3 reasons Paige lucked out in not returning on this week's RAW

Reason 3: It was too late

Under a week from Survivor Series - that's a problem for Paige on RAW, however

Survivor Series has had a big number of late card changes, most of them for the better, but Paige returning just in time for the show would likely have felt a bit hollow in the end.

Instead of saving her return for an angle which she could have been a star in, it would have been lessened by putting her into a multi-woman match she was unlikely to shine brightly in any way (at least should she have returned to RAW instead of SmackDown).

A meaningful singles program waiting for her after her big return would be more compelling to watch over the long term, whether she ultimately winds up on RAW or SmackDown. She's been away for so long that there are a number of opponents she's never faced before waiting for her.

A return against one of them would make more of an impact than being randomly inserted into a Survivor Series team with little time left to build her up.

Perhaps that could have happened had she returned a month ago, but there's too little time left to make the most of her comeback now. She's not on the level of a Triple H where a return makes an immediate seismic impact regardless of the circumstances.

Let's see what happens after Survivor Series.