WWE RAW REVIEW - July 15, 2019 | The Spanish Announce Table

WWE RAW is in Long Island! What will happen after the "exciting" WWE Extreme Rules event the previous night?
Honestly, Extreme Rules felt pedestrian after Evolve and AEW went out and gave it everything they have this past weekend.
I'm sure WWE Superstars would argue that they also give everything they have, and perhaps that's true, but the product still feels overwhelmingly formulaic and vanilla.
I have zero hope that somehow this week's RAW will be different.

This really feels like we're being trolled. Trolled, or outright lied to.
I know they keep blending this into the storylines, but it's really bordering on insulting that The McMahons took time on television to apologize and admit that they have been not listening to the fans, and then just keep doing the same shit.
No one has asked for this. I like Brock, and if he's there regularly, and the stories are written well, then he's absolutely one of the best in the world.
But, that's not what's happening. He's not there regularly, and these stories are NOT stories. They're just half-ass ideas that pass a "good enough" test.
Twelve minutes. It took TWELVE MINUTES of video packages and two dudes STANDING STILL in the ring, to remind us what happened and tell us where we are going next. THIS IS NOT NECESSARY, nor is it good television.
If any other television program had to take roughly a tenth of their airtime to recap and preview, they wouldn't have ever been allowed to air; that's way too much time to sit and wait for the actual damn show to start.
WWE has gotten lazy and is taking their loyal fans for granted.
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Perhaps if you didn't take TWELVE MINUTES to recap and preview, then maybe you wouldn't have had to cram multiple storylines into one match.
Again, there's no way this does anything good for either storyline. It's filler, and it screams to the audience that you can't come up with any better ideas.
There's no explanation for why the hell Robert Roode is involved, or really even why he's on the roster. I have ZERO reason to care for Robert Roode, so I REALLY don't care that now he's suddenly teaming with The Revival.
The payoff at the end of this was for The Club. So, ONLY RICOCHET needed to be there. What a waste of time for The Revival, The Usos, and Robert Roode.
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Why is the jobber squash a thing? Why would I believe that these no-name schmucks are having a match on the most premier professional wrestling program in the history of the world? This just doesn't make sense.
Each week, we see NXT, which you tell us is a developmental league. We hear about the WWE Performance Center, which is a training center for the developmental league. We also saw you put EVOLVE on your network, and gave us every indication that it is a stepping stone to the Performance Center and NXT.
BUT NOW, these guys get a match on RAW. This doesn't make sense.
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This wasn't terrible. I like Drew being away from Shane McMahon sometimes, and being mean to EVERYONE.
I guess we're gonna highlight Cedric Alexander now, which I'm not sure will pay off much. At least he may get a shot to prove me wrong.
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He finally surfaces. I'm still not convinced this will be as "over" once the bell rings, but I hope it finds success.
There is WAY too much potential for storylines and marketing to let this character slip by with no purpose or direction.
I think I've lost faith that WWE can even recognize something like this anymore.
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If history is any indicator, all of this leads to someone getting mad at them backstage, then a match gets booked, and then The Street Profits will be main roster guys.
Except, they'll have no direction or purpose, and will essentially be the Street Experience.
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I was really hoping that this was the beginnings of a much bigger storyline, and I still hold out SOME hope.
But now that they made Mike Kanellis lose to Zack Ryder in LONG ISLAND?
That just makes me feel like all of this is to embarrass Mike.
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The Club beat up Lucha House Party; because they ALSO have three members!
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This was fun. Natty's comeback about being a bad lover was great. I like Natalya, but I usually find a reminder as to why she's never received that real big run.
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I'm torn. I liked this back-and-forth. I liked how Miz instantly lost it the moment Dolph mentioned his wife. But, it's Miz vs Dolph!
Rinse, recycle, repeat.
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Drake Maverick is one of the most entertaining people in the business.
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Not a terrible idea FOR naming a number one contender, but a terrible job AT naming a number one contender.
WWE must think everyone is stupid. Don't tell us "there's no more rematch clause" and then just find some other way to give everyone the rematches anyway.
Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar never had much of a story EVER, and it damn sure won't have one this time around.
Who is finding this compelling? What feedback is the WWE getting that is telling them that everyone REALLY REALLY REALLY wants to watch Paul Heyman say the same shit each week, for the next month?
Who really wants this? Somebody give me a real answer. I don't understand.

WWE is full of shit when they say they hear the fans and are now focused on that. It's a big ass lie.
Smackdown has been better than RAW lately, but man, it's really not a high bar to hurdle.
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