RAW
June 24th, 2002
Gund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
 
Dark Matches:
 
1. Crash Holly and Steven Richards defeat the Island Boyz.
2. Jason Sugarman and Mike Sanders defeat BJ Payne and Steve Bradley.
 
6/30 Sunday Night Heat taping:
 
1. Eddie Guerrero pins Spike Dudley.
2. Sean O’Haire pins Justin Credible.
3. Tommy Dreamer defeats Johnny “The Bull” Stamboli by disqualification.
4. Raven pins Matt Hardy.
 
Actual Show:
 
We see the opening video for RAW.
 
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler.
 
The RAW roster are on the apron as Vince McMahon comes down to the ring and says that many of the Superstars have asked him a question that he will answer, and he says that every one of them know that he is an unqualified success and many of them have asked him what his secret is. He says that he will share that secret with all of them as the one quality he has that makes him so successful is ruthless aggression, and he says that he took on every promoter in the country and kicked their asses because of ruthless aggression. He says that he took on the United States government in a court of law and kick their ass as he also took on WCW and kicked their asses before buying them out, and he says that he wants to know tonight as he looks at everyone standing on the apron which of them has that quality and who has the most ruthless aggression. He asks who has it to reach for the stars like never before and who can excel beyond their wildest dreams, and he asks who can make the necessary sacrifices of mind, body, and soul in order to be a success in this company. He says that they will find out tonight and there is one person who isn’t here that clearly has it which is Brock Lesnar, and he says that Lesnar didn’t care how he won King of the Ring and he won because of ruthless aggression. He asks Rob Van Dam if that bothers him which it should and Bubba Ray Dudley wanted to make a name for himself, and he says Ric Flair was victorious because of Bubba and we will see what he has as he will face Eddie Guerrero tonight. He turns his attention to Jeff Hardy and says he won’t buzz anymore as he will face the Undertaker tonight, and he says that Matt Hardy will be barred from ringside and all he wants to know is who wants it the most and who wants to become a Superstar because if they don’t want it, he doesn’t want them. Just then, the New World Order come out on the stage and Shawn Michaels says that he apologizes for their tardiness and that ruthless aggression applies the most to them, and he says that if they’re being honest, Vince has no bigger or better Superstars than them and they would like to offer their services to him to take out the trash. Kevin Nash says if anyone has a problem with it, they should headline several WrestleManias before giving them a shout as Booker T says that he can give Vince a headline in that the nWo has to go, and then Goldust says that the nWo thinks their tight though no one is tighter than him and Booker as they are homies and practically married. Booker says that if they want some tonight, they can have it as he and Goldust will face the nWo tonight and Vince says that it won’t be Booker and Michaels tonight as Michaels is an icon and has ruthless aggression. He says that Michaels earned his bones and Booker won’t face Nash either though it might be soon once Nash heals up and if he doesn’t live up to expectations, he will join his buddy Scott Hall on the unemployment line and Vince says if they want to get it out of them, they need to reach up and take it. Booker says that he will take it and the nWo will get their asses kicked by him and Goldust as Vince says it will be a tag match, and he says that X-Pac and the Big Show will face Booker and Goldust as Nash and Michaels will be barred from ringside and Booker says he can dig that as he does the Spinaroonie.
 
Commercial break
 
1. William Regal and Christopher Nowinski defeat Bradshaw and Spike Dudley when Nowinski pins Bradshaw at 2:45.
 
Analysis: We kick off this edition of RAW with our first tag match of the night. Bradshaw saved Spike from an attack by Regal and Nowinski last week and now the two tag up here to face Regal and Nowinski. Bradshaw and Spike get a good pop from the crowd while Regal and Nowinski had solid heat as heels. Bradshaw presses Spike up and tosses him onto Regal and Nowinski on the floor to start the match as Spike throws Nowinski into the ring, and Bradshaw pounds on Nowinski who reverses a whip and Bradshaw catches him ducking by pounding on him. He gets a kick in and hits a DDT for a two count as he knocks him down and rams him into the buckle before ramming the knee into him, and he pounds on Nowinski in the corner and kicks him in the head as Nowinski ducks a shot and Bradshaw catches him on a crossbody attempt before hitting the fallaway slam. He kicks at Nowinski and tags Spike who hits a flying forearm only for Nowinski to send Spike to the outside, and Regal bounces Spike off the ropes to the floor and throws him back into the ring as Nowinski stomps on him repeatedly. He hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Spike for a two count and tags Regal who kicks at Spike and pounds on him, and he drives his knees into Spike’s face and hits a snapmare as he drops a knee on Spike for a two count. Nowinski tags in and pounds on Spike as he shoves him into the corner and Spike tries to battle out as he crawls under Nowinski and Bradshaw gets the hot tag, and he pounds on both men and hits a big boot on Nowinski as he hits a back elbow and another big boot on Regal. He hits a clothesline on Nowinski and rams him into the buckle as Spike comes in and kicks at Regal who blocks the Dudley Dog by sending Spike over the top to the floor, and Bradshaw hits the Clothesline from Hell on Regal as Nowinski hooks a rollup and grabs the tights which gets the three and he wins the match for his team. The match itself was decent as both teams did what they could and put on a basic tag match. The crowd was into the match and Bradshaw and Spike, but are not happy when Regal and Nowinski win. Regal and Nowinski get the win over Bradshaw and Spike as both teams move on. Grade: 1
 
We see Vince McMahon with Sgt. Slaughter as he says that there are some people that don’t belong and he wants to get rid of them, and he brings up Tommy Dreamer and Raven as they used to be stars in ECW and they should go at it tonight with one of them never appearing on RAW again. Slaughter walks off as Vince goes into his office where Jackie Gayda is there wearing a trench coat and he calls this unexpected, and she says that she wanted to tell him how much he inspires her and that she loves the business as she can be aggressive. Vince says that she knew she would be here and will give her a chance to show off tonight as she will team up with Molly Holly against Trish Stratus and Linda Miles, and she says she has no problem with that and she loves competition as she wanted to show why she will win the Divas Undressed competition tomorrow night. She takes off her coat revealing her lingerie as he says she looks stunning and admires until the Undertaker walks in, and Vince asks if he’s upset and Taker says that he nearly lost the title last night as Rock said what needed to be said. He says that it’s a different story when Rock interfered in his match and nearly cost him the match as he goes out every week and defends the title, and he says that he wants Rock tonight and Vince says that Rock’s appearance last week was a one-time thing. He says that while he can’t have Rock, he will have Jeff Hardy tonight and can tear him apart tonight as Taker says he heard Vince say he wants new stars, and he says that he will make Jeff famous the old-fashioned way.
 
Commercial break
 
Terri Runnels interviews Eddie Guerrero, who says that a table won’t intimidate him and he remembers that Bubba is the one that cost him his match at King of the Ring, and he says that he is the best in the company and he will show everyone that he is the brightest star.
 
2. Eddie Guerrero pins Bubba Ray Dudley with a rollup at :59.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is a pretty big match. Bubba cost Eddie his match against Ric Flair last night and now Eddie comes here looking for revenge. Bubba gets a good pop from the crowd as he sets up a table at ringside while Eddie was red hot as a heel. Bubba wastes no time and attacks Eddie to start the match as he hits a slam only for Eddie to battle back, and Bubba counters a whip and Eddie ducks a shot as he catches Bubba ducking with a kick and leaps onto his shoulders. He attempts a sunset flip and avoids a sitdown splash only for Bubba to hit a monkey flip and he pounds on Eddie, and he drives the elbow into Eddie’s head and looks to go outside only for Eddie to pound on him. Bubba counters a whip and goes behind Eddie who blocks the Bubba Bomb with a rollup while grabbing the tights which gets the three and he wins the match. The match itself was nothing much as both men did what they could for the time they got and put on a quick match. The crowd was into the match and Bubba, but are not happy when Eddie wins. Eddie steals the win over Bubba though this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: .5
 
After the match, Bubba argues with the ref only for Eddie to nail him from behind and he stomps on him repeatedly as he goes outside, and he brings the table into the ring and sets it up while Bubba watches him as he gets a kick in and hits a powerbomb which puts Eddie through the table. Just then, Chris Benoit runs down to the ring and takes Bubba to the mat as he hooks the Crossface on until officials come out and force him off.
 
Commercial break
 
We see a vignette for Rey Mysterio.
 
We see a shot outside the Gund Arena.
 
We see Goldust dressed up like the Crocodile Hunter as he walks down the hallway saying that he’s normally in the swamp, but tonight they are going to a more vile place which is the nWo locker room and they need to be careful as the nWo travels in a pack. He goes inside where we see the Big Show sleeping on a couch and Goldust says creatures like him are enormous though they do smell, and then X-Pac comes out of the bathroom and asks what Goldust is doing there as Goldust calls him a grease rat and he sucks as he runs out of the locker room with X-Pac going after him.
 
We see Jeff Hardy in his dressing room as Matt Hardy comes up to him and Jeff says he got himself into this as he will get himself out, and Matt says that there are no tag titles to win on RAW and Jeff says they can be individual stars as he will become a star tonight or die trying.
 
We see Goldust running down the hallway with X-Pac chasing after him until Booker T hits X-Pac in the head with a tray, and Goldust says he knew the plan would work as Booker says that X-Pac just went down under.
 
Commercial break
 
3. Tommy Dreamer pins Raven with the Death Valley Driver at 2:23.
 
Stipulation: The loser of the match would be forced off of RAW
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is a pretty interesting matchup. These two men have been floating in the midcard and they face off here with the loser being forced to leave RAW. Dreamer gets a decent pop from the crowd while Raven had decent heat as a heel. The two men lock up to start with Raven backing Dreamer into the corner and he rams the shoulder into him repeatedly as he pounds on him, and he stomps on him repeatedly and whips him into the other corner as he hits a clothesline and a running kneelift for a one count. He goes up to the middle rope and uses his knee to drive Dreamer into the mat for a two count as he whips him into the other corner and Dreamer catches him with a boot to the face, but Raven recovers and splashes Dreamer in the corner as Dreamer blocks a bulldog by sending Raven into the corner. He fires up on Raven and knocks him down twice as he hits a powerslam for a two count and whips him into the corner, but Raven catches him with a boot to the face and Dreamer ducks a shot as he hits a neckbreaker for a two count. Raven avoids a charge as Dreamer rams his shoulder into the post and Raven looks for the DDT though Dreamer escapes, and he gets a kick in and hits the DDT for a two count as he hoists Raven onto his shoulders though Raven slides off. He hits an inverted DDT on Dreamer for a two count and Dreamer counters a whip as he hoists Raven onto his shoulders and hits the Death Valley Driver which gets the three and he wins the match. The match itself was decent as both men worked hard and put on a basic match. The crowd was into the match and popped for Dreamer when he won. Dreamer gets the win and Raven must leave RAW as both men move on. Grade: 1
 
After the match, security escorts Raven to the back.
 
We see Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman backstage as Heyman says it’s time for him to go out and give a proper coronation for the King of the Ring.
 
We see Raven flipping out backstage as security force him out of the arena where Matt Hardy is waiting and he rams Raven into a garage door, and he pounds on him and throws him onto the hood of a car as he tells him to have a nice trip.
 
Commercial break
 
Jim Ross is in the ring with Paul Heyman as he says instead of a crown, the winner receives an Undisputed Championship match at Summerslam as Heyman takes the mike, and he says they need to give credit where it’s due as it was his idea that whoever becomes King gets the title shot. He says that his plan came to fruition last night as he brings out the 2002 King of Ring, Brock Lesnar and he says that it’s time for everyone to realize that Lesnar is the answer to all of Vince’s questions, and he says that Vince came out and asked who wanted it as no one on the planet wants it more than Lesnar. He says that no man has the desire to succeed more than Lesnar and no one has the hunger for competition more than Lesnar, and he says that no one has the craving to advance more than Lesnar and no one that he’s ever met has the obsession to be a champion more thank Lesnar. He says that he wants everyone to set their envy and jealousy aside as he wants them to applaud the new King, but then Rob Van Dam comes out of the crowd and gets in the ring as he pounds on Lesnar who counters a whip. RVD ducks a shot and hits a side kick on Lesnar before hitting a spin kick that knocks him to the apron, and he goes up top and hits a side kick that knocks Lesnar into the barricade as Heyman holds Lesnar back.
 
Commercial break
 
We see Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman in Vince McMahon’s office as Heyman says that RVD ruined the coronation and he did it on Vince’s show, and Heyman can’t wait until Summerslam to become a champion and should face RVD for the IC Title tonight as Vince asks Lesnar if he will be Undisputed Champion at Summerslam and if he’ll be IC Champion tonight.
 
We see the buildup to the next match.
 
4. The Undertaker pins Jeff Hardy with the Last Ride at 2:40.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is a pretty big matchup. Jeff has been trying to make a name for himself at Taker’s expense and now they face off here to settle their issues. Jeff gets a big pop from the crowd while Taker was red hot as a heel. The two men square off to start with Taker getting a knee in and he sends Jeff shoulder first into the post, and he hits a back elbow on Jeff in the corner and whips him hard into the corners as he hoists him onto his shoulder and hits a running powerslam for a two count. Jeff tries to battle back only for Taker to get a knee in and he hits a big boot as Jeff rolls out to the apron, and Taker goes out to the apron only for Jeff to avoid the legdrop and he hits a slingshot plancha onto Taker on the floor. Jeff runs the barricade and leaps off only for Taker to grab him by the throat and he hits a chokeslam on the floor, and he throws Jeff back into the ring and hits the Last Ride which gets the three and he wins the match. The match itself was pretty much a squash as Jeff got a few shots in, but Taker dominates him for the 3 minutes they got. The crowd was into the match and Jeff, but are not happy when Taker wins. Taker gets the win over Jeff though this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: 1
 
After the match, Taker gets on his motorcycle and drives up to the stage as Jeff grabs the mike and says that Taker’s beating his ass repeatedly including right now, but they aren’t done as he wants an Undisputed Title shot next week and he wants it to be a ladder match which Taker accepts.
 
Commercial break
 
5. Trish Stratus and Linda Miles defeat Molly Holly and Jackie Gayda when Stratus pins Molly at 4:44.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is our second tag match of the night. Molly won the Women’s Title from Stratus last night and Stratus looks for revenge as Gayda and Miles are their partners. Stratus and Miles get a good pop from the crowd while Molly and Gayda had decent heat as heels. Stratus ducks a shot and pounds on Molly to start the match as Miles kicks Gayda down and throws her to the outside, and Stratus hits a backdrop and a dropkick on Molly who tags Gayda as Stratus hits an armdrag and works the arm. Miles tags in and continues to work the arm as Molly comes in and Miles catches her with a boot to the face, and she continues to work the arm as Stratus tags in and goes up top before hitting an axehandle to the arm. She pounds on Gayda and continues to work the arm as Miles tags in and continues to work the arm until Gayda reverses a whip, and Molly catches Miles with a knee to the back from the apron and Gayda hits a clothesline for a two count as Molly tags in. She kicks at Miles and pounds on her as she tears at her face and drops a pair of elbows on her back, and she chokes Miles on the ropes and Gayda does the same from the apron while Molly provides leverage and she chokes Miles with her boot. Miles tries to battle back until Molly gets a knee in and she pounds on Miles as she yanks her to the mat by her hair, and she knocks Miles down only for Miles to catch her ducking with a sunset flip for a two count and Molly stomps on her. She hits a snap suplex and tags Gayda who goes up top while Molly holds Miles from behind only for Miles to escape with a pair of back elbows, and she hits a dropkick on Molly who accidentally shakes the ropes and causes Gayda to crotch herself on the top rope. Stratus gets the hot tag and hits a clothesline on Molly as she hits the handstand hurricanrana on Gayda for a two count with Molly breaking it up with a dropkick, and she tags in and Stratus fires up on her as she hits the Chick Kick for a two count with Gayda breaking it up. Miles hits a dropkick on Gayda and throws her to the outside as Stratus stomps on Molly repeatedly in the corner, and Molly reverses a whip into the other corner only to miss a handspring elbow and Stratus hits the Stratusfaction which gets the three and she wins the match for her team. The match itself was decent as both teams worked hard and put on a basic tag match. The crowd was into the match and popped for Stratus and Miles when they won. Stratus and Miles get the win over Molly and Gayda as both teams move on. Grade: 1.5
 
Commercial break
 
We see footage from earlier tonight.
 
Jonathan Coachman interviews Rob Van Dam, who says that he doesn’t need Vince’s motivation as the fans remind him of who he is, but then Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar come up to him as Heyman says everything RVD has in life is because of him. He says that he gave RVD the opportunities until Lesnar cuts him off and says that he will show RVD the meaning of ruthless aggression.
 
We see the New World Order walking down the hallway as Shawn Michaels says this has gone on too long and Kevin Nash tells them to get the job done or they will be kicked out.
 
Commercial break
 
6. The New World Order defeat Booker T and Goldust when the Big Show pins Goldust at 9:48.
 
Analysis: Our last match before the main event is our third and last tag match of the night. Booker and Goldust have been having issues with the nWo and now they face off here to settle their issues. Booker and Goldust get a good pop from the crowd while the nWo were pretty hot as heels. Booker starts off the match with Show and they lock up with Show shoving Booker to the mat as they lock up again with Show backing Booker into the corner, and he pounds on Booker who ducks a shot and he pounds on Show who counters a whip with a sidewalk slam. He hits a headbutt on Booker and tags X-Pac who pounds on Booker in the corner and works the arm, and Booker reverses a whip and X-Pac ducks a shot as Booker hits a flying forearm and then he hits a side kick. He hits a snapmare on X-Pac and drops a knee on him as Goldust tags in and Booker whips X-Pac into the corner, and Goldust splashes him and chokes him with his boot as Booker does the same from the apron and Goldust hits the Bronco Buster on X-Pac. He hits an atomic drop and clothesline on X-Pac as he works the arm until X-Pac rakes the eyes and Goldust reverses a whip, and he hits a butt slam on X-Pac who reverses a whip and Goldust holds the ropes on a whip to avoid a dropkick with X-Pac hitting the mat. Show hits a clothesline on Goldust from the apron and X-Pac drops a knee on him as Show tags in and drapes Goldust across the apron, and he pounds on him and returns to the ring as he hits a headbutt and a slam before stomping on Goldust. He rams him into the buckle and tags X-Pac who rams the shoulder into Goldust repeatedly in the corner and he hits a slam, and he hits a legdrop for a two count as Booker breaks it up and X-Pac hooks a submission on Goldust. Goldust fights to his feet and breaks the hold as he blocks a hiptoss attempt and hooks a backslide for a two count, and X-Pac hits a spin kick on Goldust for a two count and rams him into the buckle as he pounds on him in the corner. He kicks at him and rams him into the buckle as Show tags in and hits a suplex on Goldust before hitting a legdrop, and he hits the Final Cut on Goldust for a two count as Booker breaks it up and Goldust tries to battle back only for Show to get a knee in. He whips Goldust into the corner and splashes him as X-Pac tags in and gets a kick in before ramming Goldust into the buckle, and he kicks at Goldust repeatedly in the corner and chokes him with his boot only for Goldust to avoid the Bronco Buster as X-Pac crotches himself in the corner. Booker gets the hot tag and ducks a shot as he pounds on X-Pac in the corner and avoids Show who splashes X-Pac by mistake, and Booker hits a side kick on Show who counters a whip with a short clothesline though Booker starts to fire up. He ducks a shot and hits a side kick on Show before hitting the scissors kick and he does the Spinaroonie, and he hits a spinebuster on X-Pac and tags Goldust as they hit a double suplex on Show and Booker hits a clothesline on X-Pac that sends both men over the top to the floor. Goldust rams Show into the buckle and pounds on him in the corner as he hangs him in the ropes and looks for the Shattered Dreams, but Show grabs him by the throat and hits the chokeslam which gets the three and he wins the match for his team. The match itself was good as both teams worked hard and put on a solid tag match. Booker and Goldust were gelling well as a team while the nWo were at their peak, and they had good chemistry as the nWo get the clean win. The crowd was into the match and Booker and Goldust, but are not happy when the nWo win. The nWo get the win over Booker and Goldust though this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: 2.5
 
Commercial break
 
7. Rob Van Dam defeats Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) by disqualification at 9:49 to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
 
Analysis: After a fairly quick and interesting night of wrestling, we come to our main event. Lesnar defeated RVD last night to become KOTR and now they face off here in a rematch for the IC Title. RVD gets a big pop from the crowd while Lesnar was pretty hot as a heel. Lesnar wastes no time and rams RVD into the corner to start the match as he rams the shoulder into the ribs repeatedly, and he whips RVD into the other corner and splashes him as he pounds on him and chokes him with his boot. He whips RVD back into the other corner only for RVD to catch him with a boot to the face and he hits a springboard kick, and he rams the shoulder into Lesnar’s ribs twice and does a backflip though Lesnar catches him on a monkey flip attempt only for RVD to counter a powerbomb with a hurricanrana. He hits a spin kick on Lesnar who rolls outside to regroup and RVD attempts a slingshot plancha only for Lesnar to catch him, and he rams RVD’s back into the post and throws him back into the ring as he stomps and pounds on him. RVD flips over Lesnar’s back and Lesnar catches a spin kick attempt as he hits a powerbomb on RVD for a two count, and he hits a short clothesline on RVD for a two count and then he hits a belly-to-belly suplex as he rams the shoulder into RVD’s ribs in the corner. He whips RVD into the other corner and RVD catches him with a back elbow only for Lesnar to catch him in another belly-to-belly suplex for a two count, and he stomps on RVD repeatedly and drives the knee into his head as he chokes him on the ropes and hits a pair of backbreakers. RVD tries to battle back and kicks at Lesnar’s leg repeatedly as he hits a dropkick to the knee only for Lesnar to hit a clothesline, and he hooks a bearhug on RVD who tries to fight out only for Lesnar to hit a spinebuster for a two count. He pounds on RVD in the corner and whips him into the other corner as he hoists him onto his shoulder and rams him into the corner twice, and he hoists him onto his shoulder again only for RVD to slide off and he rams Lesnar into the corner as he kicks at his leg. He hits a low dropkick to Lesnar’s back and kicks at him as he hits a spinning legdrop and the Rolling Thunder for a two count, and then he hits a cartwheel moonsault on Lesnar for a two count and pounds on him as Lesnar reverses a whip and Heyman grabs at RVD’s leg from the floor. RVD hits a drop toehold that sends Lesnar throat first into the rope and goes up top as he hits a side kick on Lesnar, and he goes up top again only for Heyman to get on the apron and he grabs RVD’s leg as Lesnar grabs him and presses him up. RVD escapes and catches a kick attempt as he hits a spin kick on Lesnar and then he hits the split-legged moonsault for a two count as Heyman breaks it up which draws the DQ and RVD retains the title. The match itself was good as both men worked hard and put on a solid match that was slightly better than their match the night before though they did have more time here. RVD was hitting his stride by this point while Lesnar was getting into a groove and they had good chemistry, but the ending was a bit weak with Heyman costing Lesnar the title though it was clear this was going to continue. The crowd was into the match and RVD, but are not happy with the ending. RVD gets the win over Lesnar by DQ and retains the title, but this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: 2.5
 
After the match, RVD grabs at Heyman in the corner and pounds on him until Lesnar nails him from behind as Heyman goes outside and slides a chair into the ring, and Lesnar picks it up only for RVD to hit the Van Daminator and he slides outside as he chases Heyman around the ring. Both men roll into the ring and RVD hits a spin kick on Heyman as he goes up top and hits the 5-Star Frog Splash on Heyman, but Lesnar trips RVD up and pulls him outside as he hits a spinebuster on the floor and he clears off the announce table. He grabs RVD and hits a powerbomb which puts him through the table as we go off the air.
 
Final Analysis: Overall, this edition of RAW was a fairly standard addition of RAW coming off what was a very average PPV. RAW had some good representation on the PPV last night and had a little bit more than Smackdown since the KOTR final was an all-RAW final, and they did well enough to showcase themselves. We did have a title match here as RVD still rules the midcard while Regal, Nowinski, Eddie, Dreamer, Taker, Stratus, Miles, and the nWo get big wins, and the matches were pretty standard as the main thing from this show was Vince’s ruthless aggression promo at the start. 2002 has been an interesting year to this point as the company was still reeling a bit from Steve Austin’s departure and Vince basically calling for someone to step up, and we will see how things continue to play out over the summer. As for this show, it is a fairly standard show coming off an average PPV. Final Grade: C+