By Jason Powell
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-The usual broadcast team of Scott Stanford, David Otunga, Corey Graves, and Booker T hosted the show from WWE Headquarters.
-Otunga hyped his role in the movie “What Happened Last Night” and said the film has been accepted in the Cannes Film Festival.
-The hosts hyped the previously advertised matches: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Usos, AJ Styles vs. Sheamus, Sami Zayn vs. Rusev, and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns vs. Alberto Del Rio.
-A video package aired on the drama involving Styles, Gallows, and Anderson. Stanford questioned whether the sportsmanship that Styles has shown in WWE is actually a charade. Otunga said Gallows and Anderson may be acting on their own. Graves wasn’t buying it and said he believes Styles is trying to fool people.
-The hosts discussed John Cena announcing that he will return to Raw on Memorial Day. They raved about Cena returning in five months rather than the projected nine. Otunga said he’s The Wolverine of WWE. Booker said a wrestler’s prime is 30-35. He said Cena is just north of that and he thinks returning early will be detrimental to his career going forward.
-Stanford spoke about how things have changed since Cena went down and all the new talent he will have to work with. He questioned whether Cena will go after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Graves said he didn’t think Cena would return if he didn’t have the title in mind.
-Backstage at Raw, Renee Young interviewed Kalisto, who spoke about not being afraid of competition. He said he would prove at Payback that bigger isn’t better. He said this is a new era.
-The hosts noted that Ryback manhandled Kalisto at Payback, then spoke about their title match on Sunday. Graves said Kalisto will blow the minds of fans. He said he’s capable of doing things that WWE fans have not even seen. He promised he would find a way to win on Sunday. Otunga said Spiderman is great until Hulk smashes him. Booker joined Graves in picking Ryback to win the match.
-They turned the focus to the Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho match at Payback, then spoke about the Charlotte vs. Natalya match for the WWE Women’s Championship at Payback. Graves had a rare slip and admitted that he lost his train of thought. “I get hit in the head a lot,” he said. At least he can joke about the reason his career ended.
-The panel discussed the Rusev vs. Zayn match on Raw, and Zayn vs. Kevin Owens for Payback, then closed out the show by discussing the death of Chyna.
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