A look at the Three Stars Of The Night for the July 9 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw!

I took to the Twitter to poll the followers for tonight’s Three Stars. Here are some of the results:

 

FIrst: Roman Reigns
Second: Seth
Third: Kevin Owens’ Air Freshener.

— Team Shield and Cubs (@TiffanyMC1982) July 10, 2018

Rollins. McIntyre. Any fan who watched the full show

— Jared Jackson-Ferrans (@Ferrans53) July 10, 2018

1st Star – Rollins
2nd Star – McIntyre
3rd Star – Curtis Axel strictly for nailing Woken Hardy’s laugh.

— JoeAguinaldo (@ja113) July 10, 2018

Great to see some hockey fans taking part in the gimmick during the off-season! And now, the Three Stars of The Night for WWE Raw!

The Third Star:
Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax is a tough sell for me, and that’s all about the challenger. Her story was finished at WrestleMania, and while WWE did change course, they reverted right back to the same ol’ sad story for Alexa and Nia.

But the one redeeming factor in it all is in fact Alexa Bliss. The…um, pure bliss she showed while walloping Nia with the kendo stick was fantastic. The only reason I care for this at all is Alexa Bliss.

The Second Star:
Roman Reigns

“So I don’t know about you Boston, but I’m curious about what Bob can do.”

No one has made me care about Bob Lashley more than Roman Reigns. Not during this WWE run anyway. And all the credit in the world goes to Roman Reigns.

Much like he continues to do, he elevated another superstar this Monday, that being Bobby Lashley. Any interest in this match–one that’s ill-advised at best–comes courtesy of The Big Dog. Internet opinion be damned.

Others given consideration:
Ember Moon, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler.

And now…a distinction usually reserved for the top performer of the night…the first star!

The First Star:
Drew McIntyre

The main event of WWE Monday Night Raw still means something, and Drew McIntyre competed in his biggest ever against the current namesake, Seth “Monday Night” Rollins.

And Drew won.

I am not a big “wins and losses” guy, but I do have a caveat to that feeling: wins and losses don’t matter…except when they matter. That’s not a bunch of crap, it’s how a story is told. In this story, the win mattered–and Drew walked out the winner.

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Who are your three stars of the Network? Comment on social media @ChairshotGreg, @theCHAIRSHOTcom, and use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

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In hockey, a game’s “Three Stars Of The Night” represent the top three performers of the night. For more clarification, I defer to this Pittsburgh Gazette explanation:

“The tradition dates to the 1936-37 season, when Imperial Oil became the principal sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada radio broadcasts and was seeking a way to promote one of its products, Three Star gasoline. The idea of doing so by selecting the top three performers in a particular game purportedly came from a Canadian advertising agency.

Many clubs do recognize the player with the most three-star selections with an award or trophy, usually in conjunction with a corporate sponsorship, at the end of the season (or sometimes, each month). All six Canadian franchises, for example, have an affiliation with a well-known brewery.

The NHL keeps track of its own Three Stars Of The Night selections, but that is done on a league-wide basis. The league employs a system that awards 30 points to a first star, 20 to a second star and 10 to a third – a running total can be found on the league’s website – but it does not present an award based on them.”

In hockey tradition, the first star represents the best of the three, but all three are considered to be receiving a high honor.