It wasn’t the best of Raw by a mile. Cena and Owens provided for some compelling television, even if their segment wasn’t as great as the last ones. The feud between Ambrose and Rollins is being taken in an unnecessary direction despite the fact that these two already have a great background story and great chemistry to headline many PPV’s against each other.
It was a go- home show for a relatively awaited PPV.Reigns had another strong win as he heads to the next PPV being the favourite. Hope it is contrary to what happened at the Royal Rumble.
Here are the five promising developments from this weeks Raw-
He is Kevin Owens
John Cena came out to open Raw for the first time in a long while. He was there to hype up the next PPV that comes this Sunday. Cue to Owens to make his way out. Owens got a favourable reaction when he said that people are a bit tired of him coming out on Raw and saying the same things for the past 10 years.
The biggest takeaway of this segment was when Cena went on about himself. He is the face who runs this place. He is John Cena. But out came Kevin Owens. And when Cole said “And this is Kevin Owens”, it commanded a certain power.
And even though Cena got to speak a lot, Owens was more effective with what he had to say.
The Roman Reigns Project
Well, WWE is not turning him heel yet. He’s clear about the fact that he will cash in the Money In The Bank Contract that he thinks he’ll win on whoever wins the Championship on Sunday. Be it Rollins or his friend Ambrose.
Later on in the night, he had a match against Kofi Kingston, which was supported by the outside-the-ring musings by his comrades in New Day. As the match progressed Reigns began getting much more of a favourable reaction. The end of the match saw him getting more of a favourable reaction.
He’s selling his injuries from the previous week and he’s visibly improved his in-ring ability. And you have to love him for the kind of support he shows to his brother/ friend Dean Ambrose.
The Ambrose appearances
Ambrose is finally enjoying the momentum that he had immediately after The Shield broke up. He has been given the opportunity and he’s shining in the role of the people’s bona fide WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He made his second straight appearance in 2 weeks towards the end of the night and remained entertaining in that brief yet significant appearance.
He ended the night being the one standing strong after handing over the title to Rollins, costing him the match and then taking the title away from him again to the delight of the audience in the arena.
Neville vs Owens
Neville made his way to the ring after Cena and Owens’ promo and chose to compete for the NXT Championship instead of the US. Championship. This match was so amazing, it showcased Owens as a fighter and put over Neville as the high flyer he is.
Owens, obviously, won. But Neville did not go down without a fight.
The interesting part was that Neville chose to compete for the NXT Championship. That gives the title some more weight.
New feud continues
Sure, it’s formulaic of the WWE to get a couple of people from any multiple- men ladder matches and put them in matches leading up to a PPV. But there is something interesting going on with the feud between Sheamus and Randy Orton.
As a babyface, Sheamus was never effective neither was Randy Orton. But since becoming a heel and an anti- hero respectively, they’ve been interesting despite Creative not having much for them
Orton got the upper hand this week and the storyline continues.
