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From Shayna Baszler biting Becky Lynch in an intense series of events to Matt Hardy confronting Randy Orton, this week's edition of Monday Night RAW featured several contrasting moments.
On the Road to Super ShowDown, last night's episode did a pretty good job at making the show feel important despite the fact that two top champions weren't featured this week.
The Women's Division also felt the most relevant in weeks. Despite the episode's faults, it is hard to disagree with the creative direction of the show for the most part.
Here are the 5 Biggest News Stories from this week's episode of WWE RAW (February 10, 2020).
#5: Ricochet defeated Bobby Lashley to solidify his chances against Brock Lesnar at WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Despite the WWE Champion's absence, Ricochet took on Bobby Lashley in a singles match during the episode.
Lashley has been often compared to Brock Lesnar throughout WWE's history. Both men have squared off against each other in the past, however, people have been vouching for a Lashley-Lesnar rematch in today's era of Wrestling Entertainment.
Undoubtedly, that confrontation would be a huge moment for old-school WWE fans in the future. But in the meantime, Ricochet is the one primed to take on The Beast Incarnate at WWE Super ShowDown on February 27.
The odds are stacked against Ricochet and it is very unlikely he would become the new WWE Champion at this stage of his career.
But Ricochet defeated Bobby Lashley last night, and that is certainly a big win for him as Super ShowDown looms in the distance.
There aren't many ways to convince a WWE fan to bet on Ricochet against Lesnar. A win over Lashley was a good attempt in terms of booking Ricochet in these few weeks.
#4: Angel Garza showed exciting potential as one of the most promising young talents in WWE
Angel Garza may have officially moved up to RAW after his appearance from last week's episode.
This week, he took on Cedric Alexander and squashed the man in less than three minutes.
Mexican wrestlers and Latinos have had a great representation in WWE since last year. Despite their incredible athletic ability most of the up-and-coming Hispanic stars have limited potential in WWE.
This limited potential may be attributed to a common language barrier that can be felt on the show every week, among various other reasons.
Angel Garza, however, seems to be the one who can break this stigma of how Mexican wrestlers are entirely limited to their move-sets.
Garza seems completely comfortable with his onscreen personality despite just having transitioned to RAW. This is something that many WWE luchadors and even someone like Humberto Carrillo haven't achieved so far.
Andrade's temporary suspension may be disappointing to many WWE fans. But if there is one positive outcome from this entire scenario, it has to be Angel Garza's callup to the Red brand.
#3: MVP tried to become Drew McIntyre's manager
MVP may have wrestled his last match in WWE, but the former United States Champion revived his signature talk show with a special appearance from Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre's appearance on "The VIP Lounge" led to the host trying to spin a story around this year's Royal Rumble Winner.
One of the most common aspects of suddenly shooting to the top of the food chain in this business is that fans and critics - and industry professionals - start forming their opinions beforehand. This was highlighted in a great way during the episode as MVP's character acted as a manipulative star looking to hop on "The Drew McIntyre Express Train".
It was apparent that McIntyre became quite comfortable in his new babyface role immediately. Fans were behind The Chosen One right away, and McIntyre would beat up MVP at the end of their segment.
Despite the fact that Drew McIntyre's stock keeps rising every week, you can't help but feel that WWE is stalling the Brock-Drew program because there hasn't been a huge secondary roadblock in McIntyre's path on the Road to WrestleMania 36.
#2: Matt Hardy's confrontation with Randy Orton may have been his final WWE appearance as of now
Despite their controversial history, Matt Hardy stood up for Edge in a confrontation with Randy Orton during the episode.
The fact that both Edge and Matt have moved on from their real-life past differences was a great touch to a storyline that already blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
But what irked a lot of fans is that this may have been Matt Hardy's final appearance on Monday Night RAW for now.
Orton and Hardy started brawling after Matt's monologue, and this fiasco ended with The Viper delivering a con-chair shot to Hardy's head.
We know that Matt’s WWE contract will expire on March 1.
The chair shot to Matt's head - similar to what Orton did to Edge - might be WWE's way of writing Matt Hardy off TV until his contract eventually expires.
The major hurdle between Matt and WWE officials has been creative differences over his onscreen character.
So even though Edge and Randy Orton's program is red hot at the moment, it seems sad that Matt Hardy was used as a sacrificial lamb in what may have been his final appearance on Monday Night RAW.
#1: Shayna Baszler bloodied Becky Lynch in a surprising series of events
Becky Lynch faced Asuka and retained her RAW Women's Championship in an engaging match during the episode.
Just after the bout, Shayna Baszler arrived on Monday Night RAW and ambushed Becky Lynch from behind. This led to a surprising moment where Baszler "bit" and bloodied the RAW Women's Champion.
The Man, Becky Lynch, refused to be helped by medical professionals and drove an ambulance to a medical facility all by herself. This made her look even stronger than her character already is. The RAW Women's Champion would return on the same night to declare war against Baszler.
This is a WrestleMania-worthy feud that WWE should fully capitalize on from this moment onwards.
Lynch doesn't have a whole lot of worthy opponents left to face on RAW and SmackDown. So Baszler's addition into Becky Lynch's story as the defiant champion of the Red Brand has added a lot of steam to The Man's title reign again.
Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler will face each other for the RAW Women's Title soon. But something more important than the match itself is the journey of how we get there. The RAW Women's Title scenario stood out this week, and let us hope they retain the same amount of momentum throughout the next few episodes as well.
