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From Bayley's surprising defeat in a singles match to Randy Orton and The Big Show's Unsanctioned Match at the end of the show, this week's edition of WWE RAW featured many contrasting moments.
After a highly polarizing Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View, Monday Night RAW felt like a standard affair that did a decent job in advancing storylines for the time being. WWE fans also witnessed a few small-scale unexpected moments, but for the most part, let's hope that WWE shakes up their television content on the Road to SummerSlam.
Let us know what you thought about this particular episode in the comments section below.
Here are the five biggest news stories from this week's episode of WWE RAW (July 20, 2020).
#5: Ruby Riott and Shelton Benjamin broke and made important WWE records
Ruby Riott's win-loss record hasn't been good at all in recent memory. But did you know that her only singles victory prior to last night's WWE RAW occurred way back in February 2019?
Riott faced Peyton Royce in a one-on-one match this week, and Riott's genuine emotions were displayed all over her face after she successfully defeated her opponent. Since the dissolution of Riott Squad, Ruby Riott's WWE career had been on a downward spiral. But after breaking her losing streak on this week's episode of WWE RAW, let's hope that Ruby's win-loss record improves over the next few episodes.
On the other hand, Shelton Benjamin made a WWE record last night, where he became the new 24/7 Champion after pinning R-Truth in a backstage segment.
Not only is he the 100th 24/7 Champion, but you can see above that the time it took the company to establish their hundredth 24/7 title reign is considerably lower for obvious reasons.
#4: Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler's WWE Title feud isn't over yet
WWE has continued some of their feuds beyond The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. For the writers here at Sportskeeda, as well as the fans, its only natural to feel burned out after a Pay-Per-View weekend.
So it's not the best news when a WWE feud that has an obvious conclusion is extended past its expiry date.
Not only did Drew McIntryre defeat Dolph Ziggler during The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, but he also accomplished that despite being at a disadvantage against The ShowOff.
Dolph practically begged for a rematch on this week's WWE RAW, and McIntyre can choose the stipulation for their upcoming rematch.
Firstly, McIntyre is one of the strongest WWE Champions of all time apart from Brock Lesnar, and he has also physically dominated Ziggler in every possible way recently.
On top of that, now that McIntyre has a stipulation-based advantage this time around, isn't it very obvious that Ziggler has even lesser chances to win than he did before?
Randy Orton is an obvious contender to face Drew McIntyre next, in my humble opinion.
#3: MVP's latest faction may become a new Nation of Domination stable with Ron Simmons as a potential member
Shelton Benjamin may have become the new 24/7 Champion, but that was only possible thanks to MVP and Bobby Lashley, who distracted R-Truth during a backstage WWE segment.
Now, Benjamin, MVP, and Lashley are collectively known as The Hurt Bussiness, and this idea has received positive attention from WWE fans as well.
After all, not only is Lashley back to being an unstoppable monster, but Shelton Benjamin also has something worthwhile to do after sitting on the shelf in recent times.
Although The Hurt Business lost against the trio of Cedric Alexander, Ricochet, and a returning Mustafa Ali, it seems like WWE has big plans for this stable.
This week, Ron Simmons unexpectedly appeared in some backstage segments, and you know it wasn't meant to be comedic in any way since WWE didn't book him just to say "Damn!" and leave the viewers cackling at home.
Aside from MVP & Lashley, Simmons was also talking to The Viking Raiders, but that may just be a misdirection to lure us away from the matter at hand, which is that The Hurt Business could definitely benefit from someone who was an integral member of the Nation of Domination back in the 90s.
#2: Stephanie McMahon clarified a major conflict between Asuka and Sasha Banks for the RAW Women's Title
After what happened at WWE Extreme Rules, the confusing ending from a great match between Sasha Banks vs. Asuka may have reeled in viewers to find a conclusion on this week's edition of WWE RAW.
It looks like Ron Simmons wasn't the only one who made a cameo in this episode, as Stephanie McMahon appeared via satellite to clarify the future of the RAW Women's Championship. Sasha Banks stole Asuka's title, but Asuka didn't exactly win during The Horror Show at Extreme Rules either.
The rematch is set for next week and some additional rules have been added as you can read in the tweet above.
But the fate of Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship was also revealed on this episode of WWE RAW. After McMahon's announcement, Bayley faced Kairi Sane and lost against The Kabuki Warrior in an unexpected turn of events.
Whether or not the rumors of Kairi Sane leaving WWE are true, it is great to see that she pinned one of the most dominant Women's Champions in recent memory on last night's RAW.
#1: Randy Orton lived up to his status as "The Legend Killer" and defeated The Big Show in an Unsanctioned Match
For a Big Show vs. Randy Orton match in 2020, this wasn't a bad WWE contest by any means.
Before the bout itself, The Big Show cut an emotional promo and was able to accept the fact that he may not overcome The Viper's threat this time around, which is exactly what happened at the end of this week's WWE RAW.
Orton is being booked as a WWE Superstar who is at the top of his game for a man of his age, and that is just one of the many reasons why he should face Drew McIntyre soon.
At the end of the night, Big Show suffered the same fate as Edge & Christian, as The Giant got punted thanks to The Legend Killer.
This was a decent way to wrap up the storyline between both of these WWE Superstars. If it had gone any longer, then the fans may have become tired of this angle already.
After The Big Show, who do you think is next in line to be the victim of The Legend Killer, Randy Orton?
