[8.0] "Very nice episode of RAW, lots of build-up for Bad Blood (expected) and the return of Bret Hart to the WWE Landscape. The Eight-Person Street Fight to start the show was incredible, The Women's Tag Titles match was decent, Dominik Mysterio finally got a singles win (even though it was against Dragon Lee), The six women tag was fun for the people in Calgary and great for Natalya, The Rey Mysterio/Finn Balor match was not my thing especially since it ended in DQ to get the "nasty" Finn to prepare for Bad Blood against Priest, but Rey still works fantastically. Lastly, the Fatal 4 Way was amazing, I was angry about the addition of Braun Strowman, but he was perfect for the match. Uso predictably won and Ilja and Pete looked fantastic on their offense and their selling of moves. Overall, this edition of Raw was fantastic (8.0/10)"

[6.0] "This RAW was decent and had some outstanding moments but also had some underwhelming moments that gives it the score that it gets. We have some notable moments here like the opening match and making The Wyatt Sicks look good, Bret Hart making an appearance, Drew's segment with Pearce and the Main Event and the replayable moment of Bronson Reed tsunaming Braun Strowman through the announce table. [***1/4]"

[6.0] "Good promos by both Drew and Gunther on this show. The wrestling on the show started out hot with a good Wyatt Sicks match and ended with the MOTN in the fatal fourway. The rest of the card however suffers from lack of time especially with commercials and repetitive booking."

[6.0] "Goldberg's namedrop doesn't make much sense. It was well thought out, but it's not consistent with Gunther's gimmick, which should see Goldberg as a traitor to wrestling. Midcard Jey, who will end up with more botched title shots than Drew and Gable. The hell in a cell of course big expectation, we expected it with the return of bad blood. There's a way to have one of the WWE's matches of the year with Punk and Drew. Otherwise the hitman present to showcase Gunther/Zayn is honest. Predictable Jey, I can't see him beating Bron, and I hope Breakker retains."

[4.0] "Opener and main event was good, everything else sucked and we got 3 bad matches in a row. Please someone save Dragon Lee he became a complete jobber, the six women tag was only 3 minutes long without the add break and poor Lyra Valkyria literally never entered the match, Finn vs Rey was a complete waist of time with a stupid finish. The worst RAW in months"

[7.0] "An enjoyable episode of RAW. The storylines progressed well. I loved the Finn Balor promo against Priest (finally they decided to book this feud properly). The promo between Gunther and Sami, with the involvement of Bret Hart, was great, and as usual, McIntyre's in-ring promo was solid. As for the in-ring work, the street fight was probably my favorite match on the card, and the main event was a really good match. What I didnt like, however, was the booking theyre giving Dragon Lee. This man needs a pushhes too good to be stuck in the lower part of the card. And as always, Im bored with how they book the womens division on RAW. Why cant they write a single midcard feud with a good storyline for the women? I cant understand. It was far from a perfect show, but it was worth watching."

[4.0] "Second time I rate a RAW show this year a 4, and how much of a coincidence, both times Jey Uso defeated Ilja Dragunov in the main event. This time is not that issue what got me into rating the show this low, but how badly booked it was in general. The last two weeks it looked like instead of having a Triple H show we had a Vince McMahon show, with lots of bad ideas and random stuff going on instead of the good consistency Triple H has brought to the product these past 2 years. I hate how Gunther is being booked. I already disliked how they booked Imperium by having Vinci and Kaiser act like just henchmen and jobbers to whoever was going to be Gunther's opponent at the time, then they betrayed Vinci just to make him a joke on SmackDown, and when things with Gunther and Kaiser started looking more promising with Ludwig getting a good treatment on the midcard and Gunther winning KOTR and the World Title, now he is being booked as the most cliché and generic heel possible. Rejecting title challenges, trolling Bret Hart with lame stuff he didn't even seem convinced in saying (the Goldberg joke was kinda ok and makes sense, but it's not believable at all), behaving like a coward instead of being dominant, dangerous, ruthless, honorable and classy. Just watch his NXT UK stuff or his IC Title run on SmackDown, that's what Gunther should be, not what they're making him to be right now. Wyatt Sicks vs American Made was a good match, entertaining, but quite superficial like the whole feud. It didn't benefit American Made at all and I don't dig the Sicks as a babyface stable. The Judgment Day got one up against the Terror Twins this week, but that doesn't take away how weak they are right now. I thought maybe Priest vs Bálor was going to be saved for Survivor Series, and maybe they can have a rematch there, but it's fitting that they fight at a PPV called Bad Blood. The same can be said for Rhea vs Liv, but this match makes all sense taking place as soon as the next PPV. The Tag Titles match was quite bad, and I was very dissapointed with the Unholy Union and specially with Alba Fyre. They seemed really off right here, with lots of sloppiness and missings, very rough performance. Even Bianca, while doing a good carryjob as usual, was also a bit off. Jade did good for the very little she does, so overprotected by WWE. The whole match was a waste of time considering they started building a rivalry with the Sky Pirates even before this match happened. Bret Hart's appearance was just a little homage in his hometown, nothing special at all, at least for me as a viewer. Sami Zayn was the only good thing in that segment, the only one that added some solid and senseful stuff, despite not wanting to see him against Gunther again (nothing against Sami Zayn, but his match with Gunther at WM was just quite good and not as great as people say it was, and I'm not hyped at all about a match so damn predictable). The Mysterios had quite a night. Both men could've had pretty good matches for TV standards and they both delivered nice performances along with their opponents, but WWE didn't care about giving them a proper quality match against their world class rivals. Natalya being kept as a surprise partner was so stupid. Who thought anyone different could be the mystery partner? At least someone with enough intelligence or knowledge of the bussiness wouldn't. Complete bathroom break of a match, but the finish with three Submission moves that a Canadian used as finisher was cool. The IC Title contenders match was the best of the night. Pete Dunne and Ilja Dragunov carried the whole match so good, Braun Strowman added some fun moments and a good dynamic of giant vs little men and the lamest wrestler got the win with his infinite Superkick spam, a Spear and a Splash. The tournament was a complete waste of time the moment his rivalry with Bron Breakker was being developed before the tournament even finished. The best thing in the whole show was Drew McIntyre's segment and by a long, long margin. That spark the feud with Punk had and was lost a little before SummerSlam returned here with Drew's promo, completely convinced he took out Punk for good and was moving on while delivering an ultimatum to his friend Wade Barrett to not interfere in his business again, then Adam Pearce confirming the match that was bound to happen in a Bad Blood PPV and, thankfully, it will happen organically. Hell in a Cell match. Adam Pearce delivered the announce really good and the justification for it was the right one, but I find so funny how Adam Pearce is and always was an ass-kisser of a GM. He made the match official basically because Punk called him, as well as he gifted the New Day a Tag Title show, the same way he gifted the Judgment Day a title show because of Liv Morgan, the same way he left Roman Reigns do whatever the hell he wanted... You know where I'm coming from, right? A lot of bad booking decisions happening as of late, saved by a couple of fairly good performances."

[7.0] "A fun opening match and main event elevated an overall good show. Some nice moments for the Hometown crowd were implemented well in the current stories, a solid build to Bad Blood and a couple of interesting matches and segments were set up for next week."

[7.0] "Good season premiere episode here, the street fight was super fun to watch and hopefully this actually ends the feud between American Made. Finn & Damians segment finally reached a level of seriousness that it has been needing. The womens tag title match was decent. It was cool to see Bret Hart back on tv and Gunthers weekly dose of being an a-hole haha. Dom vs Dragon Lee was fine, cool to see a Dom win though. The 6 woman tag team match was fine, cool to see Natalya back though. Drews segment was pretty good, interested to see where they go with this Wade Barrett angle. Rey vs Finn was good but im glad we got to see a vicious side of Finn before Bad Blood. The main event was great as well. Overall, good show, the middle was very meh."

[7.0] "MASSIVE improvement from last week storyline wise. These past few weeks they turned the Judgment Day civil war into a basic, corny, black and white heel vs babyface midcard feud, but this week they've booked it exactly how it should've been from the very beginning (my only fear being that it's too little too late). Opening street fight was a fun watch, but I do hope the feud ends here, because although I'm convinced American Made can be a top heel faction, I'm still not sold on the Wyatt sicks. WHC segment with Gunther, Sami and Bret was good stuff, as was Drew's promo with HIAC announcement. Only downsides were that the in ring work was very meh aside from the opener, and that the Pure Fusion Collective is still boring af. Shayna is being done dirty in that faction."

[4.0] "just boring. other than the main event and the street fight the match quality was less than average, i was excited for the rey vs finn match but it didn't deliver. i don't care about the judgment day story but i do like whats happening between damian and finn. the including of bret in the sami vs gunther story was intresting and fun, gunther just showed this episode how great he is as a hell. anything else was either boring or bad or just not intresting. [4]"

[6.0] "Monday Night RAW returns much improved from last week, thank heavens for that. A solid opener between American Made and the Wyatt Sicks, featuring Nikki Cross delivering a German suplex to Chad Gable -- what a moment! This was followed by an unremarkable tag defense match that continues to show that The Unholy Union has no heat whatsoever. It was fantastic to see Bret Hart, with a genuinely surprising interruption by Gunther, and then a similarly surprising interruption of Gunther by Sami Zayn wearing a Johnny Gaudreau jersey (rest in peace). Overall a great segment that continues to build towards a forthcoming title defense at Bad Blood. It was lovely to see Natalya return to our TV screens, and it is such a shame it had to come against the Pure Fusion Collective. There was a point where the crowd was genuinely silent mid-match. The only nice thing I can say is that they give me time for a bathroom break. A Sharpshooter submission to end that match was an incredibly nice touch for a middling Calgary crowd that turned up for anything Hart but was hit-or-miss on the rest. What was not a miss was the segment featuring Drew McIntyre -- great interaction with Wade Barrett and the reveal of Hell in a Cell is tantalizing, to say the least. The main event gave everyone a chance to show off for a bit before Bronson Reed interference cost Braun Strowman. I am thrilled that Jey Uso advanced to face Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship -- I get the feeling I will be well-fed with a good title match next week! Overall, much improved, and we are hurtling towards Bad Blood!"

"Nice show for the Season premiere. I loved the opening match between Wyatt Sicks and The American Made even if I was sure in the Sicks Victory. Loved the Main Event, predictable Jey Uso Victory. I hope they give him the title this time. About Bret Hart segment, I understand that he is a Canadian hero, but he always get me depression.... I never understood what fans find in him and why he is considered one of the greatest ever.I did not lived him but I watched his matches back via DVDS and WWE network... I never understood his talent and the controversies surrounding him is everything that there is bad about pro wrestling."

[7.0] "(7/10) Good show. The opening match was a lot of fun, especially considering I don't think this feud has been particularly great. Hopefully they got something better in line for Gable. Nikki's german suplex on him was awesome. Tag title match was serviceable, hopefully Iyo and Kairi get a title shot soon - nice little moment backstage with them interacting with the champions. Shoutout to Alba and Fyre, although the tag titles have been treated terribly recently, can't say they've been at fault for it. All things considered, they've done well. Judgement Day finally becoming more of a threat is cool, and was especially cool to see Balor beat down Rey - last week I said I hope they plan to make him more of a menace, and they did. Four Way match was great. Highlight for me was the Gunther, Sami and Bret segment, Gunther's been doing some great fun work on the mic recently."

[8.0] "Really good RAW. Everything was humming and even the so-so stuff had purpose and contributed to the overall picture. The video recap of the feud between Wyatt Sicks and American Made was slickly produced and really well done. Finn Balor gets a new entrance to line up with this rebooted Judgment Day. I like that with Priest and Rhea gone now they are moving away from the creepy goth stuff and moving toward thuggery. It fits the group more now. Damien is getting Balor for Bad Blood and I hope they put a stipulation on it eventually. Priest shielding Rhea with his body while Liv wailed on her with the crutch was a great visual and character moment. I thoroughly enjoyed the Braun Strowman and Bron Breakker faceoff. Strowman sounds like he eats gravel for breakfast and was cutting a delightful old school promo before Bron walked in and made him look silly. Breakker also was hilarious with Pete Dunne and dismissive of Ilya and made it all look believable. No question that dude is a star and deserves the strap he's wearing. GUNTHER was having too much fun trolling Bret Hart. The nods to Johnny Hockey were really well done - great work by Sami Zayn and Jackie Redmond. Jackie R especially nailed it, drawing on her experience as a hockey reporter and barely holding back emotion. Sky Pirates are officially next in line for the lady tag belts. The Drew McIntyre segment was aces. Drew's body language and overall vibe were spectacular. The Wade Barrett teases got my loins tingling. Adam Pearce came in hot with a solid "HELL... IN A CELL" impression. With that one dude out of the picture now for doing bad things, New Day are gunning for the tag titles now while Karrion Kross still lingers. Weird that they're getting a title shot after Damien and Jey pinned the champs last week, but I bet New Day loses, gets the post-match beatdown, and Damien and Jey make the save. Joe Tessitore was much better this episode and has been a good fit overall."

[8.0] "This episode was fun, and it we found out what three matches that will be happening at WWE next Premium Live Event, WWE Bad Blood. Kicking the show off we saw a fun opener involving the members of The Wyatt Sicks, and American Made in a Eight - Person Tag Team Street Fight which had The Wyatt Sicks coming out victorious and ending their feud with American Made. Bianca Belair, and Jade Cargill defended their titles against former champions The Unholy Union in a successful title defense. Gunther confronts Bret Hart with Sami Zayn coming out and fighting off Gunther, and saving Bret Hart from the disrespect Gunther was displaying towards the legend. Dominik Mysterio gets help from Liv Morgan to secure the victory against Dragon Lee. Natalya returns and helps Lyra Valkyria, and Zelina Vega take down The Pure Fusion Collective. Rey Mysterio gets brutalized by Finn Balor which caused their match to end in a No DQ. Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk is announced for WWE Bad Blood in a feud ending Hell in a Cell Match. In the Main Event we saw Jey Uso earn a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship in the near future. Fun episode, and very excited for next week show."

[7.0] "Good show this week. Liked the overall storytelling of the Judgement Day throughout and the opening match between Wyatts and American Made was a banger."

"[8.0] "This was a good show. Everything felt in place no match was rushed, non of the matches were bad. The ads on this show to me wasn't nearly as bad as it was in the past. I also like what their doing with the ic title, every since gunther won the title it has felt so important.""

[6.0] "This was a fun watch and nothing really dragged on the show. However, there was nothing really special about it. Bron Breakker's pretape segments were probably the best, the segment with Drew wasn't much and although fun, the Bret Hart appearance wasn't anything to write home about. The opening match was good, as far as 4 way mixed garbage matches go."

[7.0] "Good news - RAW goes down to 2 hours from next month. Bad news - it's only for the rest of the year, and it'll be back to 3 hours when it moves to Netflix in January. The main event was the clear in-ring highlight, and there were good segments including Bret Hart, Gunther and Sami Zayn, and Adam Pearce making the Punk/Drew Hell In A Cell match for Bad Blood. Major credit to WWE for commemorating the tragic passing of former Calgary Flames player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother."

"[9.0] This episode of Monday Night RAW was way better than last weeks show in my opinion. Everything here mattered and nothing felt forced in my opinion. Great opening match with Wyatt Sick6 vs. American Made. the Bret Hart segment was awesome, Drew McIntyres segment was great, the fatal 4 way was good, Dom vs Dragon Lee was good, the Finn Bálor segment was great the tag title match was nice. Alot of great stuff tonight. Really liked this episode, I have zero complaints."