The road to WrestleMania 41 is nearing its end as the final WWE Raw before the Mania in Vegas heads to Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA.
Announced in advance of Friday’s show:
- Bayley faces Liv Morgan
- AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross
- Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins are under one roof on WWE Raw
Gunther’s final promo before WrestleMania
After an epic confrontation with his WrestleMania opponent Jey Uso last week here on WWE Raw, Gunther appeared in an in-ring interview with Michael Cole. Cole opened up the questions with Gunther’s attack on Jimmy Uso on the Mar. 31st edition of WWE Raw, which he neglected to answer.
Gunther then talked about how he is the greatest champion of all time and that at WrestleMania he will beat him for the 4th time in a row. He then said that would beat the living hell out of Jey and walk out of WrestleMania as Champion.
Ratings: 10 /10
Bayley vs. Liv Morgan
After winning the Gauntlet Match on this past edition of WWE SmackDown to earn the opportunity to challenge for the Women’s Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 41. Bayley collided with one of her opponents Liv Morgan in a Single match.
Raquel Rodriguez tried to get into the match but Lyra Valkyria took her out.
Bayley was able to pick up the win after a neck-to-neck match between the two women, with a little assist from her friend Valkyria on the ringside.
Result: Bayley defeated Liv Morgan
Ratings: 8 /10
Rey Mysterio vs. Julius Creed on WWE Raw
Ahead of his singles match against El Grande Americano at WrestleMania 41, Rey Mysterio collided with Julius Creed.
The match turned into a one-on-one affair after the referee kicked out both LWO and American Made from the ringside.
Gable then appeared as Americano during the match which allowed Mysterio still pick up the win. Americano then attacked LWO and Mysterio after the match using the metal piece in his mask.
Result: Rey Mysterio defeated Julius Creed
Ratings: 8 /10
AJ Styles vs. Karrion Kross
Ahead of his clash against Logan Paul at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, AJ Styles met Karrion Kross in a singles match.
Kross had the upper hand in the majority of the match as he dominated Styles. But in the end, Styles still found a way to win the match for himself.
Paul then arrived on the stage after the match and showed a highlight of some of the biggest moments of his career and life. Paul then took out Styles after a little distraction from Kross.
Result: AJ Styles defeated Karrion Kross
Ratings: 7 /10
Key Notes and Observation:
- New Day appeared in an interview segment backstage before the match saying they will win the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania.
Jey Uso reponds to Gunther
Jey Uso then arrived on the show to give a little replay to Gunther for his comments earlier on the show.
Jey arrived on the scene to respond to Gunther saying that he will whop his a** on Mania at Allegiant Stadium this Saturday.
Ratings: 10 /10
Penta vs. Finn Bálor
After defeating Dominik Mysterio last week here on WWE Raw, Penta now faced Finn Bálor ahead of their Fatal four-way match at WrestleMania 41. Before heading to the ring for his match, Bálor along with Mysterio and Carlito attacked Bron Breakker backstage.
Judgement Day arrived on the scene to help Balor before Breakker came out and attacked Balor and the rest of the Judgement Day. Breakker then also tried to hit Penta with a spear but he took him out.
Result: Finn Bálor defeated Penta via disqualification
Ratings: 7 /10
Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins meet one last time before Mania
Ahead of their triple-threat match at WrestleMania 41, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins came face to face one last time. Paul Heyman found himself hanging out with Punk in the parking arena as Reigns arrived in the arena, guess no one left to trust.
Reigns talked about who can betray him, before asking Heyman why did betrayed him. The Wiseman responded saying he never betrayed Reigns and that he just returned a favor. Reigns then questioned Heyman about how he was responsible for his favor to Punk.
Rollins then also arrived on the scene saying the winner of their match would define the future of WWE and that cannot be Reigns or Punk. Rollins also talked about how Heyman is not in Punk’s corner at WrestleMania by chance but by choice. He also told Reigns that Heyman is betraying him for Punk. Reigns then attacked Rollins before he gave a little smack to Heyman as well.
Punk then arrived on the scene as the brawl began between Reigns and Punk, with Reigns hitting Punk with a spear. Rollins then hit Reigns with a shield chair on the back, like he did all those years ago. He then hit both of them with a stomp.
Ratings: 8 /10
WWE Raw, Apr. 14: Results Highlights
Singles match:
Bayley defeated Liv Morgan
Singles match:
Rey Mysterio defeated Julius Creed
Singles match:
AJ Styles defeated Karrion Kross
Singles match:
Finn Bálor defeated Penta via disqualification
My thoughts on this week’s edition of WWE Raw:
WWE did just fine with the final episode of WWE Raw before heading into WrestleMania 41. The show certainly felt like a filler since WWE had nothing much left to add to the storylines especially the Women’s World Championship match since neither Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair or Rhea Ripley were on the show.
The show delivered some quality matches though there was still a lot that was missing considering it was the final WWE Raw before Mania. Also, WWE did a great job building the World Championship match between Jey Uso and Gunther.
The final segment between Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins delivered some quality work.
My Ratings for the show: 6.5 /10
