MARKED OUT! …checked out… RAW 07/15/13

MARK OUT: To temporarily forget that wrestling is fake because something cool happened. Urban Dictionary

BRAD MADDOX / *WWE Champion* JOHN CENA / RANDY ORTON / FANDANGO Segment: MARKED OUT!

Brilliant. Maddox will do great as this nervous, mama’s boy GM. He opens up the show by telling WWE Champion John Cena that he can pick his own opponent (we all know Vince will hate that). Out comes the new WWE Title Money in the Bank winner Randy Orton, who is already being built back up into a major player from the briefcase win. Great energy here during this segment, and the crowd was HOT. Great way to start RAW, especially when Fandango comes out, entertains the fans, and then gets into it with Orton. A match? YEP.

RANDY ORTON def. FANDANGO: MARKED OUT!

I mean…a 2 segment match from Orton and Fandango? What? SWEET! These guys were an awesome pairing. ‘Dango continues to prove that he can go in the ring. Great match back and forth, which ended in a monstrous RKO. The first match set the tone for the rest of the matches that would be held on the show. Good stuff.

MARK HENRY promo / attack from THE SHIELD: MARKED OUT!

Henry is SO over, and he’s so good at whatever he does now. On the mic, in the ring, the guy proved Sunday night that he is a major superstar that could be a main eventer for as long as he wants to be.

Enter the Shield…they attack Henry and spark the catalyst to what I believe to be a Henry faceturn. I guess WWE Officials realize that Henry is getting cheered big time and they want him to capitalize on this. It probably won’t last long, as he is one of the best heels in the business right now, but it should be fun while it lasts. SummerSlam feels like it will have a Henry vs The Shield match on it. Book it.

*World Heavyweight Champion* ALBERTO DEL RIO def. Dolph Ziggler: MARKED OUT!

Great match between these guys yet again. Then we get AJ Lee and Big E. Langston fueling the start of the Lee/Langston vs. Ziggler storyline. Great work from all of the above during this match and segment. Man…I’m loving this RAW already. The only thing that could kill it would be a useless match between like Zack Ryder and R-Truth or something…

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