More risqué programming
Raw continued its theme of more edgy programming this week by focusing on an affair storyline between Enzo and Lana. Lana and Rusev were shown to be arguing, and Knight Enzo stepped in to save the day. He ended up taking Ric Flair’s limo to the hotel room to find a scantily clad Lana, trying to tempt him into something he would regret; if you know what I mean!
Rusev then laid into Enzo in a Hotel Room brawl!
I am a huge fan of these backstage segments. They really are reminiscent of an era gone by, and it’s exactly what the product needs right now. For too long there have not been enough shenanigans going on outside of the ring, and the shift to focusing purely on in-ring talent was a poor one in my opinion.
To get the most out of the entertainment aspect of the show, you need to break it up with segments like this. Furthermore, it gives the wrestlers more reason to fight, and you become more invested in the feud because of it.
The fact that Lana set Enzo up was brilliant, and we can all see that it’s building to a feud with Big Cass; the important thing is, we’re going to care about it when it finally happens because we’ve followed this story.
Enzo’s one-on-one with Ric Flair just added a bit more cheek to the segment, and it was as great as always, to see a future talent and one from the past interacting with their own catchphrases. Ric being an absolute lad and lending Enzo the limo was a stroke of genius too!
Another addition to this point would be Charlotte’s language in her promo. Now, I’m not being funny, but a few years ago, Cena had to say ‘butt’ instead of ‘ass’ and now curse words are being thrown around like it’s an Attitude Era Renaissance. Not that I’m complaining, this edgy programming has me hooked, and we can only hope for more of it!
