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This week's edition of WWE Monday Night RAW (28th January 2019) saw a lot of contrasting moments. Right from Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey indulging in a war of words to Seth Rollins indirectly confirming his WrestleMania match against Brock Lesnar, last night's episode had it all.
Surely, there were a lot of eventful segments that made the episode quite newsworthy, even if it lacked in several important aspects and chose to solely focus on selective plotlines following Royal Rumble.
Now that we are officially on the Road To WrestleMania 35, let us take a look at some interesting observations from last night's episode of Monday Night RAW...
#3 Is Kurt Angle's current arc all about a veteran who can't keep up with current talent?
Putting over young talent is a separate conversation because in this case, it seems as if Kurt Angle is doing a lot more than making newer wrestlers look good.
After being humiliated by Drew McIntyre last year, Kurt Angle had a relatively underwhelming showing at the 2019 Men's Royal Rumble Match. Not only that, Angle also lost a match against Baron Corbin out of all people on last night's episode.
Moreover, Angle's loss was quite disappointing given the fact that he had to undersell his own worth by staying down for a three count after Corbin's Deep Six, which is a great move, but not his finisher. Angle looked quite weak when Corbin didn't even have to use his own finisher (End of Days) to defeat an Olympic Gold Medallist.
Perhaps Kurt Angle has entered a phase in his career where he is being booked as a veteran who can't keep up with younger talent.
One can only hope for one of the all-time greats in our industry to be booked in stronger showings despite what the match result may be...
#2 What's next for Dean Ambrose?
This week's Monday Night RAW included Seth Rollins defeating Dean Ambrose cleanly without any major struggle involved in the match itself.
While the situation was quite unexpected, things started to make sense as a frustrated Ambrose tried to explain his current position, only to be interrupted by none other than Nia Jax (and Tamina).
Eventually, Ambrose had to leave the ring, but there seems to be some sort of a conflict between Nia and Dean after what happened last night. More importantly, Nia Jax was also part of the Men's Royal Rumble Match this year, and if that's any indication, rumours suggest that Dean Ambrose could face Nia Jax in an inter-gender match at WrestleMania 35.
Alternatively, Dean Ambrose also had to say some harsh words about Triple H right in front of the man himself, so a match between the two of them might not be a long-shot.
Until things become clearer in the upcoming weeks, it might be a good idea to speculate regarding WrestleMania plans when it comes to The Lunatic Fringe, do sound off in the comments section below.
#1 Ronda Rousey got agitated by negative fan response
Without any doubt, all the intensity and momentum involved during a long-awaited verbal confrontation between Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch makes a strong case for both of these women to main-event WrestleMania 35.
But before the confrontation itself took place, Ronda Rousey came out for an open challenge. Surprisingly, the fans mercilessly booed her, and despite the fact that Ronda has improved to a large extent since her debut, it was apparent that the negative response rattled her.
Rousey even acknowledged that the fans got to her after a minor stutter, and from there onwards, her promo just went downhill until backstage officials actually sent Bayley out early to get it over with.
Even after the match, Rousey looked legitimately unhappy when "Becky" chants emanated throughout the arena, and while this feud has all the momentum behind it, rumours state that Ronda might be leaving WWE after WrestleMania 35.
If this is indeed true, then we have to ask ourselves one question no matter how good this feud might turn out: "Will Ronda Rousey succumb to negative criticism and go out with a whimper, or will the Baddest Woman on the Planet be able to overcome all the hate surrounding her right now?"
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