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From Murphy blinding a WWE Superstar to the Extreme Rules main event we all deserved, this week's edition of WWE RAW featured many contrasting moments.
Objectively speaking, Monday Night RAW has been better than SmackDown in the past few weeks, even though my twisted sense of entertainment makes me a prime target audience for the Blue brand's content. This week's episode of RAW was another good example of booking decisions done right.
The decline in TV viewership may not reflect well in the eyes of fans who don't watch WWE regularly, but I assure you that in terms of content, this period isn't as bad as some of the lowest points in WWE history.
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 27, 2020).
#5: Andrade & Angel Garza became the #1 contenders to face The Street Profits at SummerSlam
Heading into SummerSlam, The Street Profits really needed credible opponents for WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer.
During the Viking Profits skits a few weeks ago, Monday Night RAW's Tag Team Division wasn't the best part about WWE, but things are shaping up to be quite promising in the near future.
This week, Andrade & Angel Garza faced The Viking Raiders and the team of Cedric Alexander & Ricochet in a Triple Threat Tag Team Contest, which saw Andrade & Garza emerge as the #1 contenders for the RAW Tag Team Titles.
This outcome made sense because the champions needed a credible heel team as opponents, more than anything else.
Zelina Vega's arc with Andrade & Angel Garza, as well as Garza's charming heel act ensured that this team continues to be one of the best aspects of the RAW Tag Team Divison.
#4: Dominik Mysterio engaged a ruthless attack against Seth Rollins and Murphy
For months, Dominik, the son of Rey Mysterio, has been gearing up for his big WWE debut, and now might be the time to pull the trigger on this idea.
After Rey Mysterio lost in an "Eye for an Eye" Match against Seth Rollins during The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, Dominik wanted revenge for what happened to his father at the aforementioned event.
After a fiery attack, Murphy and Rollins ganged up against Dominik, and although several WWE babyfaces have defended Mysterio's honour in recent memory, the only one who came out to save Dominik was an already injured Aleister Black.
Before Dominik punished the heels with a series of brutal kendo stick shots, nobody in the WWE locker room came out to save Aleister Black from getting an eye injury, even though Humberto Carrillo was in the building for a match later in the night.
Putting that aside, Dominik Mysterio did a great job during this week's WWE RAW. Judging by the way things are right now, Rey Mysterio's son could finally make his big in-ring debut for the company at SummerSlam.
#3: Bobby Lashley continued his dominant form by defeating a refreshed Mustafa Ali
The Hurt Business continued their impressive showcase on this week's WWE RAW, as Bobby Lashley defeated Mustafa Ali in a singles match.
From a booking standpoint, WWE fans may feel that Lashley's dominant streak snuffed away Mustafa Ali's momentum after his recent return. The match went on a little long even though The All-Mighty dominated most of it.
However, I don't feel that Ali's momentum has been completely destroyed in any way, simply because Bobby Lashley is currently as dominant as the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, and the fact that Ali lasted as long as he did was quite impressive.
Some 24/7 title shenanigans broke out during the match between Shelton Benjamin, Akira Tozawa and R-Truth. However, MVP's presence ensured that Benjamin wouldn't lose his 24/7 title on this week's WWE RAW.
In other news, Mark Henry also made several cameos just like his fellow Nation of Domination member from last week's episode, Ron Simmons. WWE may just be teasing us at the moment, or its just a coincidence and The Hurt Business may have nothing to do with Nation of Domination at all.
#2: Sasha Banks officially became a double champion on the night of Kairi Sane's last WWE appearance
Sasha Banks may have "stolen" Asuka's RAW Women's Championship during The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules, but she earned the same title through some shenanigans on this week's edition of WWE RAW.
Sasha Banks and Asuka have fantastic in-ring chemistry together, and I know that the word "fantastic" may be quite overused by the fans, but I genuinely think that the two women put on bouts that reminded me of Sasha's classic matches with Charlotte Flair from a couple of years ago.
Towards the end of their title bout last night, Asuka had to choose between defending her title and saving Kairi Sane from the clutches of Bayley. Asuka chose to rescue her teammate in the backstage area, which allowed Sasha to pick up the victory as well as the title.
The Golden Role Models manipulated Stephanie McMahon's special rules for this match, which added more heat to their excellent character portrayal at the moment.
While Asuka looked enraged on last night's RAW, WWE confirmed that this was Kairi Sane's final appearance for the company. Regardless, it's great to know that Kairi Sane defeated Bayley the week prior and also played an important role in Sasha and Asuka's current rivalry before leaving the company.
#1: Randy Orton attacked Drew McIntyre after an exciting Extreme Rules main event
If you thought that The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules didn't live up to expectations, then Drew McIntyre picked a proper Extreme Rules stipulation for his main event bout against Dolph Ziggler on this week's WWE RAW.
Surely, nobody expected Ziggler to win here since the odds were stacked against The ShowOff to a greater extent this time around. However, Ziggler did put up a fight, and that's a huge accomplishment now that McIntyre has been booked as an unstoppable champion.
It was after the match that WWE fans knew what was coming, and Drew McIntyre surprisingly didn't. Earlier in the night, Randy Orton claimed the WWE Champion as his next victim, and McIntyre even accepted the challenge for SummerSlam.
Despite that, McIntyre somehow found himself on the receiving end of an RKO after the main event, which revealed that perhaps it is the WWE Champion who has underestimated Orton here, and not the other way around.
McIntyre vs. Orton should be a great contest for SummerSlam. After all, both of these superstars have been equally dominating the Red brand through separate paths that will converge during WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer.
