It has been two weeks since WWE kicked off its self-proclaimed new era with a
brand split and a draft, changes that produced a red-hot run of shows on Raw.
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night in a big way.If the fading of the new-car smell seems quick, it shouldnt,
as the timing fits in with WWEs recent history. Week 3 of the four-week
structure between pay-per-view events has typically been the weakest, with the
more explosive moments saved for the go-home show. Its something that bodes well
for next week, just days before SummerSlam invades New York City.But the bar had
been set high in previous weeks with new pushes, fresh booking and a heavy
splash of much-needed PG-13 dialogue and intensity, all of which were mostly
missing Monday (with the exception of some well-played jokes at the expense of
Big Es injury below the belt).In its place was a noticeable void of top stars
being used in prominent spots and a predictable finish to a main event match
--?Rusev?vs.?Cesaro?for the WWE United States title -- that didnt start until 11
p.m. ET and had?been?hastily thrown together moments earlier.If the WWE had
hopes of building two separate brands that are independent of and in competition
with each other, the cheap pop from SmackDown Lives Daniel Bryan invading the
final segment of Raw felt gratuitous. Cross-pollinating with run-ins from?Brock
Lesnar?and?Randy Orton?is one thing and an extreme case unto itself; this one,
however, was forced.But all was not lost Monday as WWE did a good job, mostly in
subtle ways, of keeping the storyline moving within the major feuds. The
attention to detail remained high, proving to be a good step forward from the
old method of killing time with unnecessary rematches. Its something we are
likely to see less of after the brand extension because of how valuable each
second of real estate has become.Credit?Seth Rollins?(in-ring) and?Finn
Balor?(pretaped) for strong promos to keep interest high ahead of their
inaugural WWE Universal title match, even if the decision not to showcase Balor
in a match on Monday felt like?a?mistake.Rollins did a nice job of teasing the
fear inside of him (remember, every great heel needs a weakness or he or she
wouldnt have chosen that path) over Balors hidden persona, with references to
Balors last name translating to demon king in Irish mythology. Balor, meanwhile,
showed hints at a possible heel turn down the road (Balor Club, anyone?) by
teasing a creepier and more sinister edge. WWE doesnt usually take that much
time explaining the origin of a character, but for anyone who doesnt watch NXT
and will be seeing Balors face paint and unique entrance at SummerSlam for the
first time, it made sense.The WWE also officially announced three more bouts for
the Aug. 21 SummerSlam card in Brooklyn:?Enzo & Cass?vs.?Chris
Jericho?and?Kevin Owens?in a tag team match; Rusev vs.?Roman Reigns?for Rusevs
United States?championship;?and?The New Day?vs.?The Club?for the WWE tag team
championships.Hits and missesA match as star-studded as Lesnar-Orton doesnt need
much of a proper build to garner buzz, especially with Orton returning from
injury and Lesnar fresh off the bad press of a UFC doping violation. But WWE has
done well?to build this the old-fashioned way and?not?cut corners. Mondays
prepackaged video?promo showcasing their history was full of trash talk, the
perfect complement to each superstar trading finishing moves last week.Sasha
Banks victory over?Dana Brooke?added a stipulation to Banks WWE womens
championship rematch with Charlotte at SummerSlam, banning Brooke from ringside.
Banks-Charlotte?is the rivalry WWE fans have clamored for since day one of last
years so-called Divas Revolution (now Womens Revolution). Removing the chance of
a schmoz?finish should allow two of the companys best workers to better
shine.With the brand split producing a shortage of tag teams on each show, Im
all for WWE getting creative in matching Jericho and Owens as tag team foils at
SummerSlam for?Enzo Amore?and?Big Cass. All?four?superstars can talk and the two
heels are strong enough workers to help Enzo and Cass get the extra shine and
seasoning they still need in the ring.Big Cass wisecrack against Jericho and
Owens (referencing Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street) came off as crass,
considering the potentially homophobic undertones. Although adding some spice to
the dialogue is mostly welcome in this PG era, this was an uncalled-for turn.It
was a piece of cake for @WWERomanReigns to wreck @RusevBUL and @LanaWWEs
post-wedding celebration. #RAW
https://t.co/X4UljoY7UK- WWE (@WWE) August 9,
2016Reigns was strong in the Rusev-Lana segment, receiving huge pops on his way
in and out of the ring as WWE stubbornly stays the course of keeping him
babyface. Reigns twice telling Rusev to put that beef away as he took off his
vest was an honorable mention for line of the night.Raw announcer Corey Graves
referred to?Braun Strowman?as a walking abomination during the former Wyatt
Family members third straight squash match. As far as on-the-fly descriptors are
concerned, that was?perfect.Part of why?Titus ONeils?subtle heel turn
against?Darren Young?is working so well is hes taking an already physical style
and adding viciousness. This is the right direction.It was good to see WWE
continue a trend that any formal event that takes place inside the ring needs to
end in all-out craziness. Rusev and?Lanas?wedding segment was poorly written and
went on way too?long, but the payoff of Lana going face-first into the cake was
enough to cover all sins (even if seeing her covered in red frosting brought
eerie flashbacks of the 1976 thriller Carrie).Ive never been one for forced
celebrity skits on WWE television, but considering the amount of promotion for
Sean Puff Daddy Combs guest spot on Raw, his brief appearance was underwhelming.
Considering he had good chemistry with The New Day and Mick Foley, and his
off-color joke on?Big Es?injury worked (complete with Foleys response of You
cant say that on TV), I would have liked to see?more.Move of the
nightNeville?made his second appearance on Raw since missing four months with a
fractured ankle. He looked great teaming with?Sin Cara?(newly clad in all black)
against The?Dudley Boyz. While Nevilles incredible finisher, the?Red?Arrow, had
become an overused party favor ever since his call-up from NXT, nothing quite
does it full justice like seeing it in a slow-motion replay. The one he landed
Monday against?D-Von Dudley?was a thing of?beauty.Line of the nightIf you
forget, Ive been doing this since I was 5 years old. Im like a f---ing robot. I
train, I eat and I s--- f---ing opponents. Thats what I do for a living. -
Lesnar, during a pretaped video promo hyping his SummerSlam bout against
Orton.Campbells criticismThe use of?Cesaro?in two separate matches Monday, only
to see him sent deeper into a feud with?Sheamus?that no one cares about, was
particularly disappointing. Had Cesaro, an underused and forgotten player
beloved?by?smart fans, surprised Rusev by winning the U.S. title in the main
event, setting up an out-of-nowhere triple threat at SummerSlam, it would have
accomplished three things. First, the upset win would have saved last nights
largely forgettable show. Second, it would have justified the storyline push of
using Cesaro twice in one night. Finally, the shotgun booking would have
furthered the idea that anything can happen in this must-see new era of Raw and
SmackDown. Falling back on a predictable finish, using the tease of a
stipulation to hold interest in an otherwise unnecessary and poorly executed
main event, instead added to the belief that Cesaro is an afterthought in the
eyes of the WWE, particularly on Raw, and a superstar who could be much better
off with some kind of trade to SmackDown.
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bothered Bledsoe in the Suns victory over the Clippers on Monday and he sat out
the teams home loss to Memphis on Thursday night. Pakistan 339 (Misbah 114,
Shafiq 73, Woakes 6-70) and 215 (Shafiq 49, Sarfraz 45, Woakes 5-32) beat
England 272 (Cook 81, Yasir 6-72) and 207 (Bairstow 48, Yasir 4-69, Rahat 3-47)
by 75 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsPakistan took a 1-0 lead in the
series after beating England by 75 runs at Lords. That is the simple version but
there were multitudes contained within as Misbah-ul-Haqs irrepressible side took
the ten wickets they required for victory on the fourth day, four of them going
to the talismanic Yasir Shah on the way to match figures of 10 for 141 in his
first Test match outside of Asia.Set 283 to win - a target only one side had
previously achieved on the ground - after dismissing Pakistan inside the first
ten minutes of the morning session, Englands batsmen struggled to build
partnerships. Only when Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes were putting together a
stand of 56 over 31.4 gruelling overs did Misbah have to seriously ponder where
a wicket was coming from.The breakthrough came from Yasir, although there was
little sleight of hand about a long hop that Bairstow simply missed attempting
to swat through the leg side. His distraught reaction, head bowed over his bat
as the Pakistan players celebrated around him, provided an illustration of
Englands disappointment at losing a match in which they were always slightly
behind but refused to abandon as beyond their powers of recovery.Yasirs tenth
wicket practically sparked a playground bundle as Woakes was taken at slip
trying to hit out with the No. 10, Steven Finn, for company and 79 still
required. Mohammad Amir rattled Jake Balls stumps an over later to put the final
seal on an emotional comeback six years after his previous Test appearance.This
was a gripping encounter, fought in excellent spirit and holding the attention
of a packed crowd throughout. A sizeable contingent of Pakistan supporters
cheered every wicket as their side pushed for a first Test triumph at Lords
since Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmeds exploits in 1996. When the Pakistan team
lined up afterwards to do a series of celebratory push-ups in front of the
pavilion - a salute to the military fitness camp undergone by the players before
the tour - the whole ground was in raptures.England may have been primed to the
threat posed by Yasir and Amir but it was Rahat Ali who gave Pakistan the early
advantage. England lost their top three in little more than an hour of batting
and although the rejigged middle order that had been considered a weakness
resisted admirably there was too much left for them to do against a constantly
probing attack.Yet while Bairstow remained in the company of Woakes - a man with
nine first-class centuries, not to mention 11 wickets in the match - England
could imagine that the improbable was still possible. With the bowling tight and
scoring opportunities scarce, the seventh-wicket pair resolved to soak up the
pressure and fight for every inch.Nothing seemed to be happening in the middle,
yet at the same time, everything was happening. Wahab Riaz threw himself into a
five-over spell after tea that yielded 0 for 8 but saw the ball repeatedly
swerve late past the outside edge. Both batsmen edged short of catchers in the
cordon - Woakes a matter of millimetres in front of Asad Shafiq at third slip -
and Wahab ended up lying in the dust as he strained for a breakthrough. He was
also warned twice by the umpires for running on the pitch.At the other end,
rewards were not as readily forthcoming for Yasir as had been expected after his
first-innings six-for..
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Gary Ballance discovered when a delivery beat his front pad and attempted flick
to end his dogged 43 - but the pitch was placid enough for Woakes and Bairstow
to survive as long as they eschewed risk. When Yasir won an lbw decision from
Joel Wilson against Woakes, the batsman confidently reviewed in the knowledge
that his bat had intervened first.England had initially recovered through a
49-run partnership between Ballance and James Vince, who made his best Test
score before being dismissed by Wahab, flinging his hands at a drive shortly
after lunch. Wahab had begun to make the ball reverse away down the slope and a
thick edge flew to Younis Khan at second slip, who this time held on to the
catch at the second attempt, having unsuccessfully juggled a much tougher chance
with Vince on 9.Ballance, in the second innings of his comeback Test, seemed to
grow in confidence, totting up runs with nudges and nurdles. He was vulnerable
to Wahabs probing outside off stump but generally played the ball softly and
late, other than when slashing a four over the slips. He and Bairstow added
another 39 runs in 13 overs of careful batting when Yasir, having changed to
bowling from the Nursery End, struck for the first time.The man identified as
Pakistans likeliest match-winner had to wait until his 13th over but, for
aficionados of legspin, it was undoubtedly worth it. Ballance had just pulled a
sharply turning delivery through square leg for his sixth boundary; the next
ball was a little fuller, spun a little harder down the slope and darted like a
swallow past Ballances attempted flick to hit leg stump. If the shot was
questionable, the overall effect was reminiscent Shane Warnes dismissal of
Andrew Strauss at Edgbaston in 2005.Moeen Ali did not last long, waltzing out of
his ground and aiming a heave across the line at Yasir, only for the ball to
spin between bat and pad to hit the top of middle. At 139 for 6, England were
still less than halfway to their target; Pakistan were more than halfway to
theirs.After the third days play, Pakistans coach Mickey Arthur was hoping his
side could sneak another 19-20 more runs. They managed just a single from Amir
as England took the last two wickets in 13 balls, though that was enough to push
the requirement up above the 282 achieved by Michael Vaughans side against New
Zealand in 2004. Stuart Broad picked up both, Yasir and Amir caught behind, to
become the third England bowler to pass 350 Test wickets.Adrenaline coursed
through initial stages of Englands assault. Cook chopped the opening delivery
for four through point as England raced to 19 for 0 from three overs before
hitting their first speed bump: Rahat found his line and the tiniest contact
with Cooks outside edge, a kiss goodbye for the England captain who turned away
ruefully as Kumar Dharmasenas finger went up.Rahat bagged and tagged the next
two as well. Alex Hales attempted to force a cut, a thick top edge flying
quickly to be well held by Mohammad Hafeez at first slip; then a misbegotten
pull from Joe Root sent a top edge out to the grateful Yasir, jogging to his
right to take the catch some 20 yards in from the boundary at deep square leg.
It was just one of a multitude of joyous individual and collective moments for
Pakistan on a ground where they experienced such pain when the spot-fixing
scandal erupted six years ago. They have fresh memories now.
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