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This week's edition of WWE Monday Night RAW (3rd June 2019) saw a lot of contrasting moments. Right from The Undertaker's chilling message to Goldberg to Brock Lesnar's vicious assault towards Seth Rollins, last night's episode had it all.
This week's RAW episode was quite entertaining, to say the least. A huge reason behind that is because we had several legends show up during the 3rd hour of the show, that kept fans hooked till the end.
Also, Brock Lesnar's vague message about cashing-in the MITB contract along with R-Truth's 24/7 Title shenanigans and another great episode of Firefly Fun House made last night's show relatively easier to watch.
Let us take a look at some interesting observations from this week's episode of Monday Night RAW.
#3: Why Brock Lesnar did not cash-in his MITB Contract during the episode
Call it WWE's another attempt at a classic 'bait-and-switch' scenario or poor booking in the first place, it really makes little sense for Brock Lesnar to not cash-in his MITB Briefcase after brutally assaulting Seth Rollins last night.
But there might be another swerve to this decision.
The only way all of this makes sense is if Lesnar only wanted to embarrass Seth Rollins in the form of payback for what The Kingslayer did to him at this year's WrestleMania.
This shows that Lesnar could cash-in and win the Universal Championship anytime he wanted, and therefore, as mentioned by the commentary team: It is the paranoia of Lesnar lurking around in the arena with the MITB Contract every week that would keep Rollins on his toes at all times.
Another reason behind this could be that Lesnar never meant to cash-in for Rollins' Universal Title in the first place, and after embarrassing the Kingslayer on RAW this week, perhaps Brock Lesnar will intentionally swerve everyone by cashing-in for Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship this Friday at Super Show Down.
Let us know your theories behind why Lesnar did not cash-in last night in the comments section below.
#2: Why this week's Firefly Fun House segment served as an important milestone for Bray Wyatt's new gimmick
As you can see in the picture above, Vince McMahon himself made a cameo during last night's Firefly Fun House segment.
For those confused, Vince McMahon's appearance signifies the fact that the boss himself urged Bray Wyatt to get in shape when the latter was portraying Husky Harris way before we knew him as the Eater of Worlds.
Of course, the Husky Harris character was symbolised by 'Huskus the Pig', a new addition to the wide range of characters featured in Firefly Fun House segments so far.
The segment would later turn into a dance number which had some throwbacks to Vince McMahon's infamous performance at the second edition of the Slammy Awards ceremony (referred to as the 37th Annual Slammy Awards during commercials and the live broadcast) in 1987 (video below).
The very fact that Wyatt was allowed to portray Vince McMahon in such light shows that Bray Wyatt has the stamp of approval from the boss himself, and the best part about all of this is that the former Eater of Worlds has a majority of the creative control so far.
Therefore, I would say that last night's Firefly Fun House segment was an important milestone for Bray Wyatt's new gimmick.
#1: Several legends ensured that the third hour of RAW would be the best part of the show
If there is one thing that RAW excels in when compared to SmackDown Live, it is that the Red Brand has more opportunities and instances to feature newsworthy segments, whether good or bad.
Whereas in comparison, SmackDown Live fails to make commercial news headlines most of the times.
Last night, Triple H and Randy Orton had a face-to-face confrontation about their match at Super Show Down in Saudi Arabia this Friday. I will admit that there is nothing new to add to this long-standing rivalry between the two superstars.
After all, that is exactly how Triple H started last night's segment. He made it clear that everything that needs to be said between him and Randy Orton has already been said in the past. Comically, the segment turned into a silly back-and-forth of words about their nether regions towards the end, and the silliness was quite evident by Orton's facial expressions.
We all know that this is an impromptu exhibition match between Randy Orton and Triple H, but it was still entertaining to see both of them capturing the attention of the WWE Universe in mere minutes.
Similarly, even though a larger-than-life bout between The Undertaker and Goldberg will take place this Friday in Saudi Arabia, we know it is still an exhibition match without any concrete buildup.
Nevertheless, The Deadman appeared at the end of the show to capture everyone's attention by his menacing way of words against Goldberg.
On top of that, I would also mention that R-Truth's shenanigans along with with the bout between Cesaro and Ricochet prior to R-Truth's appearance itself also helped in making the third hour of the show the best part about this week's Monday Night RAW.
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