[10.0] "LAST MONSTER STANDING! The destruction of the ring at the end of the match is what really makes this one memorable. As a rather new wrestling fan, when the ring broke at the end, I was truly shocked. It was exceptionally fun to watch them literally destroy everything in their path."

[6.0] "Quite average show. All stories leading to Bad Blood were already more than told, so there wasn't anything new or big about them here. The CM Punk and Drew McIntyre promo inside the cell wasn't as good as people make it look here. It wasn't also bad, I think both wrestlers did a right job with it and I liked the roles both men took in it, but they didn't tell each other nothing truly great, surprising, impactful or memorable to make the promo truly stand out. I felt it more like a discreet finishing touch. In-ring action in the show was just fine, but I expected way more from the Last Monster Standing match. I found it to be just a empty fan service match that, yeah, it had some nice spots taking advantage of the big guy fight it was, but I liked their brawls in previous weeks so much more. They were crazier and more violent than this was. The ring exploding spot was so obvious since everyone wanted it to happen that it doesn't really hit the same as it did the first two times it happened. Seth Rollins returning here was a good move, giving Bronson the loss in a key match so that his feud with Seth gains more heat. It benefits him more than the win. I want to talk about Karrion Kross now. The guy is convincing me more and more each week and I'm hooked with his current story. You can tell the guy is trying hard to do something of quality, that he is trying to tell a deep story connecting various points in his past, taking inspiration from the Devil's Advocate gimmick of Sean O'Haire and making his own version of it, trying to dismantle teams and changing personalities for the bad like he has already done with Woods and Miz. The booking he has received this past years along with how bad the Final Testament has been presented, and how low he fell after the Adam Cole promo has put on him a heavy cross (no pun intended) which is making him so difficult to lift it up, and it doesn't help the online narratives try to kill him with the "no aura" bullshit. People don't even try to see the good in the work of the guy and just stick with the superficialities. Speaking of which, and coming from me it's quite weird, they also made Jey Uso look worse in his promo here than it really was. I don't like current Jey Uso that much, I think when it comes to the microphone he is way worse and lame than when he was with his brother, and when it comes to the in-ring performance he's so mediocre and boring. But I have to say that judging from what I read about his promo here I thought it was going to be worse than what I saw. Yes, it was weird because of the many pauses and faces he was doing every 2 seconds, but he looked and sounded emotional and it was something logic when the whole story they've been telling about him is wanting to be a singles champion after 14 years in the main roster and many chances lost in the past year. ironically, I think it was one of his best solo promos. The Bron Breakker stuff afterwards was weird. It looked like WWE wanted to try to see how a babyface Bron Breakker would go with the crowd, and I'm glad they retracted from it, because as of now, the guy works so much better as a heel destroyer. I keep it finding hard to care about the Judgment Day stuff. Good match with the LWO, but the interference wasn't needed at all and they just made them look even worse as they still are the Terror Twins bitches. Finally, when it comes to the Gunther and Sami feud, I just keep hating how they're portraying Gunther. The segment by itself was quite good and the storytelling in it was nice, how Sami worked his way into Gunther's mind and triggered his pride, how Gunther showed his true colors by telling how he and his family felt after the WrestleMania loss. All of that was good... But Gunther should not fall into that with a transitional challenger, and he should not look that weak, that coward. Not him, and not for a loss (and a match) that shouldn't even happened in the first place. Fine show, nothing great, nothing horrible."

[7.0] "This RAW has mix of good and bad but it's still very solid and enjoyable especially the main event. There are build ups for Bad Blood and there are build ups for next week such as the segment between Gunther and Sami. I also love that Bron Breakker turned face beacuse the fans loved him and he is over real quick."

[7.0] "The main event, Chad vs Kofi, and the Punk vs Drew segment carry this show. Without it, this would prolly be one of the weaker Raws of the year"

[7.0] "With the Woods and Miz turn, there's really something to be done with Kross as a corrupter. For once there's a bit of substance. We just need to follow it up and put him forward a bit more. The Wyatt sicks have already disappeared. I thought they'd have trouble finding something for them to do, but so quickly. :fear: And indeed good ME between two heavyweights. It's sad to go to the three hour format with Raw who are really able to pad out. Big black spot Gunther/Zayn which continues to drag on. I maintain that Sami wasn't the right person to end Gunther's reign, he didn't come out of it any better."

[6.0] "It's been a while since I tuned in for a RAW, wanted to this week as it was go-home show. This is the 2nd time I was listening to Joe Tessitore which I still couldn't get used to. Everyone somehow lost heat. Lyria is losing heat. Dragon Lee lost heat being around LWO. I wonder if PFC did ever have a heat. Kross is Kross, I mean what do you say to that. Xavier's slow burn story is too overplayed as of now. The delivery needs to be a massive hit. The Miz turns heel (how shocking) after Karrion Kross' mindgames? Brilliant I guess. Months after months these people are still doing nothing and the ones who once had a push (particularly Lyria&Dragon Lee) is stalling. None of these is exciting TV to me but I gotta give credit where is due, the feud between Strowman and Reed (similar to Hayes and Andrade) came off as a sleeper hit. Not completely out of nowhere as they were prolonged feuds but each bout became bigger and better. Great main event and the rest are completely skippable (or perhaps you can watch Gable being naturally great and the storyline there with Woods were better than his solo match)."

[5.0] "This episode of Raw was pretty average, and they definitely could've done better in several areas. Nothing really stood out, and I found myself getting bored quickly. There was potential for more, but the show just didnt deliver on any memorable moments."

[6.0] "I don't know, man, for a go home show I'm looking for a little more. The Judgment Day laid out the Terror Twins for the umpteenth time in the exact same fashion. It's like the creatives have a hard time planning for that one extra week before a PLE to send things off right. Not the worst show by any stretch, and finished strong, but still below the baseline these days. The promo segments were pretty damn good - Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker, Drew and Punk - all highlights."

[5.0] "Boring show, the Judgment Day getting all the spotlight is getting out of hand, the women's division is buried and with the 2 hours format and the poor booked Liv reign the future isn't bright at all. Dragon Lee trapped in the LWO is sad to see, Jey delivering his worst promo yet (no pun intended) and the tag division is almost non existent. It could've been worse but there were a few stuff I enjoyed, Punk's promo was fire, they finally breaking up stale teams like Awesome Truth and New Day and the main event was a good exhibition of two giants destroying each other, props to Strowman who did the best he could with a damaged knee, and speaking of knees I hope Seth returned health, he's clearly needed on Raw"

[4.0] "Fairly boring. If you only watched the last match and segment, you'd feel differently. The rest of the show was full of mediocre matches and a bummer crowd."

[7.0] "The Bad Blood go-home episode of Monday Night RAW was pretty damn good, if you ask me. A heartwarming opening segment for Jey Uso, some genuinely shocking moments involving Xavier Woods, an exceptional promo between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, and a killer main event that was just as monstrous as advertised. So why only a seven? Well, as much as I liked the vast majority of the show, I am beginning to take umbrage with the way matches end in WWE. It seems as though we cannot just have a clean match anymore, and that there must always be some interruption, some interference, something to make it not JUST a wrestling match. I am okay with this in moderation, but when every single match tonight had a non-standard ending I am not sure I like it at all. I acknowledge the quality of the programming, but I find myself drifting further away from the show that could have easily been scored an eight or even a nine. What a shame!"

[8.0] "A very solid all around episode of Monday Night RAW. I thought this was a very fun show filled with solid segments, and a great main event to end the show off. We saw Seth Rollins return after almost two months of being gone."

[7.0] "hopefully this is the last ever 3 hour raw. jey debuted a much better ic title belt. the ending to woods vs rey was great and the angle in kofi's match was as well. the weekly women's tag rubbish was a waste of tv time again. i loved how punk was wearing all white and drew all black, punks promo especially was great. the judgment day story is now beginning to drag, damage ctrl asked for a tag title shot, again... i'm still not a fan of the direction of gunther's character, it still doesn't feel like him. the miz heel turn wasn't done very well but it least i may never have to see that entrance again. the main event was great, lots of amazing feuds and strowman winning works because it elevates reed and puts him in a bigger feud for later"

"Mediocre show. Jey Uso isn't a top guy and shouldn't be IC champ, so I didn't find his segment heartwarming. I am interested in whatever they're planning for the New Day, and the Terror Twins are fine; Judgment Day is a bizarre collection of people nowadays so it's hard to take them seriously. Punk/McIntyre in a PG, sanitized version of Hell in a Cell doesn't interest me-- in another era, maybe it would be exciting. Overall, there are good bits and pieces but I'm not a fan of what they're doing on Raw. Going to two hours temporarily will be a necessary palate cleanser."

[6.0] "Solid show. It will be nice for 3 hour Raws to get a hiatus starting with the episode after this one. Some solid build to Bad Blood as well as the following Raw. Main event ended up being a very fun match."

[7.0] "A great HOSS MATCH between Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed, featuring the return of the NFL's Seth Freakin' Rollins, was the sole highlight of what was trending to be an average final (for now) three hour RAW. The show should be a lot tighter for the next three months before it goes over to Netflix. Other than that, mainly build to Bad Blood and next week's RAW, a tease of a New Day member turning heel, and The Miz actually turning heel for some reason."

[6.0] "This raw definitely had it's very good moments, specially the promos. Out of six matches, four weren't good and even the main event (it was good) wasn't for me. The promos were the best part of Raw, with Gunther and Sami having the better one. The New Day story is so interesting."

[8.0] "Wow this Raw has alot to unpack here. Jey Uso starts the show off with a updated blue IC title and Bron surprisingly shows him respect. The seeds getting planted for Xaviers heel turn. Punk and Drew had a good back n fourth on the mic to hype up their Bad Blood match. Miz turned on Truth. Seth Rollins came back. Then last but not least Braun and Bronson tearing the building up (including the ring) in a pretty good last man standing match. So much happened this Raw with so many storyline advancements and all that good stuff. One of the best Raws I've seen in a long time"