Overall, Hamin thought RAW25 provided a few cheap nostalgia spots, but nothing that really paid tribute to old school programming. Richards thought WWE did great job promoting the show, but wonders why they didn’t promote the entire 3rd hour as a “tribute to attitude era with DX”. This could have been very cool in his opinion.
Hamin thought the best part of show was the finish to the Intercontinental Title match between Roman Reigns and The Miz. He thought the missing turnbuckle spot was great, and with The Miz picking up the victory, WWE has created some genuine intrigue now as to whether Reigns will win the Royal Rumble or not.
Richards says that Elias is an absolute star, in spite of the fact that WWE hasn’t been doing him any favours recently. Luckily for Elias, he was put in much more favourable positions last night, interacting with Chris Jericho, Jimmy Fallon and John Cena.
As for the physical interaction between Kane, Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar that closed the show, Richards points out that there’s no anticipation for physical contact on Sunday now because we’ve already seen a shorter version of the match. He doesn’t think these guys should have touched each other prior to the Royal Rumble PPV.
That sums up today’s episode of Vince Russo’s The Brand. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya tomorrow for another recap!
