WWE wants Survivor Series weekend elevated back up to the status of Big 4, which can be great but it also can be exhausting. By the time Raw rolls around on Monday night, it’s hard to look forward to yet another 3 hours of programming. Thankfully, Raw had a ton of good stuff this week so it was a mostly enjoyable experience. From Goldberg’s Royal Rumble announcement to a wild brawl in the main event, it wasn’t a bad night of wrestling at all.
Even though there was plenty of good, there was also the not so good. That’s where this article comes in. Using the power of the .gif, the mistakes and the downright strange moments from WWE Raw will rehashed and counted down. When the storylines have glaring plot holes, when certain Ravishing Russians forget which country she’s currently standing in, and when the Certified G's walk around backstage with their cannolis on full display, those moments need called out. Who knows, maybe we can even learn from some of these?
So put on your pants and stop harassing Rusev’s wife as we dive into 10 botches, slip ups, and outrageous moments from the Nov 21st edition of Monday Night Raw.
10. You screwed Bret!
Come on Toronto, that’s just harsh. Yes, Bill Goldberg gave Bret Hart that stiff kick back in their WCW days that essentially ended his career, but you’ve been so nice to Bill up to this point.
This was just a smattering of fans trying to start this chant and not the entire arena. By the time Goldberg announced that he’d be in the Royal Rumble, everyone was back on the bandwagon again.
9. Naked Enzo
Let’s take a minute to break down the character dynamics here. Enzo Amore is butt naked and locked outside of his locker room, so his solution is to just meander down the hallways like everyone should be okay with his nudity. He eventually approaches Lana and instead of being presented as a pervert, this was a ha-ha moment in which we’re supposed to laugh at the poor woman who was being subjected to an unsolicited presentation of Italian sausage.
This isn’t even an ultra PC rant, it’s more of a diatribe for proper good guy/bad guy roles. Rusev is ultimately the heel by the time they meet up in the ring, but why? Some random guy exposed himself to his wife backstage and cracked wise about it. Rusev is correct in wanting to punch him in his mouth, but instead he’s booed and that makes no sense.
8. Sami, and no one else, must be punished
Isn’t it a little silly that Sami Zayn must become the chosen sacrifice for Raw when he wasn’t the only loser from Survivor Series. The entire Raw men’s team that competed in the big traditional 5-on-5 elimination match didn’t get punished. In fact, Seth Rollins even got rewarded with a Universal Championship match for simply gracing us with his presence in his losing effort. Brock Lesnar is also technically a Raw talent and he was chumped out by an old man, so why did Sami need to die for our sins at the hands of Braun Strowman?
7. “Roman Reigns”
It’s not every day that Monday Night Raw has an absolute home run of a segment, but this teased friendship-ending Highlight reel was about as close to perfect as possible. They really made it seem like they were on the verge of going their separate ways and then right at the perfect time, they blamed Roman Reigns. Roman’s everybody else’s scapegoat so he might as well be their’s, too.
How these guys get through these segments without busting up laughing is beyond me. They’re acting abilities are admirable.
6. Not in America
This came across as if it was a flub like Lana is just so used to talking to the Americans that she didn’t realize that she was surrounded by an arena full of Canadians instead. It actually was a great insult that Toronto didn’t appreciate at all, so if she stumbled upon this trick by accident then she should remember to do it again the next time WWE tours outside of the United States.
5. A little too close
Sorry Charlotte, that cameraman was just wanting to give the viewing audience a chance to high five you.
4. What is Dana doing?
Dana Brooke has found herself to be in this odd role of the third wheel regardless of what she’s doing, and such was the case on Raw. Nia Jax came out to confront Sasha Banks and then all of a sudden, there’s Dana Brooke. Is she dancing? Is there some sort of trash talking going on here? It’s just weird.
Sasha then slugged Dana for her actions to kick off a brawl. I’m not a Dana hater but she did sort of deserve this one.
3. Big rebound off the Lumbar Check
Going back to an earlier cruiserweight match near the beginning of the show, Cedric Alexander hit a nice Lumbar Check on Daivari, causing him to pop back up with suck ferocity that he briefly landed back on his feet. Rich Swann might be getting a title shot during the kickoff of 2015 Live but is seems like Cedric is being kept in waiting until it’s his turn to shine.
2. Bloody Eye
From one cruiserweight match to another, Noam Dar appeared bloody above his eye late in this #1 Contender’s Match. It’s not obvious what caused this minor injury on his face but there was no cause for alarm from the medical personnel. The ref didn’t even bust ou his white gloves, which is a little odd because they’re usually overly cautious.
1. A Sin Cara mask!
Chris Jericho is simply the greatest. He was banned from ringside from a No DQ Match (which is contradictory because on what grounds can the match end if they interfere anyways?) but still wanted to get involved to help out his best friend Kevin Owens. His solution to this conundrum was to don a disguise, so he grabbed himself a Sin Cara mask.
What makes this great is that he and Sin Cara were involved in a recent behind the scenes brawl, one that involved Jericho getting socked in the eye and Sin Cara getting his fingers bit. This amusing choice of decor seems playful and probably signals that the incident is now water under the bridge.
To add further proof that the two wrestlers are okay, Sin Cara took to Twitter and commented “Beautiful Mask” in regards.
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