WWE Monday Night Raw : 8 December 2014 - Top 5 Moments of the Week

Greenville, South Carolina played host to the latest edition of Monday Night Raw with just six days away from the annual TLC pay-per-view. Apart from the chaotic preparations that were going on for the Sunday Night show, Raw also was the stage for this year’s Slammy awards.There were some eyebrow raising winners and matches throughout the night, and apart from a few segments here and there, the weekly flagship show of WWE fell flat on the ground and failed miserably in selling TLC.However, despite the disappointing outing as a whole, there were some perks here and there that the fans enjoyed. And here is a rundown on those perks with this week’s top Monday Night Raw moments.

#5 The New girl

This wasn’t a great moment to be frank but it was something that we’ve been waiting for a long time. Fans who follow NXT would know what Ric Flair’s daughter Charlotte is all about and when WWE decided to let her make a debut on Raw, it was probably a big shock.

Things were picture perfect till then but once the match ended, everything turned upside down. Natalya and Charlotte, who had a match of the year contender a few months ago were given just two minutes.

In the end, Natalya got the win making all those efforts put into Charlotte go in vain. The booking of the match wasn’t a great thing, but the debut surely had a shock value making it one of the top moments of this week.

#4 Superstar of the year

Brock Lesnar ended the two decade long WrestleMania streak of Undertaker; he dismantled John Cena at SummerSlam to become the WWE Champion. Seth Rollins was the catalyst for Shield’s break up and also won the Money in the bank. Daniel Bryan headlined WrestleMania and became the champion in a historic battle.

These three were the clear front runners for winning this year’s Superstar of the year Slammy Award but instead, the award went to Roman Reigns.

It was a great moment in the short career of his and if there were no rigging done by the company, this shows that the fans are firmly behind him. Reigns will have a great amount of momentum when he returns as well.

#3 We the people

A lot of faces were frowned when WWE rebooted the feud between Jack Swagger and Rusev. The fans thought that it was a back step for the Bulgarian Brute considering the opponents he was having before but the duo stole the show this week.

WWE did a great job of putting Swagger over as a real threat to Rusev and incorporating Zeb Colter’s injury into the mix made it look better.

The Real American isn’t the best talker in the business, but this time around, there were a lot of intensity oozing out of him which covered up for the shortcomings. These two men will face once again on Sunday and the odds will be equal instead of Rusev having the upper hand.

#2 Heels stand tall

There were only a handful of segments from Raw that actually sold the TLC pay-per-view, the main event was one of them. Big Show vs. John Cena as a match had nothing good to offer but what happened afterwards really changed the game.

It was an all-out brawl between the heels and babyface that headlined Survivor Series and once all the smoke cleared it was the bad guys that stood tall.

One name in particular that deserves a mention here is Seth Rollins. He crashed Cena through the announce table and made it clear that it won’t be a walk in the park at TLC. it would be huge if Rollins can get a win at TLC and that’s the best decision WWE could make.

#1 Lunatic Fringe in the neck brace

If there is any feud that deserves to headline TLC on Sunday, it is the one between Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose. Both men have been tearing down the roof right from the moment this storyline started and the further heights were scaled on Raw.

Bray delivered a classic promo which showed a lot of vulnerability in him while Ambrose showed up in a typical lunatic fashion. The Eater of the Worlds revealing that the chair belonged to Sister Abigail added more personal heat between the two.

This being the first ever singles TLC match where there is no championship on the line makes sure that both Ambrose and Bray would be out there on Sunday to inflict punishment.