3 things WWE got right on this week's RAW and 2 things they got wrong (January 28th, 2019)

Another edition of Monday Night RAW is done and dusted and what a show it was.

In the wake of an explosive Royal Rumble pay per view, the WWE Universe saw Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch punch their tickets to WrestleMania. Finn Balor come up short against Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, though he certainly gave the Beast Incarnate a fight to remember.

But with the iconic pay per view now behind us, the men and women of team RAW look forward to the Elimination Chamber pay per view in less than three weeks time.

Last night, the RAW locker-room certainly tried to impress on their way to the pay per view, though not everyone did. Here are three things the WWE got right of the latest episode of Monday Night RAW, as well as two things that could've been a lot better.

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#3 Got it right: Finn Balor, next Intercontinental Champion?

Balor brawled with the Intercontinental Champion this week on Monday Night RAW.

At the Royal Rumble, Finn Balor held nothing back in his goal of regaining the Universal Championship, that was so tragically stripped of him in the summer of 2016.

Punishing the Beast with a flurry of offence, the former NXT Champion certainly made a believer out of many doubters, though came up short, tapping to Lesnar's Kimura Lock.

Now out of the Universal title picture, it looks like The Extraordinary Man will be entering a feud with Bobby Lashley, that could go on until WrestleMania.

With a reported push coming for the Irishman in 2019, hopefully, this will be the moment Balor finally captures gold on the main roster, something that has eluded him since he was drafted to RAW nearly three years ago.

#2 Got it wrong: NXT is MIA

Lacey Evans impressed in the Women's Royal Rumble but was missing from RAW.

On the Christmas Eve edition of Monday Night RAW, the WWE Universe got an early Christmas present: six new NXT Superstars who were coming to the main roster.

Since then, the NXT graduates have made their presences known in different ways, with some having in-ring matches like Nikki Cross, whilst others like Lacey Evans and EC3 being yet to compete on Monday Nights.

This week though, it was hard to ignore that very little fuss was raised about the graduates, with Heavy Machinery being the only ones featured. Whilst NXT has been a phenomenal success since its revamp in 2012, it's no secret that their stars are often a hit or miss on the main roster.

Hopefully, the NXT graduates will be able to avoid fading into obscurity when they get showcased this year.

#2 Got it right: Building to the Elimination Chamber

The Riott Squad will be one of six teams at the Elimination Chamber.

It's no secret that WWE have a lot of pay per views (possibly too many) and their next stop on the road to WrestleMania 35 comes in less than three weeks at the Elimination Chamber.

With such a short time-frame to deal with, the WWE made quick work this week, building towards the Chamber match which will determine the new Women's Tag Team Championships.

With Nia Jax and Tamina, and Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan of the Riott Squad qualifying this week, the second-ever women's Elimination Chamber match, is already shaping up to be must-see.

Expect one more team from RAW, as well as three from SmackDown Live, to be announced for the historic match in the coming weeks, and the inaugural Tag Team Champions to be crowned on February 17.

#1 Got it wrong: Rollins' cliffhanger, quickly resolved

Lesnar punished Rollins on RAW, whom he will face at WrestleMania 35.

As the winner of the Men's Royal Rumble match, Seth Rollins faced a difficult decision.

Should he stay true on Monday Night RAW, and take on the nearly unkillable Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, or jump ship to SmackDown Live and challenge the new Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship?

As RAW went off the air, Rollins was left weighing up his options, until it was quickly announced not long after that the Architect will indeed challenge Lesnar in April.

Whilst most people expected this match, it does seem weird to have it announced off the show, as an impassioned promo by Rollins, who could've spoken on Lesnar's sporadic appearances and disrespect for the company and the title as the reasons for his selection, live next week on RAW.

#1 Got it right: The Man makes her presence known

Lynch chose to face Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35 for the RAW Women's Championship.

Whilst she may not have been able to dethrone Asuka for the SmackDown Women's Championship, Becky Lynch certainly left last night's pay per view a winner, defeating 29 other Superstars to win the Women's Royal Rumble.

Last eliminating friend and nemesis Charlotte Flair, The Man will have a first class ticket to WrestleMania 35 against the champion of her choosing. Despite being a SmackDown Live Superstar, Lynch appeared on this week's RAW, jumping brands to announce she will face Ronda Rousey at the Showcase of the Immortals.

A match people have been expecting for months, Lynch and Rousey will no doubt have an incredible contest at WrestleMania, which is rumored to be in the main event.

Lynch hopes to do what no-one has done in WWE so far, defeat Ronda Rousey in a one on one encounter.