In this WWF Raw Is War 1/22/01 review, Triple H wants revenge on Steve Austin, The Rock and Chris Jericho team up against Chris Benoit and Big Show, and much more.
Let’s jump in!
- Show: RAW IS WAR
- Date: January 22, 2001
- Location: The Cajundome in Lafayette, LA
- Blake’s Take: I’m watching this 20+ years later and can’t say I remember any storyline developments with the European title, so I wasn’t expecting a squash. Regal was besmirched!
- Blake’s Take: The finishing sequence was interesting as they pushed teamwork issues with Matt and Jeff, but it was focused on them forgetting who the legal man was. Nonetheless, they furthered the story, and the APA was aggressive as usual.
- Blake’s Take: This was good stuff from both Rock and Cole to keep Rock in the conversation on the road to WrestleMania. We know what’s to come for him at No Way Out and WrestleMania X-Seven, but this was a nice post-Rumble starting point to further his focus on regaining the title.
- Blake’s Take: What an entertaining tag match. It was fueled by a hot crowd, which was typical during this era. (Recommended)
- Blake’s Take: The RTC shenanigans continue.
- Blake’s Take: The match was simply to set up the angle afterward, which aligns Haku with Rikishi and a certain someone with Kane…..
- Blake’s Take: I assume this is leading to another match, but I’m not exactly buying Lo Down as true contenders!
- Blake’s Take: The hardcore division was a guilty pleasure during this era. Who cares about match ratings when you’ve got dudes using a gallon of milk and turkey sandwiches as weapons?
- Blake’s Take: Once again, the crowd ate this up and were certainly siding with Angle and Trish over Triple H and Stephanie. I mean, can you really root for a man who hits a Pedigree on a woman? Then again, it was the Attitude Era, so that’s a babyface move for some.
- Blake’s Take: JR’s calls for anything involving a triumphant Austin are always the best, and that was no different here. JR also did a great job pushing that Austin and Triple H were on a collision course on the road to WrestleMania, which served as the direction for their eventual match at No Way Out.