1/9/06 Raw
John Cena/Lita promo: Very bad with a lot of "ho" jokes.
Trish Stratus vs. Ashley: Very bad match with an inevitable Mickie James interference.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Rob Conway: Pretty good match...
Kurt Angle/Shawn Michaels vs. Carlito/Chris Masters: Not a bad match although Masters beating Angle screamed a last resort.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Val Venis: Pretty good match except for the ending... Shelton's "momma" poked Val with a pin allowing Shelton to hit his finisher for a win. Shelton couldn't beat VAL VENIS cleanly?
Kane vs. Snitsky: Boring squash match and Kane gets on the mic afterwards to say that he'll win the Royal Rumble. Yeah...
Live Sex celebration: This just fell flat and I feel that they went too far as well... it's okay to take risks but come on, Lita's nipple got exposed during this!
This was a show that started slow, picked up momentum in the middle, and finished flat. Very mediocre...
Grade: D
1/16/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge/Angle promo exchange.
Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle: Very good match with HBK keeping his job with the win.
Masterlock Challenge: Boring...
Trish Stratus/Ashley/Mickie James vs. Torrie Wilson/Candice Michelle/Victoria: Bad match.
Carlito's Cabana: Good segment until Kane threw Carlito out of the ring.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Big Show: Terrible match with Shelton's "mama" being the main focus.
Edge vs. Ric Flair: Very good WWE title TLC match with Edge retaining.
Solid show. As good as Raw gets these days...
Grade: B-
1/23/06 Raw
Opening promo: Wasn't very good due to Cena's cornyness...
Kane vs. Carlito: Was a pretty boring match.
Trish Stratus/Ashley vs. Victoria/Candice Michelle: Ugly match with the wrong person winning and the wrong person losing as Ashley pinned Victoria.
Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin: Very good match albeit not as good as their previous match.
Jonathan Coachman vs. Jerry Lawler: Pretty bad...
Big Show vs. Lance Cade/Rob Conway/Gregory Helms: A one-on-three squash match...
Edge/Chris Masters vs. John Cena/Ric Flair: Wasn't a bad match although I wasn't a fan of Masters being this high in the card.
This was a below average show for the most part... most of the matches were boring and the storylines throughout weren't much better.
Grade: D
2/16/06 Raw
HHH vs. Big Show: This was actually a solid opener.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Eugene: Glorified squash.
Ashley vs. Torrie Wilson: Terrible match.
Shawn Michaels Retirement Party: Very long and dull segment where HBK obviously doesn't retire.
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Masters: Very average match.
John Cena vs. Edge: A main event that was WAY too predictable with Cena retaining the title and Edge starting a feud with Foley, who was the guest referee.
Very long and drawn out show with little substance.
Grade: D-
2/20/06 Raw
Battle Royal: Candice wins in a bad battle royal to become #1 contender to the women's title.
Edge vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan: Very bad extended squash, and Edge looked really bad having a semi-competitive match with Duggan while in a feud with MICK FOLEY.
Kane vs. Chris Masters: Bad match, with Kane beating Masters with a BOOT. Masters gets his heat back afterwards with the Masterlock.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Ric Flair: Benjamin wins the IC title in a very good match.
Shawn Michaels vs. Spirit Squad: All angle, but this was still a decent match regardless.
Carlito vs. Nick Berk: Complete filler squash for the sole purpose of Carlito cutting a promo during the squash.
HHH vs. Big Show vs. Rob Van Dam: Good main event, with HHH winning to become the new #1 contender. The #1 contender was decided with around a month to go till WM...
Much better show than last week, but that's not saying much as it still wasn't great. The first hour was really bad, and the Carlito squash was for the sole purpose of pushing for another MITB match. The main title feud only having a one month build for WRESTLEMANIA is also not a good idea.
Grade: C-
2/27/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge/Foley promo exchange.
Kane/Big Show vs. Val Venis/Viscera: Bad tag title match with Kane/Big Show obviously retaining.
Rob Van Dam vs. Trevor Murdoch: Decent match, though the winner was obvious and Murdoch in a MITB qualifier is ridiculous.
Trish Stratus vs. Candice Michelle: Bad women's title match with Trish retaining.
HHH/Cena promo: Very bad with Cena getting booed, against a heel HHH. Typical Cena and typical HHH promo.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chavo Guerrero: Not a great match, and again, this was a MITB qualifier, as if Chavo had a shot at qualifying, just like Murdoch did earlier.
Ric Flair vs. Carlito: Average match, but Flair qualified for MITB, which actually was a surprise, and a good one.
Final segment: VERY long Vince promo that resulted in Marty Jannetty taking the Masterlock Challenge, and almost kissing Vince's ass until HBK makes the save, until he kisses Vince's ass. Ugh.
Atrocious show, with bad wrestling and bad booking with the MITB qualifiers, as Heat regulars like Murdoch and Chavo never had a slight chance of winning their matches.
Grade: D
3/6/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very bad Vince/HBK promo exchange that resulted in HBK vs. Shane.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Ric Flair: IC title match that lasted two minutes until Benjamin got DQ'ed and Flair hit Shelton with an oxygen tank.
HHH vs. Kane: Not a great match.
Playboy Cover Unveiling: Bad segment where Victoria and Candice attacked Torrie, turning her face again.
Shawn Michaels vs. Shane McMahon: Shane wins in a bad match, because of Stephanie drugging HBK through putting something in his water. Vince demands a match with HBK afterwards.
Shawn Michaels vs. Vince McMahon: Vince wins immediately.
Kenny vs. Eugene: Not a good match.
Lita vs. Maria: Squash.
John Cena vs. Big Show: Very bad main event.
Terrible show, especially for a Road to Wrestlemania episode. Not one good match or promo.
Grade: F
3/13/06 Raw
Opening segment: TERRIBLE Vince/HBK promo, as this involved HBK peeing in a cup and throwing it at Vince. Ugh.
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria: Solid match with Trish retaining the women's title.
Edge vs. Goldust: Extended squash, with Edge needing a distraction from Lita to beat GOLDUST. Edge needing help to beat Goldust while feuding with Foley is ridiculous.
Contract Signing: This was your typical HHH and Cena promo exchange until the Big Show and Kane got involved, as well as Carlito and Chris Masters, setting up the main event.
Shawn Michaels vs. Spirit Squad: All angle, and still a good match, like a few weeks ago, only this time it's a Texas Tornado match inside a cage. HBK loses because of Shane intereference, and gets the Van Terminator with the trash can afterwards.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Van Dam: Good IC title match, with Shelton retaining because of Ric Flair failing to keep Shelton from cheating.
HHH/Carlito/Chris Masters vs. John Cena/Kane/Big Show: Not a great main event.
This show was miles better than last week (not hard to do), though still not good. Shelton/RVD and the cage match were very good, though the opening segment and booking of Edge/Goldust were beyond terrible.
Grade: C-
3/20/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very long and dull Vince promo where he and Shane celebrated Shane's win over HBK, until Cena interfered, which set up HHH/Shane vs. Cena/HBK.
Kane vs. Carlito: Pretty decent match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair: Very good match with Shelton retaining the IC title by pinning Flair, who had the figure four on. Clever ending.
Edge/Foley promo: Another great promo exchange as expected, with Foley putting the mandible claw on Lita.
Victoria vs. Torrie Wilson: Squash.
Big Show vs. Chris Masters: Not a great match.
Mickie promo: Mickie has a present for Trish, which turns out to be Ashley tied up and gagged, and Mickie lays out Trish. Good segment.
HHH/Shane McMahon vs. John Cena/Shawn Michaels: Cena gets DQ'ed innediately for using a closed fist.
HHH/Shane McMahon vs. Shawn Michaels: All angle until Cena interferes, leading to Cena vs. Vince next week. Ugh.
This was probably the best Raw of the WM build, but that still isn't saying much, as Vince/HBK, HHH/Cena, and the Playboy angle just aren't clicking.
Grade: C
3/27/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge/Foley promo exchange.
Kane vs. Carlito: Decent match until Carlito lures Kane backstage, where he and Masters trap him in a storage room, until Kane escapes through a back door.
Masterlock Challenge: Masters can't put the Masterlock on Big Show, so he attacks him and gets chokeslammed. Not a great segment.
HHH vs. Shawn Michaels: Very good match.
Flair promo: Very good until Shelton interrupted him, which led to RVD coming down and attacking Shelton.
Spirit Squad vs. Val Venis/Viscera/Eugene: Solid match even though the winners were obvious.
Trish Stratus/Torrie Wilson vs. Candice Michelle/Victoria: Not a great match.
John Cena vs. Vince McMahon: Very bad main event.
This was actually a VERY good show, though it took them until the go-home show to put on a good Raw during the road to Wrestlemania. Good wrestling and good WM build.
Grade: B+
4/10/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very solid Edge/HHH/Cena promo exchange that set up the main event, though it was another handicap match.
Rob Van Dam vs. Rob Conway: Squash.
Spirit Squad vs. kane/Big Show: Very solid tag title match, though no finish as Kane got DQ'ed for throwing chairs in the ring, but not using them. Kane sorta turns heel here, but is back to face in weeks.
Vince segment: He and Shane go to a church to try and find God... this was entertaining with stuff like Vince trying to spit water like HHH, though this storyline was taking it a little too far.
Umaga vs. Chris Guy: Squash.
Carlito/Masters promo: This was a pretty good promo exchange to push Carlito as a face.
Mickie James vs. Maria: Mickie squashes Maria while impersonating Trish, while Trish comes out impersonating Mickie after the match.
HHH/John Cena vs. Edge: Solid main event, though having handicap matches on consecutive weeks to build the main event is VERY lazy booking.
This show wasn't that bad actually, despite the booking of the main feud and the lack of quality wrestling.
Grade: B-
4/24/06 Raw
Opening segment: Bad HHH/Edge promo exchange, as HHH was making lots of sexual jokes about Edge and Lita throughout. A 5 on 3 handicap match between HHH, Edge, Cena, and the Spirit Squad is made as the main event. This whole three way feud's build has been nothing but handicap matches...
Rob Van Dam/Carlito/Charlie Haas vs. Matt Striker/Chris Masters/Shelton Benjamin: Very good 6 man tag.
Bikini Contest: Your typical bikini contest, with the heel judge Coach giving Candice the win while Torrie and Maria outpopped her, and Viscera comes out, lays out Coach and gives him the Viscagra, and makes out with Candice. Complete filler.
Shawn Michaels vs. Shane McMahon: Solid match, though more of an angle and the third time this match has happened in the last month or so, and Vince talks trash to Shawn about God not being on his side at Backlash after the non-finish. Ugh.
Umaga vs. Steve Lewington: Squash.
Mickie/Trish segment: Decent promo exchange, with Trish still looking like Mickie while Mickie went back to her normal look.
Spirit Squad vs. Edge/HHH/John Cena: Decent main event, though it's still yet another handicap match and only Cena was a face in the entire match. No finish either despite Cena and HHH each hitting their finisher on a Spirit Squad member.
Very average show here, with the 6 man tag easily being the best part of the show, as the rest was full of lazy booking, even though it was in the UK and right before a PV.
Grade: C-
5/1/06 Raw
Opening segment: Solid segment where the Spirit Squad are announced as guest GMs.
Mickie James/Victoria vs. Maria/Torrie Wilson: Bad match.
Spirit Squad vs. Eugene/Goldust/Snitsky: Decent match.
Kane vs. Rob Conway: Squash.
Umaga vs. Rory Fox: Squash.
Cutting Edge: Great segment that made Edge/Foley for next week.
Masterlock Challenge: Boring as usual until Shelton and Carlito interfere, leading to this.
Carlito/Rob Van Dam vs. Shelton Benjamin/Chris Masters: Solid match.
Joey Styles promo: This was his epic worked shoot promo on WWE and Vince. Didn't disappoint.
John Cena vs. Kenny: Good main event.
Solid show.
Grade: B
5/8/06 Raw
Opening segment: It was pretty lame. The typical Cena promo although this made the main event.
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Masters vs. Charlie Haas vs. Shelton Benjamin (IC title match): Pretty good...
Carlito vs. Matt Striker: Was nothing special. Very disappointing match.
Edge vs. Mick Foley vs. Tommy Dreamer: This was all about Foley's heel turn, which was executed like shit.
Mickie James vs. Maria: Pretty bad match and Beth Phoenix goes after Mickie after the match...
Umaga vs. Kevin Martinson/Tommy Wilson: Another squash to establish Umaga...
Kane vs. Big Show: They did chain wrestling in this match... it was pretty entertaining because it was different and showed that they knew how to work.
Spirit Squad vs. John Cena/Shawn Michaels: Pretty good main event...
This show was pretty lame. The wrestling was bad once again and much of the storyline progression in the episode came off quite flat.
Grade: D
5/22/06 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good and advanced the ECW angle really well...
Rob Van Dam vs. Shelton Benjamin: Pretty good IC title match...
Vince segment: Boring... this continued the build to the reunion of DX but man, was the build boring.
John Cena vs. Chris Masters: Boring filler match...
Kane vs. Trevor Murdoch: Boring squash match and the silly Kane angle continues...
Mickie James vs. Torrie Wilson: Boring filler match... and Beth goes after Mickie again.
Umaga/Viscera segment: Boring... Umaga/Viscera looks hardly like a good match.
Spirit Squad vs. Shawn Michaels: Entertaining although the match concept was middling with no referee involved...
Very uninspiring effort. A bunch of nothing matches and the majority of the storylines were either boring or dumb.
Grade: D
5/29/06 Raw
Opening segment: New GM as advertised a week in advance, right? No, Coach is Vince's personal assistant, which means more Vince on TV.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane: Good until the crappy ending. Kane vs. Kane?
Umaga vs. Viscera: Squash.
Beth Phoenix/Torrie Wilson vs. Victoria/Candice Michelle: Good for a women's match those days.
John Cena vs. Johnny Nitro: This wasn't that good.
Foley/Heyman debate: Good except for Angle coming to ECW. He was above that in my opinion...
Big Show vs. Edge: Meh...
HHH vs. Kenny: Pretty good...
Very middling episode, as the opening segment was a bait and switch, the booking was questionable, and the matches were hit/miss. Didn't they learn their lesson with Undertaker vs. Undertaker?
Grade: C-
6/5/06 Raw
Opening segment: Decent and good hype for Cena/RVD but contract signings are SO stale...
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin: Not bad... quite short but unfortunately it was the best match of the show.
HHH vs. Big Show: This was the definition of a nothing match.
Eugene vs. Matt Striker: Total filler and ridiculously short.
Angle segment: Pretty good. Angle announces he’s going to ECW and Orton attacks him.
Kane vs. Lance Cade: Boring and the fake Kane angle continues...
Johnny Nitro vs. Charlie Haas: This match had no energy to it at all.
Beth Phoenix vs. Victoria: Ditto the previous match.
Kiss My Ass club: Awful outside of the ending. I was looking forward to DX’s return but the mic segments involving Vince, HHH, and HBK were all either boring or lame.
Dreadfully boring show. The wrestling was awful (and much of it was absolute filler) and the storylines were the same lame or boring crap.
Grade: D
6/12/06 Raw
Randy Orton vs. Kane: Not a great opener.
Viscera/Haas promo: Not great as it felt like a complete filler feud.
State of the WWE address: This wasn't bad as it only further revealed that a certain two letter stable would reform.
Torrie Wilson vs. Candice Michelle: Bad "wet and wild water contest" match.
HHH vs. Spirit Squad: This was all angle that served to reform DX.
Umaga vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan: Squash.
Foley/Flair promo: Very good promo exchange as you'd expect.
Johnny Nitro vs. Carlito: Solid match.
Edge vs. John Cena: No match as it was all angle with the ECW guys jumping Cena.
Decent episode, as the show picked up completely after DX reformed after being bad in the first hour.
Grade: B-
6/19/06 Raw
Opening segment: Hilarious DX/McMahons promo exchange.
Torrie Wilson/Maria vs. Candice Michelle/Mickie James: Bad bra and panties match.
Charlie Haas vs. Viscera: Bad match until they get jumped by the Spirit Squad, and the Squad gets green slime dumped all over them. Very goofy but it felt nostalgic.
Umaga vs. John McChesney: Squash.
John Cena vs. Balls Mahoney: Squash.
Randy Orton vs. Snitsky: Squash.
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Johnny Nitro: Good match.
Edge vs. Ric Flair: Decent match.
Final segment: Very good DX promo to close the show, though goofy with midgets dressed up as the Spirit Squad mooning the Squad with "suck it" spelled on their butt cheeks. Yeah.
Decent show for the nostalgia and PPV hype, though the DX skits WERE goofy.
Grade: B-
6/26/06 Raw
Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus: This was actually a match where Trish was SQUASHED, and Melina cut a good promo on Trish after the match.
Umaga vs. Kamala: Squash.
Edge promo: Very good.
Val Venis/Viscera vs. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch: Okay filler match.
DX promo: Very good with HBK imitating Shane McMahon and them playing "stand back" on the titantron, though DX showering the McMahons with poop was pushing it.
Flair interview: Very good.
Randy Orton vs. Kane: Not a great match.
Rob Van Dam vs. John Cena: Good main event.
Another decent/okay show because of the DX nostalgia, though RVD/Cena was very good.
Grade: B-
7/3/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good segment involving Edge, Cena, and RVD to set up the WWE title main event, which was booked because of RVD being caught with drugs.
Lita vs. Torrie Wilson: Atrocious match that went on for WAY too long.
Spirit Squad vs. Val Venis/Viscera/Eugene/Snitsky/Hacksaw Jim Duggan: This was another filler match, and it wasn’t very good either.
Highlanders vs. Matt Striker/Rob Conway: The Highlanders’ debut match, and I wasn’t impressed.
Vince/DX segment: This started out funny but then started to drag and become really dumb with DX messing with Vince’s mic causing him to sound like a chipmunk and Darth Vader as well as an animated drawing of a rooster on the screen with a rooster sound in the background as well. Pretty bad segment.
Carlito vs. Johnny Nitro: This was one of the more decent things on the show but once again, stupidity arose after the match with DX constantly replaying Trish running to the ring. Ugh…
Umaga vs. Scott Wright: Complete squash and once again, DX made their presence felt by making belching sounds come out of the microphone whenever Estrada tried to speak on the mic.
Orton segment: He cuts a promo on Brooke Hogan… this was pretty boring and the concept of Orton/Hogan didn’t interest me as Hogan was way past his prime, wasn’t going to lose, and Hogan/Orton isn’t exactly Hogan/Michaels.
Edge vs. John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam: Very good main event and Edge wins the WWE title.
Outside of the main event and opening segment, this show blew. Very light on quality wrestling and lame comedy throughout.
Grade: D
7/10/06 Raw
John Cena vs. Shelton Benjamin: Really good opener where Cena wins and Edge attacks afterwards and he and Lita go to a hotel room afterwards to escape from Cena, where it would be obvious that Cena would attack there.
Trish Stratus vs. Melina: This match was pretty decent although nothing spectacular. Advanced Nitro/Carlito in the process.
Highlanders vs. Matt Striker/Rob Conway: The Highlanders’ second match on Raw, and it wasn’t any more impressive than their first as it was also really boring.
Foley/Flair/ECW segment: This was really good, which is the case with almost any mic segment involving Foley, Flair, and Heyman. The ECW angle being interesting helped too.
Viscera vs. Charlie Haas: Not much of a match as this was all about turning Viscera heel again by inadvertently giving Lillian a Samoan drop. Very poorly executed turn too…
Diva Search: Not much to say about this except it was very boring.
Randy Orton vs. Val Venis: A “match” that was over in the blink of an eye and Orton cut a promo on Brooke Hogan after the match. Boring promo…
Eugene vs. McMahons: A pretty bad main event where Eugene wins due to DX distracting the McMahons and a net missing them on the ramp from the ceiling. Yeah…
The first hour was excellent aside from the Highlanders match, the second hour was a complete wash as the wrestling was bad and it focused on boring or dumb storylines. One hour does not make a good show.
Grade: C-
7/17/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very mediocr DX/McMahons promo exchange that made the main event.
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin: Solid IC title #1 contender's match.
Trish Stratus/Torrie Wilson vs. Mickie James/Victoria: Decent match.
Highlanders vs. Jared Steele/Russell Simpson: Squash.
Cena/Striker promo: This was pretty much filler.
John Cena vs. Umaga: Solid match with Umaga actually winning.
Randy Orton vs. Eugene: Squash.
Foley/Flair promo: Pretty good outside of Johnny Nitro's mic work.
Diva Search: Boring.
Shawn Michaels vs. Shane McMahon: Decent match but the booking was terrible with DX oming out on top ONCE AGAIN.
Nothing outright terrible, but this show was very boring.
Grade: C
7/24/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very bad HBK/Coach promo that made HBK vs. Coach.
Kenny/Mikey vs. Highlanders: Okay match.
Edge/Flair promo: Very good until Cena came out to make the save.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito: Good match with Shelton winning and becoming #1 contender to the IC title.
Hogan/Orton promo: Very boring.
Mickie James vs. Candice Michelle: Not a great women's title match with Mickie retaining.
Shawn Michaels vs. Jonathan Coachman: Very bad "match" until the Spirit Squad and Umaga came in and attacked HBK.
Diva Search: Boring...
Edge/Johnny Nitro vs. John Cena/Ric Flair: Good main event.
Another dull and boring Raw episode.
Grade: D+
7/31/06 Raw
Opening segment: A DX segment that was actually funny! Oh wait, it was DX showing pictures of babies with Vince and Shane’s heads photoshopped onto them. The McMahons then come out and they broke kayfabe a few times in the process.
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Johnny Nitro: This match was pretty good and Nitro retains the IC title here.
Orton Knows Best: Very lame segment that mocked Hogan’s reality show and booked Lawler vs. Orton for next week too which didn’t exactly interest me.
Trish Stratus/Candice Michelle vs. Mickie James/Victoria: This match actually wasn’t bad.
Foley/Flair segment: This was a great promo exchange between the two and their feud was the best thing on Raw by far at the time.
John Cena vs. Matt Striker: A complete squash with Cena obviously winning and Edge attacks Cena after the match. This feud was made to be a complete afterthought in comparison to DX/McMahons…
Diva Search: Boring…
Rory McAllister vs. Johnny: Very slow and plodding match here and neither was over either which also hurt this match.
Shawn Michaels vs. Umaga: Really good match that put Umaga over really well and also advanced the DX/McMahons feud.
VERY boring show here. There was a fair amount of good in the IC title match, Foley/Flair segment, and HBK/Umaga but the rest was either boring or lame.
Grade: D+
8/7/06 Raw
Opening segment: Vince and Shane take jabs at DX singing Elvis songs.
Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James: It never started as Edge came down to cut a promo. It was a good one but I have to take off a bit for making the women's title look like an afterthought.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane: Decent albeit short.
John Cena vs. Viscera: Average match.
Edge/Lita vs. Carlito/Trish Stratus: Not a great match.
Flair/Foley segment: Pretty good.
Randy Orton vs. Jerry Lawler: Squash.
Diva Search: Boring...
Umaga vs. HHH: Pretty good main event...
This show was quite boring.
Grade: C-
8/14/06 Raw
Opening segment: Edge brags about attacking Cena’s dad and then shows a video of it. While it looked good on paper, it wasn’t very good unfortunately.
Lita vs. Mickie James: Really bad match with Lita winning the women’s title from Mickie.
Umaga vs. Alex Sage: Your typical Umaga squash match.
Ric Flair vs. Johnny Nitro: Very rushed match as Foley ran down to attack Flair a minute or two in when he had Nitro in the figure four.
Diva Search: Boring…
DX/McMahons segment: This segment featured more of the lame DX cock jokes and this feud just wasn’t interesting, especially after the Spirit Squad got buried for weeks.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Eugene vs. Spirit Squad: Okay match and Eugene pins one of the members after the Highlanders perform their finisher on him.
Edge vs. Carlito: The lone good match of the show and the ending was booked well with Cena attacking Edge before the match was even over.
Orton/Hogan segment: Very lame and poorly executed as well as Orton mocked Hogan with a midget impersonation, the real Hogan comes out, and puts on a terrible beatdown on the midget to end the show.
Outside of Edge vs. Carlito this show was a complete wash. The final segment was the wrong way to head into Summerslam.
Grade: D-
8/21/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge promo that led to the return of Jeff Hardy.
Spirit Squad vs. Eugene/Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Highlanders: Decent match.
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria: Decent match.
Vince promo: This was basically done to reveal DX spraypaint on WWE headquarters. Quite an interesting visual.
Edge vs. Jeff Hardy: Very solid match.
Johnny Nitro vs. Kane: Very rushed match.
Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair: Average match that Orton won and Flair later won by reverse decision.
Kiss My Ass Club: Foley gets fired in a confusing segment.
Average show. Lots of good in the main event scene, but a bad undercard as usual and the DX/McMahons feud continuing is beyond overkill.
Grade: C
8/28/06 Raw
Opening segment: Solid Edge/Cena promo.
John Cena vs. Chris Masters: Decent match actually with Edge running down for the DQ after a short match.
Candice Michelle vs. Torrie Wilson: Bad "paddle on a pole" match.
Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy: Good match.
Spirit Squad vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Eugene: Okay match.
Nitro/Melina press conference: Very boring.
Lita vs. Mickie James: Bad women's title match.
DX vs. William Regal/Finlay/Mr. Kennedy: Decent main event.
Okay episode, not terrible, but a lot of filler and the press conference was beyond boring.
Grade: C
9/4/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge promo that resulted in him being put through a table by Cena.
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro: Very good IC title match with Nitro retaining, albeit by a DQ loss.
Super Crazy vs. Chris Masters: Decent match.
McMahons/DX promo: Very boring and drawn out promo exchange.
Highlanders vs. Viscera/Charlie Haas vs. Lance Cad/Trevor Murdoch: Not a great match.
Flair/Estrada promo: Very good with the Kane/Umaga feud starting as a result.
John Cena/Carlito/Trish Stratus vs. Edge/Randy Orton/Lita: Good main event.
Good show.
Grade: B+
9/11/06 Raw
Umaga vs. Ric Flair: Not a great match.
Roddy Piper/Highlanders vs. Spirit Squad: Decent match.
Edge/Randy Orton/Johnny Nitro vs. Carlito/Jeff Hardy/John Cena: Good match.
Super Crazy vs. Chris Masters: Decent match.
Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James: Good match and good promo from Trish afterwards.
HHH vs. Vince McMahon: Bad main event.
Solid show that promoted Unforgiven perfectly.
Grade: B
9/18/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Edge/Cena promo that made the main event.
Umaga vs. Kane: Solid match.
Ric Flair vs. Johnny: Decent match.
Promo exchange: Very mediocre as it featured the likes of Nitro, Masters, and Orton, though it made the next match.
Johnny Nitro vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Carlito vs. Super Crazy vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Masters: Good IC title match with Nitro retaining.
Lita vs. Candice Michelle: Terrible match with Candice actually winning.
Edge/Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch vs. John Cena/DX: Very good main event.
Good show.
Grade: B+
9/25/06 Raw
Lita vs. Candice Michelle: Nothing match as Edge speared Candice for Lita to win quite easily.
Cena promo: Pretty lame as it was full of his typical jokes about Lita...
Kane vs. Johnny Nitro: An IC title match that's way too short due to Umaga's interference.
Ric Flair vs. Mikey: Boring. It ended with a punch too…
DX tag gauntlet: Very boring and advances a feud with Cade/Murdoch that everybody knew DX would win.
Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin: Pretty good and best part of the show...
Randy Orton/Chris Masters vs. Carlito/Super Crazy: Not bad although Orton looked REALLY out of place next to the other three seeing as how he’s a former WHC.
Bischoff segment: Decent promo promoting his book Controversy Creates Cash.
John Cena vs. Lita: Cena has one arm tied behind his back and wins in no time. A beatdown on Cena by King Booker’s court occurs afterwards.
VERY boring episode. Almost NOTHING happened and the wrestling was pretty bad for the most part.
Grade: D-
10/2/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very bad DX/Coach promo exchange that made the first match.
DX vs. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch vs. Highlanders vs. Charlie Haas/Viscera: Boring because it was predictable and another burial for the tag division.
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro: Very good IC title match with Hardy winning.
DX segment: This was just lame and all over the place.
Umaga vs. Snitsky: Squash.
Randy Orton vs. Carlito: Not bad.
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Nicky: Bad match.
Mickie James vs. Victoria: Pretty good match.
John Cena vs. Edge: Very good WWE title cage match with Cena retaining.
Another mediocre show. The wrestling was good but there was just way too much lame DX stuff throughout.
Grade: C-
10/16/06 Raw
Opening segment: Decent Rated RKO promo until DX came out and cut gay, toilet, nude, and midget jokes. Ugh.
Cryme Tyme vs. Johnny/Mikey: Decent match.
Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Masters vs. Super Crazy vs. Shelton Benjamin: Good IC title match with Hardy retaining.
Promo exchange: Very bad with Kevin Federline being the main focus and also featured your typical Cena and Johnny Nitro promos.
Carlito vs. Rob Conway: Squash.
Steve-O promo: Very bad until Umaga squashes him.
Candice Michelle vs. Maria vs. Torrie Wilson vs. Victoria: Very bad bra and panties match.
HHH vs. Randy Orton: Good main event.
A couple good matches but way too much celebrity BS, making the show feel like anything but a wrestling show (though it would only get worse three years later), and DX's part in the opening promo was just atrocious.
Grade: C-
10/23/06 Raw
Opening segment: Basically a repeat of last week's K-Fed promo.
Melina vs. Mickie James: Solid match.
Shelton Benjamin/Chris Masters vs. Carlito/Jeff Hardy: Solid match.
John Cena vs. Johnny Nitro: Not a great match.
Cryme Tyme vs. Nicky/Mikey: Not a great match.
Eugene segment: Umaga squashes Eugene after he shot T-Shirts into the crowd. Complete filler.
Kenny vs. Ric Flair: Very short and mediocre match.
HHH vs. Randy Orton: Good match though it's weak to book the same match two weeks in a row while building a feud.
Almost a carbon copy of last week's show, especially the opening segment and main event.
Grade: C-
10/30/06 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good segment that made Orton/HHH (AGAIN) and the main event and built Cyber Sunday very well.
Johnny Nitro vs. Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin: Pretty decent match between Jeff Hardy's possible Cyber Sunday IC title match opponents.
Lita vs. Maria: Pretty bad women's match.
Randy Orton vs. HHH: This was a good match but when your PPV match's build is the exact same match three weeks in a row, it's a very weak build.
Umaga vs. Eugene/Hacksaw Jim Duggan: Absolute squash with Eugene cowering at ringside pretty much the whole time.
Flair/Legends segment: This was basically Flair and his possible partners to go against the Spirit Squad for the tag titles in Sgt. Slaughter, Roddy Piper, and Dusty Rhodes. Okay segment.
Cryme Tyme vs. Viscera/Charlie Haas: Not a great filler match.
John Cena vs. Jonathan Coachman: Pretty bad match as expected.
This wasn't a terrible show but it was pretty boring though as some of the matches were very weak and the PPV build felt mailed in (Orton/HHH three weeks in a row?).
Grade: D+
11/6/06 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good segment involving Bischoff and Rated RKO and he makes Rated RKO vs. Flair/Piper for the tag titles and Hardy vs. Nitro for the IC title… next.
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro: Pretty good match although Nitro winning was baffling since he got less votes than Shelton Benjamin who wasn’t used much and he was about as over as Shelton too.
K-Fed promo: He challenges Cena to a match on New Year’s. Two months of this?
Spirit Squad vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Eugene: Not a great match and Duggan and Eugene break up due to the stipulation. Eugene turns heel afterwards as well.
Maria vs. Umaga: Pretty boring and it takes Cena literally forever to come out for the save after she already took the running butt splash and Samoan drop.
Chris Masters vs. Jerry Lawler: Very boring and pointless match as Lawler was handcuffed to the ring rope the whole time.
Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin: Pretty good match and Cryme Tyme steals Shelton’s jewelry and shirt after the match too.
Lita vs. Mickie James: Another boring match where Mickie had an arm tied behind her back.
Ric Flair/Roddy Piper vs. Rated RKO: Okay match but the aftermath killed anything positive about this as HHH pedigreed Bischoff after the match and DX held Bischoff so they could shove him into the ass of Big Dick Johnson, who had “DX” painted on his butt cheeks. A very embarrassing segment to end the show and just another reason for non-fans to look down on wrestling in general..
This show started a lot of angles but the wrestling was really bad and there was A LOT of stupidity.
Grade: D
11/13/06 Raw
Opening segment: Typical DX segment and Coach sends out the heel tag teams to take out DX. Pretty boring…
DX vs. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch/Charlie Haas/Viscera: Very boring handicap match with DX winning of course.
Highlanders vs. Spirit Squad: Another “meh” match.
Cena/Umaga/Big Show segment: Was pretty good and good at hyping the elimination match at Survivor Series...
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro: Really good match although it makes me wonder why they had Nitro win it last week to begin with as Hardy won back the belt in this one.
Lita vs. Mickie James: Very bad match with Mickie’s legs shackled together and full of DX cock jokes towards Lita.
Roddy Piper/Ric Flair vs. Rated RKO: Not a great match and wasn’t a fan of Rated RKO winning the tag titles as it meant that the real tag division would be held up even longer.
This was almost as bad as last week. Tons of stupidity and weak matches all around.
Grade: D+
11/20/06 Raw
Opening segment: Very good promo exchange that made the main event.
Umaga vs. Sabu: Squash.
Masters/Torrie segment: Very bad.
Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro: Good IC title ladder match with Hardy retaining.
Dusty Rhodes vs. Nicky: Bad match.
Lita vs. Mickie James: Bad "match" with Mickie blindfolded though Lita actually cut a good promo afterwards.
John Cena/Ric Flair/DX vs. Rated RKO/Big Show/Kenny: Very good main event.
Solid show that promoted Survivor Series perfectly.
Grade: B-
11/27/06 Raw
Ric Flair/DX vs. Spirit Squad: Good match with a good Flair/DX promo before the match.
#1 contender's battle royal: Nothing memorable except that Victoria won.
Eugene vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan: Squash.
Cutting Edge: Very good with Edge and Orton giving a bloody Ric Flair the conchairto.
Chris Masters vs. Jerry Lawler: Very boring match.
Cena/Estrada segment: Good promo exchange that began the Cena/Umaga feud.
Cryme Tyme skit: This was complete filler.
Hardy Boyz vs. Rated RKO: Very good main event.
Decent show, and two Raws ina row that aren't filled with goofyness.
Grade: B-
12/4/06 Raw
Opening segment: It was okay...
Highlanders vs. Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch: This wasn't bad actually...
Victoria vs. Maria: Squash.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Super Crazy: Lasted under two minutes but Benjamin and Haas are back.
Masterlock Challenge for WWE title: This was incredibly confusing, not to mention boring.
Carlito vs. Viscera: Terrible match.
Eugene/Val segment: A bit pointless but heel Eugene is better than stale face Eugene.
DX/Hardy Boyz vs. Rated RKO/MNM: Pretty good match.
This show wasn't too great as the in-ring action outside of the main event was terrible and it just felt like a placeholder show.
Grade: D+
12/11/06 Raw
John Cena vs. Armando Alejandro Estrada: Squash.
Jerry Lawler/Carlito vs. Chris Masters/Viscera: Bad match.
World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Highlanders: Decent enough...
HHH vs. Randy Orton: Solid match until it gets restarted as a tag match.
Rated RKO/Kenny vs. DX/Ric Flair: This was very good...
Victoria vs. Torrie Wilson: Squash...
Umaga vs. Jeff Hardy: Decent match.
John Cena vs. Johnny Nitro: These two just didn't click at all.
This show was very middling, as there were just way too many squash matches and Cena and Nitro just don't gel in the ring.
Grade: C
12/18/06 Raw
#1 contender's battle royal: Okay match as it just took a long time to get going with Edge winning.
Chris Masters vs. Carlito: This was all angle.
Hardy Boyz vs. World's Greatest Tag Team/Johnny Nitro: Good match.
Sylvester Stallone interview: Just very boring filler as this just had NOTHING to do with WWE.
Kenny Dykstra vs. Ric Flair: Mediocre match as these two just didn't gel in the ring.
John Cena vs. Edge: Very good WWE title match, though Cena retained.
Cryme Tyme skit: Very bad with them robbing a George W. Bush impersonator without him knowing.
Mickie James vs. Victoria: Solid match.
K-Fed interview: This was very bad.
DX/John Cena vs. Rated RKO/Umaga: Very good main event.
A lot of the wrestling was good, but there was WAY too much celebrity BS and the Cryme Tyme skit was lame.
Grade: C-
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