Angel Garza and Andrade defeat Ricochet and Cedric Alexander

Angel Garza and Andrade defeat Ricochet and Cedric Alexander : Raw March 23

Result: Angel Garza and Andrade defeat Ricochet and Cedric Alexander

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Match

Garza and Andrade attacked Ricochet before Cedric Alexander’s music even came on. Andrade and Ricochet begin the match. Angel Garza tried to tag into the match, but the referee wouldn’t let him in because he didn’t have the tag rope. That’s interesting as we hardly ever see that enforced. Garza then took the tag rope off, brought it to a different corner, and tried to tag in again. The referee again wouldn’t allow this. Andrade managed to take advantage of all the distractions, and he pushed Ricochet to the floor. On the floor, Angel Garza threw Ricochet into the LED board. As the Street Profits came out to the commentary booth, Raw took a commercial break.

Back from the break, Andrade held Ricochet down in the center of the ring. Angel Garza finally got a legal tag into the match. In true Garza fashion, he pulled his pants off, cinched in a side headlock, pushed Ricochet against the ropes, and hit him with some chops. Andrade tagged back into the match.

Ricochet finally got the tag to Cedric Alexander who ran wild all over Angel Garza hitting a basement dropkick to the back of Garza’s head and a springboard flatliner. Alexander and Ricochet hit a number of tandem moves before Andrade came to the rescue. When Garza attempted to come off the second rope, Ricochet countered with a dropkick sending Raw to a commercial break.

Finish: Angel Garza and Andrade defeat Ricochet and Cedric Alexander

Cedric and Andrade continued the match when Raw came back from commercial with Cedric hitting him with his handspring enziguri. Andrade managed to send Alexander into the corner and connected with the double knees for a near fall. Garza and Andrade used a double powerbomb to bring Ricochet into the ring. Ricochet sent Andrade to the floor, but Andrade blocked a moonsault. All of this action distracted Garza, and Cedric nearly rolled him up for a pin. Garza pulled Cedric into position and hit a springboard moonsault off the second rope. Next thing you know everyone is on the outside and Ricochet got his Sasuke special.

Back in the ring, Cedric Alexander caught Andrade with a Michinoku driver for a very near fall. Andrade countered into his spinning back elbow for the pinfall victory.

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent