Kat Reviews Monday Night Raw — page 4

Previously on WWE Raw: Gunther won the World Title back from Jey Uso, ending Jey’s first reign on top.  There were LOTS of thoughts on that.  Bayley returned to attack Becky Lynch while Nikki Bella returned and was confronted by Liv Morgan.  Roxanne Perez qualified for Queen of the Ring while Sami Zayn advanced in King of the Ring.  Ron Killings appeared and snipped off his hair.  It was a big show!

Then, Now, Forever, Together

We’re in Titletown – Green Bay, Wisconsin – for the 19th Raw in its history, live at the Resch Center.  Tonight, Raw is live on Netflix and presented by Snickers!  Gunther arrives with a giant smile and his giant World Heavyweight Title.  Bayley has a cup of coffee and arrives.  Stephanie Vaquer is talking to me on the phone and telling me how she appreciates that I think she’s neat.  Jey Uso has taken the mystery spot in the King of the Ring qualifier and walks up to happy fans.

Tonight, it’s a huge Monday Night Raw as we are in the shadows of Money in the Bank and Worlds Collide.  We’re on the road to Evolution, Saturday Night’s Main Event and Night of Champions as the grind never stops.  There is a LOT announced for tonight and it feels like a very big show, so let’s see what is in store for us.

It’s Monday, and that must mean it’s time for another rousing edition of Monday Night Raw.

Then, Now, Together, FOREVER.  Dun-dun-dun.

Last week on Raw: Seth Rollins qualified for Money in the Bank thanks to Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed attacking Sami Zayn.  Jey Uso came to Sami’s aid, while Dominik Mysterio tried to help Finn Balor, but it backfired.  CM Punk’s music hit after, with Punk popping up behind Rollins to land a GTS and run into the crowd.

Welcome once again to another big edition of Monday Night Raw!  In case you need a refresher, here’s a look at last week’s Raw. Thank you all for the feedback on last week’s first weekly review.  My style for these will evolve over time, and I appreciate you giving me a shot as your Blog of Doom recapper.

Now that you’re caught up on last week’s business, let’s dive into Netflix’s U.S. live broadcast (sorry, I’m missing whatever might happen internationally during the commercial breaks).

Hi, and welcome to your Monday Night Raw recap!  It is May 19 – please don’t tell Kane!

For those of you who just come for Raw and skip the other posts that aren’t by Scott, my name is Kat.  I’m here to guide the good ship of Raw recappery. I’ve written all kinds of things here outside of weekend evening news updates, all of which you can find by clicking my name above. Thanks to Scott for this opportunity.

It must be Monday, because it’s Raw!

Hi.  I’m here as your special guest host for this week’s Monday Night Raw.  It’s like when the Muppets hosted Raw!  Well, it’s probably more like Kathie Lee and Hoda hosting.  Thomas will be back next week I believe, but I’m all in for the interesting experiment of me existing through writing about 2.82 hours of Netflix Raw.

As the calendar flips over to 2025, we’re in one of the most interesting times in wrestling history.  Both major companies are now airing their premier show on a streaming service.  AEW, while still broadcasting on cable, is simulcasting on Max.  WWE, however, is taking an even bigger jump.

For the first time since its birth in 1993, WWE’s flagship show – Monday Night Raw – is no longer airing on traditional television.  With this Monday’s episode, the show moves solely to streaming giant Netflix.  It’s a brand new game for both WWE and Netflix and one that is hoping to get a lot of eyes.

With the move of new episodes of Raw to Netflix, the rights to Raw’s archives also move to Netflix and off of Peacock, which suffers its largest loss of WWE content yet by losing 32 seasons and thousands of hours of Raw to its competition in the U.S.  For those outside of the wacky states, you’re probably facing the closure of WWE Network with the move of everything (or a good chunk of everything) to Netflix.