5 things WWE should not do on Raw this week (December 3, 2018)

WWE Raw has been one of the most disappointing wrestling shows in 2018, as the company has taken this once watchable wrestling program and turned it into a boring, repetitive, monotonous mess, and last week's installment of Raw could have been the worst episode of the flagship show this year.

From a boring opening segment to an unimportant main event that achieved nothing, Raw was a hot mess last week, but WWE could avoid that this week if they sit back and analyze what has not been working on the show. Therefore, WWE should avoid the following mistakes that they make almost every week on Raw, and maybe this episode could be watchable.

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#1 Another meaningless open

Last week's opening of Monday Night Raw was one of the more recent examples of why WWE is struggling to maintain their audience's attention, as Baron Corbin's career drama once again came to the forefront of the show.

Moreover, Corbin's repetitive promo didn't accomplish much, as Braun Strowman's update and Corbin's thoughts on his match with Strowman at TLC 2018 could have been fulfilled backstage in a short segment.

This week, WWE needs to avoid that and move straight ahead with the program, anything from an exciting match to an exhilarating confrontation could help Raw maintain its viewers throughout its runtime.

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#2 Mishandle the Tag Team and Women's Division

Last week on Raw, The Authors of Pain defended their WWE Raw Tag Team Titles against the team of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable in a fairly competitive match. However, instead of giving any one of those teams momentum and a boost of credibility moving forward, WWE decided to once again drag their pathetically terrible potty humor into the bout.

As Drake Maverick took Bobby Roode's robe and decided to pee on it, this obviously distracted Roode for some reason and the Tag Team Title match ended.

Over in another division, Alexa Bliss' terrible segment with Bayley and Sasha Banks highlighted that these women are being wasted on Raw. WWE need to garner momentum for these stars this week on Raw and not embarrass them once again.

#3 Reduce the intensity of Ambrose vs Rollins

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are a pair made for each other, as there is no other wrestling rivalry right now that feels more personal and emotional than these two former Shield brothers going at it.

But it feels as if WWE is not using the full potential from this rivalry, as Ambrose has come off as a generic heel that hates the fans for no reason, and Rollins seems a bit uninterested in the betrayal of his former tag team partner.

Something isn't clicking with this rivalry like many fans had wished, but hopefully, that will change on Raw this week, as Ambrose has decided to step out of the shadows and face Rollins in the center of the ring.

Whether these two men get involved in a huge brawl or have a heated discussion, anything of emotional weight would do this program a world of good right now.

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#4 Booking repetitive matches

WWE has made many foolish decisions with Raw to land up in the state it's in today, but perhaps one of the biggest reasons why ratings have been down on Raw is due to the same matches being booked every single week.

Finn Balor vs Bobby Lashley, Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins, and women's tag team matches are some of the most overused matches that featured on Raw this year.

o matter how some may try and defend that booking choice, it's clear that majority of fans are bored and are just tired of switching on the television and witnessing another lame bout between these stars. Raw needs freshness, and hopefully, WWE can deliver that this week.

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#5 A boring main event

The one aspect WWE can't screw up this week is booking another lackluster main event to cap off Raw, as last week's edition featured another tedious match between Baron Corbin and Finn Balor.

While it was nice that WWE thought it be a good idea to showcase that Baron Corbin is drunk on power as the GM of Raw, we really don't need to see the man in every single major segment on the show.

Maybe this week, the women or even the midcard division could get a chance to close Raw, as anything other than the dull matches WWE have been showing us over the last few weeks will count as refreshing.