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From Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre brawling at the end of the episode to Seth Rollins thanking Rey Mysterio for his "ultimate sacrifice", this week's edition of WWE RAW featured many contrasting moments.
As Pro-Wrestling fans, we have been treated to a variety of content in the past few days. RAW continued with that tradition by including a live crowd of NXT developmental talent this week.
The show consisted of some important plot points, and the live crowd's presence enhanced the weaker aspects of the episode as well.
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 (May 25, 2020).
#5: Apollo Crews won his first WWE title by defeating Andrade for the United States Championship
Apollo Crews has been one of those WWE Superstars who got lost in the shuffle as time went on. But all of his hard work and sacrifice paid off in the form of the United States title on this week's RAW.
Before his recent comeback, Crews had been "injured" against Andrade in singles competition. That scenario was framed as a heartbreaking moment as well as the last major Championship opportunity of his career.
But Andrade was finally dethroned from his position of the titleholder by Crews several weeks later.
The match itself was good, and the live crowd heightened the occasion for the better.
It's no secret that Andrade's U.S. title run had suffered due to several setbacks along the way. Zelina Vega's presence, as well as the subplot involving Austin Theory and Angel Garza, helped spice things up a bit.
But after a while, the title change became necessary, and WWE did a good job by giving Apollo Crews such a huge opportunity in 2020.
#4: Edge compared his comeback woes to The Undertaker from WWE's Last Ride documentary
Before we talk about Edge, do check out the third chapter of "Undertaker: The Last Ride" streaming on WWE Network. The entire docuseries has certainly lived up to the hype as one of the best WWE specials so far.
On this week's RAW, Edge talked about the pressure of living up to the hype in a straight-up wrestling match against Randy Orton at WWE Backlash.
It is way harder for part-timers to prepare and condition themselves for just a few matches throughout an entire year. Being on the road, most of the main roster Superstars get used to the pain and their body responds better to in-ring bumps than a part-timer who has been out of action for a long time.
Just like The Undertaker wants to aim for that one great final match in WWE, Edge finally understood the pressure to perform as per the expectations of millions of fans all over the globe.
A Last Man Standing Match at WrestleMania 36 could mask any ring rust on the Rated-R Superstar's behalf, but whether or not he can truly hang with Randy Orton in a traditional wrestling match will be put to the test at WWE Backlash.
#3: Nia Jax defeated Natalya and Charlotte Flair to earn a RAW Women’s Title Match at WWE Backlash
WWE pitted Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair, and Natalya in a triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for Asuka's RAW Women's Championship.
Charlotte Flair has made her presence felt on the Red brand, and perhaps that is why WWE chose to put her into this contest, to begin with. On top of that, Charlotte's presence always draws attention towards any Women's Division.
Nia Jax was the most obvious pick from this match after her recent tiff with The Kabuki Warriors on last week's episode.
But Natalya's inclusion was a head-scratching choice on WWE's part. She lost to Shayna Baszler in a submission match last week, so by logic, The Queen of Spades should have received this opportunity instead.
But WWE works in mysterious ways, and the most obvious explanation would be that Natalya was there to get successfully pinned by Nia Jax.
Asuka's commentary was a fun addition to this triple threat bout, and it finally feels like the RAW Women's Division is trending again.
#2: Seth Rollins threatened to end Humberto Carrillo's career after what happened to Rey Mysterio two weeks ago
Aleister Black and Humberto Carrillo chose to avenge Rey Mysterio's grave injury by facing Seth Rollins' disciples (Murphy & Austin Theory) in tag team action on WWE RAW.
Despite being The Monday Night Messiah's latest disciple, Austin Theory impressed Rollins by picking up the victory for his team.
WWE also featured a simultaneous plot thread where Rollins thanked Rey Mysterio for enlightening him towards a new future. But after the tag team match, the Messiah ordered his disciples to damage Carrillo's eye the same way he did to Mysterio two weeks ago.
Rollins put Carrillo's career on the line if Aleister Black would choose to interfere and save his tag team partner.
In the end, Rollins spared another victim, but WWE later announced that Rey Mysterio's "retirement ceremony" will take place next week.
The whole affair seems like a setup for this particular WWE storyline. Rollins will be the host of Rey Mysterio's retirement ceremony, and it is very likely that won't be the last time we will be seeing Mysterio on WWE TV.
#1: Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley got involved in a wild brawl after the main event
The main event of WWE RAW saw Bobby Lashley and MVP facing The Street Profits in tag-team competition.
Lashley got disqualified after illegally locking in the Full Nelson hold on Montez Ford for more than 5 seconds. Drew McIntyre arrived at the scene and both men got into a heated brawl immediately.
What made this exciting to watch was the fact that WWE teased this brawl earlier in the same episode. Plus, the referee called up some NXT enhancement talents to break up this affair.
This was something you would see in a Brock Lesnar segment. Now, Lashley is the most dominant he has ever been since returning to WWE, and Drew McIntyre's WWE title run has put him on a higher pedestal as well.
So with Brock Lesnar's absence, Lashley vs. McIntyre is the clash of titans fans have been waiting to see in 2020. Also, Lana might end up being an unexpected factor ahead of their title match at WWE Backlash.
