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Another edition of WWE Monday Night RAW is in the books, as the company dealt with the backlash of the much-beloved All Elite Wrestling event: Double or Nothing.
Putting the new budding promotion aside though, the WWE this week continued to deal with the fallout from their Money in the Bank event, whilst also building to their next major event: Super ShowDown.
The third show as part of the company's decade long deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the event has already been marred in controversy, with several top stars refusing to appear, though is shaping up nicely with some epic matches planned.
Here are three things WWE got spot on during this week's edition of Monday Night RAW, as well as two things they did that could have been a whole lot better.
#3: Got it right: Mid-card spectacular
In a three-hour show, it's often difficult to stand out, but on this week's edition of Monday Night RAW, Cesaro and Ricochet certainly stole the show.
Despite still being battered and bruised following Money in the Bank, Ricochet gave his all against the Swiss Superman, who is continuing strong following his split with The Bar partner Sheamus.
And though it was Cesaro who got the win last week, Ricochet was able to fight back this time, getting a win over the former Tag Team and US Champion, in what is becoming quite the rivalry in the mid-card.
If this continues, both men could be moving up the card soon, and for Cesaro (a Superstar fans have clamored for in support for years), entering the main event scene couldn't come soon enough.
2: Got it wrong: The IIconics
The WWE Women's Tag Team Titles have only been around for a few months, but the belts are seemingly cursed.
The original champions, the Boss 'n Hug Connection haven't teamed together since WrestleMania 35, with rumors of Sasha Banks' alleged frustrations with WWE continuing to hound the former champion.
This week on RAW, the IIconics, who won the titles at the show of shows, suffered yet another loss, after losing last week to the team of Becky Lynch and Nikki Cross.
Losing again to the two European stars, the Aussies are yet to defend their titles against any real competition, and it's hard to get behind the entertaining team if they aren't getting the W.
As funny as the team of Royce and Kay are, wins and losses still matter in WWE.
2: Got it right: Ziggler continues his mean-streak
Dolph Ziggler has been a character on WWE TV for nearly 11 years, though has spent a lot of that time wallowing in pointless storylines.
Despite being a two-time former World Champion, these reigns ended as quickly as they began, though the ShowOff is hoping to capture his third World title when he takes on Kofi Kingston at Super ShowDown.
This week, Ziggler continued his mean-streak, assaulting Xavier Woods and sending a clear message to KofiMania.
Dolph has been cutting some absolutely killer promos since returning, and this week was no exception.
Though the pair have faced off before, the stakes have never been higher, and I for one am excited for what is sure to be an exciting title match next month at Super ShowDown.
1: Got it wrong: Too long
When WWE chose to make Monday Night RAW a three-hour show permanently in July 2012, fans knew they were in-store for a change.
But this week, the first hour of the company's flagship show featured zero actual wrestling, in favor of storylines and character development.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy storylines (wrestling is essentially a Soap Opera after all), but there does need to be some athletic competition early on if nothing else than to get fans excited for the rest of the broadcast.
Whilst the show did deliver some great matches later (Cesaro Vs. Ricochet), for many it was simply too late.
A quick google search will tell you that fans didn't take this well, calling this week's show (like they've called so many episodes over the years), the "worst RAW ever."
1: Got it right/wrong: Mentioning AEW
If you believe some very vocal people on social media, AEW's one pay per view was better than everything in WWE's entire 50+ year history, and the McMahon-led promotion is 100% going to be dead within the year.
Now, this may be a bit of a stretch by the AEW faithful, but it is true that the company's first major event Double or Nothing, did very well in the eyes of fans.
Responding this week on RAW, Sami Zayn openly mentioned AEW by name, shocking many in the WWE Universe.
This seems to be a catch-22, as it appears that if WWE had not mentioned it, fans would've said they were running scared, though they've said the same now that they have mentioned it.
I guess sometimes, you just can't win.
