is to strong for him, but he says he respects the hell out of the 15 time champion. Cena comes out to a lot of boos and some cheers, he was all about business tonight and he says that all the talk is about how I am dealing with this huge lost and they way I got beaten, also if I'm in the right condition to compete. He says I'm not only going to beat Brock Lesnar but I'm going to beat his ass.
My Take: Good way to open the show, it's great to see HBK back on RAW, one of my all time favorites. Cena wasn't joking around tonight, I liked that.  

Rusev vs Jack Swagger: Following the losing streak Swagger was on, he was looking for a win against Rusev to buildup the momentum he once had before SummerSlam. Rusev starts off the match trying to get his offense going but is denied by Swagger with an elbow delivered by the Real American, Jack catches Rusev's ankle and puts him in the Patriot Lock. Rusev escapes it but right after that, Swagger regains control with knees to Rusev's midsection. Coming back from commercial, Rusev catches Jack with a spinning heel kick, Rusev gets caught in the Patriot Lock as Swagger was fighting back, Rusev grabs the ropes and doesn't tap. He starts with a vicious assault towards Swagger by delivering kicks to the midsection, the ref stops the match and Rusev wins via forfeit. 
My Take: It was a fast pasted solid match until the end, with the way it ended I think it hurt everyone's vibe towards the match and I didn't like how WWE booked this match. Hopefully, this feud is over. 

Cesaro vs. RVD, #1 Contender's Match For The United States Championship: RVD starts off the match by gaining the upper hand with a leg sweep and then a quick rolling thunder. The Swiss powerhouse wasn't going to let this one slide by though, he starts to deliver a couple of uppercuts and then a double footstomp to the face of RVD. RVD takes control by taking Cesaro down and hits a split legged MoonSault! RVD attempts a 5 Star Frog Splash to put the match away but Cesaro wisely realized it and rolled out of the way. He then takes RVD down and hits him with the Neutralizer for the win. 
My Take: Solid back and forth match, guys have good chemistry together but we've seen this match many times, but RVD is set to take time off now.

Natalya vs Paige: A rematch took place between these two divas from SmackDown. Nattie looked for a quick win with a roll up pin but the divas champion kicked out. Paige gains the upper hand with a submission hold and a kick to the face, Natalya gets up and comes out with a comeback left in her. She gets Paige in the Sharpshooter but Paige manages to grab the ropes and then hits the Paige Turner for the win. 
My Take: Decent match, back and forth and I enjoyed it. These Woman have good chemistry together.

Eulogy Of Dean Ambrose: Kane introduces Rollins who comes out and makes his way to the ring, he says he's the leader of the most dominate group in the history of the WWE. He says there was a reason he chose Ambrose to be apart of the group and what he did to Dean was to prove that the Authority always wins. He goes on to say the cinderblcoks being out there wasn't an accident and neither is the headache that Dean will have for the rest of his life. Rollins says we will never see Ambrose again and out comes Reigns to a big pop! Kane is angry and tried to take out Reigns but he fails on doing so and Reigns then is targeting Rollins! Reigns viciously attacks Seth by delivering several punches and a couple of clotheslines, he attempts a spear but Kane pulls Rollins out of the way. 
My Take: Great segment, the attack by Reigns was a perfect way to end this segment and I hope we get a Reigns/Rollins feud very soon but I don't see it happening until Roman is finished with Orton. 

"Pain was never a factor for Dean. Fear was never a factor for Dean Ambrose." Image: WWE.com

Goldust and Stardust vs The Usos For The Tag Team Championship: Jimmy and Stardust start the match off and the Usos look to gain control until Stardust fights back and gains the upper hand. Both brothers take the Usos out as they were outside of the ring. Back from commercial, Stardust is in control over Jimmi and Jimmy fights back but then Goldust tags in and is taking over the match, Jimmy and Goldust then collide in the middle of the ring with a cross body. Jey comes in and so does Stardust, Jey gets his comeback but then hurts his knee whiling attacking on the outside and is counted out. Usos keep the titles and Goldust and Stardust win via count out. After the match, Goldust is furious with Jey becaus he thinks he got counted out on purpose, the Rhode brothers both attack the Usos after the match and gain heat from the crowd. 
My Take: Match was solid and back and forth, wasn't entertaining as much though, seeing the same thing from these two teams. Good move by WWE for turning Goldust and Stardust heel, expect this feud to carry on until NOC.

Dolph Ziggler vs Damien Mizdow: Miz comes out and praises himself as a movie star and tell us he has a stunt double that will be wrestling Ziggler now. Out comes Sandow dressed as Mix and gets in the ring and has the upper hand early, Ziggler begins his comeback but then gets taken down and is stuck in the Figure Four Leg Lock! Ziggler eventually counters and hits the Zig Zag on Sandow and pins him for the 3 cont. 
My Take: Nothing special here, wasn't that entertaining and was predictable as well.

Brie Confronts Nikki: Lawler introduces both Nikki and Brie, Brie says that this is about Nikki stabbing her in the back and she's sorry for hwat she's done to her sister. Nikki says Brie is lying and knows what she thinks of her, she says Brie wants the spotlight and that she's done with her and everyone is in the audience. Nikki says she has no sister and beats Brie down, Nikki is held back after attacking her sister and Brie is left in the ring crying.
My Take: Nikki owned Brie on the mic and acting in the segment, Brie's acting is really bad and her fake crying. That's what killed the segment in my opinion.

"You Care more about trending on twitter than about me." Image: WWE.com

Roman Reigns vs Kane and Seth Rollins: Reigns, who assaulted Rollins earlier in the night, looked to do the same later in the night in their match. The Samoan powerhouse gained upper hand early by throwing Kane out of the ring and thrown Rollins back in. Kane gains the upper hand and then tags Rollins in and hits Reigns with a body splash! Kane is back in the ring and Reigns begins his comeback, he hits the spear but as he pins Kane for the 1 2 3, Seth hits Reigns with the briefcase from behind and the match ends in a DQ with Roman picking up the win. 
My Take: Nothing big here, seeing the same thing from Reigns and I think he's very green.

Los Mataordes vs Slater Gator: Diego and Slater started this bout off and Diego gets the upper hand, he tags Fernado in who delivers a hurricanrana to Slater out of nowhere! Diego tags back in and gains control with a drop kick and a chop, Slater fights back and is back in control, Titus enters and hits thee back breakers, Heath tags back in and gets caught behind by a backslide and Los Mataordes win. 
My Take: WASTED tag match, if you're going to put this match on the show at least make the better team win. Slater Gator are really over right now and shouldn't be losing to a team like Los Mataordes. 

Kofi Kingston vs Bo Dallas: Kofi gains control early and Bo fights back, Kofi keeps the assault going until Bo knocks Kofi off the turnbuckle. Bo hits the Bo Dog and wins the match. Afterwards, Swagger comes out and takes Bo out. 
My Take: Decent match, nothing huge but Bo did botch his finisher.

John Cena vs Bray Wyatt: Cena starts off the match by delivering a wicked clothesline, that knocks Bray down and then he hits Bray with a German Suplex. Bray gets up and hits Cena with a back suplex. When Bray gets up Cena hits him with another clothesline and then picks him up and delivers a fisherman suplex. Cena keeps Bray down as he tries getting back up, another German Suplex is delivered to Bryan and Cena hits him with a vicious clothesline after that. Bray trying to fight back, gets tapered by Cena and is kept down, Erick and Luke come in and break it up and Cena wins by DQ. Show and Henry make the save and they go to commercial as they keep brawling.
My Take: They shouldn't have made Cena look so dominate, he just came off a beating from Lesnar. Plus, WWE shouldn't have gone to commercial as the brawl went on.

Big Show, Mark Henry, and John Cena vs The Wyatt Family: We come back from commercial and Show is in control, he tags Henry in and he continues the assault. The Wyatts are in control now and Rowan body slams Henry. Luke tags back in a hits a running elbow to Henry. Henry fights back and tags in Show who is on his comeback who instantly gets stopped by a dropkick from Harper. Rowan is tagged in and hits a big boot, Bray comes in a hits a big splash and Rowan is back and and hits a splash. Luke tags in and hits a super kick but Show kicks out at 2. Bray's back in and gets chokeslamed by Show. Cena tags in and so is Harper and Cena gets him in the STF which gives his team the win.
My Take: This match was predictable, Cena looked strong in his last two matches and it made Bray look completely weak. 

Luke Harper taps out to the STF as John Cena picks up the victory over the Wyatts for his team. Image: WWE.com

This week's RAW wasn't so good, a lot of people were disappointed and didn't like the way it turned out. I thought it was horrible to be honest with you, WWE has a problem with it's consistency level of their shows and that needs to be fixed.

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