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This week's edition of WWE Monday Night RAW (29th July 2019) saw a lot of contrasting moments. From Brock Lesnar absolutely brutalizing Seth Rollins both inside and outside the ring to Maria Kanellis making history as the first-ever pregnant 24/7 Champion, last night's episode had it all.
The show itself struck a right balance between matches, brawls, and segments this time around. There were also some impressive changes regarding this particular episode's format. After all, who would have anticipated that Cedric Alexander would jump off the Mini-Tron towards the end of a huge brawl that ultimately closed out the show?
Let us take a look at some interesting observations from this week's episode of Monday Night RAW:
#3 Why Maria Kanellis as 24/7 Champion is a creatively intriguing idea
The whole Mike-Maria Kanellis fiasco might come off as cringeworthy to a lot of WWE fans. After all, Maria belittling her husband in the most brutal way possible gets awkward to watch every week.
But Maria Kanellis just became the new 24/7 Champion, and to give the creative team some credit, this particular idea presents a very intriguing premise.
The intrigue seeps in from the pregnancy plot point when it comes to Maria Kanellis. The basic goal here is to frustrate the viewers with Maria's reign as the current 24/7 Champion. This is because viewers will tune in to find out who eventually wins the title from Maria Kanellis.
The character's pregnancy makes it difficult for other wrestlers to cross the boundary by pinning her for the championship, and therefore, it will be interesting to figure out how Maria Kanellis loses the title in the future.
So even though some fans were displeased regarding this outcome, I feel that this decision creatively expands the lore of the 24/7 championship without actually rehashing the highly entertaining R-Truth/Drake Maverick plot over and over again.
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#2 Cedric Alexander's 'OMG Moment' leads to a fitting ending for the episode
Several times, Monday Night RAW suffers from missing the mark on a fitting ending for its episodes.
I am glad to say that last night's show was certainly not the case this time around. Cedric Alexander's impressive jump off the Mini-Tron was only a small part of an entertaining segment.
The show ended with a brawl, which saw several prominent names from WWE Television battling it out for supremacy.
In some ways, this segment reminded many of the old Attitude Era RAW episodes, since a lot of those shows also ended with a giant fiasco occurring right in front of our eyes. The Samoan Summit turned into all-out chaos with Roman Reigns and other babyfaces standing tall after it was all said and done.
Not only did Cedric Alexander shine amongst other big names, but Drew McIntyre, Cedric Alexander, The OC (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) and The Usos all got involved in between Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe's feud as well.
Sometimes, taking the less obvious route is the best way to end Monday Night RAW.
#1 Why Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins just became one of the hottest feuds of the summer
Quite frankly, a lot of viewers and critics weren't too high on another Rollins vs. Lesnar match at this year's SummerSlam Pay-Per-View.
I cannot predict whether people will like the rest of the buildup to this feud or not, but if we solely include last night's chaotic segment between the two, it looks like the stakes just increased for Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2019.
Lesnar completely obliterated Rollins to the point of no coming back last night, and we all know that a Lesnar beatdown is one of the most intense things to watch on WWE TV nowadays.
The Beast Incarnate annihilated Seth Rollins both inside and outside the ring. I also thought that Paul Heyman's apprehension towards the beatdown when Seth Rollins started bleeding out was a great bit.
Will there be consequences for Brock Lesnar's actions next week?
Perhaps we all need a little reminder of how terrifying Lesnar can be from time-to-time.
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