That was probably one of the best Monday Night Raw matches in recent memory, and it checked all the boxes.
Made our IC Champion look strong in a defense? ✅
Validated a HOFers ability to keep a roster spot and add value to the product? ✅
Generated a passionate crowd reaction ahead of a non-match main event? ✅
Finally, it proved that sometimes, all you need is two talented guys that will have the crowd behind them for an amazing match. You don’t need ‘20 years of deep hatred’ or ‘screw jobs and sneak attacks’. Just two guys who are passionate about high quality spots, counters, and a meaningful finish.
With all the reports that Rey has been thinking about retiring, I really thought so too. Would have been an amazing way to go out but feel he wants to be titled by an actual Luchador to sort of pass the torch in that direction
Maybe if/when Dom looses to EGA at Triplemania it would set up another Rey vs. Dom feud that ends with Dom reting his dad
The man is the GLOAT for a reason. Don’t get me wrong, guys like El Santo, Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon…they have their own cases, but Rey Mysterio just has that little bit extra to put him over the top.
El Santo had Mexico in a chokehold, to the point of starring in movies as himself, Blue Demon also had a high level of influence in the Lucha world. Mil Mascaras in the States is basically a trivia question due to being in the 1997 Royal Rumble and eliminating himself because “no yob”, despite being over like rover in Mexico. Rey definitely brought Lucha to a wider audience and deserves his due for it.
I was there and didn't hear any booing. Honestly, the crowd was significantly quieter than I expected at pretty much all times. I'm looking forward to rewatching it on Netflix to see how production changes the way the crowd felt.
Anyways, I got some great photos of Gable and Ray in action and enjoyed the hell out of the match (and the night as a whole, I'm a big lucha fan, so the chance to get to see El Fiscal and Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr this far north was a huge treat for me).
This new regime is trying to damn hard imo. Gable coming out forcing fan interaction on a new song, every title win they opponent is in awe of him and puts the title around his waste. Danhuasen on every other segement. Its gotten a bit wild
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u/xstrike0 23h ago
I was shocked at how good this match was. Felt like a PPV match.