3 interesting things noted on this week's Raw episode (22 April 2019)

This week's WWE Raw came live from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, and the episode itself was decent with some high stakes matches, but as always there were some baseless matches which really didn't make sense.

We saw Bray Wyatt return with a weirder gimmick than 'Eater of Worlds', we saw some superstars silently being drafted to SmackDown Live, and we saw some tag teams split up, with the Bar being one of them.

Another notable character change was Bobby Roode changing his name to Robert Roode. Also, we finally got the next challenger to Seth Rollins' Universal Championship.

We saw the feud between Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans develop, and Samoa Joe has finally arrived on Raw with his United States Championship. From all the moments we witnessed in this week's show, here are 3 major talking points.

#3 Welcome to the Firefly Fun House

All right, let us talk about Bray Wyatt's return and his new uncanny gimmick. There are reasons to believe that this new venture could turn out to be a success for WWE, but there are also reasons to believe that this could very well fade away in a matter of weeks.

But what I am sure off is that if the WWE gives Wyatt more creative freedom with his new gimmick, he may just turn this into the best thing in the WWE right now, as we all know about Wyatt's incredible capability on the mic and how he makes the crowd feel anxious about his next move.

That said, it is great to see Bray Wyatt back, and personally, it is brilliant to see him return as a babyface, and only time will tell if this will be a fruitful experiment.

#2 Samoa Joe finally moves to Raw...but where is Braun Strowman?

Joe is on the red brand

Last week, we saw Finn Balor being drafted to SmackDown Live with the Intercontinental Championship and this week we saw Samoa Joe make his way to Raw, but where was Braun Strowman to challenge him or why didn't the Samoan Submission Machine take his revenge on the Monster Among Men.

On SmackDown Live after WrestleMania 35, we saw a tease for the feud between Joe and Strowman for the United States title, as after weeks, we finally saw Braun being involved in something meaningful, but why isn't that feud being built up, I don't understand.

Joe was involved in the triple threat match for a shot at the Universal Championship and everyone knew he wasn't going to get it, so why put him in that match in the first place? It just doesn't make sense.

Maybe next week we may see Strowman confront the Samoan Submission Machine, and that simply has to happen or else Strowman will continue losing his momentum.

#1 We are finally getting the dream match

One of the biggest positives that came out from this week's Raw was the fact that the new challenger for Seth Rollins' Universal Championship is AJ Styles, and that means the WWE Universe will finally get to see one of the most awaited feuds since Styles joined the WWE.

The Phenomenal One defeated Baron Corbin to become the number one contender for the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank. While many see this as a dream feud, some think that this was a mistake by the WWE, as we now have two babyfaces competing against each other.

Another thing that might have crossed minds is that Drew McIntyre would have been a better choice, as he is one of Vince McMahon's premier heels. Nevertheless, one thing is for sure, these two are going to tear the house down in the coming weeks on Raw, and their match at MITB will be an instant classic.