5 Biggest Things WWE Secretly Told Us On Monday Night Raw

Who will win the Universal Championship?
Who will win the Universal Championship?

In what was a pretty enjoyable episode of Monday Night Raw, WWE advanced the narrative from last week's emotional episode and laid significant emphasis on Crown Jewel.

With John Cena's rumored exit from Crown Jewel now confirmed, it will be Bobby Lashley who is set to replace him after brutally annihilating Finn Balor tonight.

There's no denying that the show did a pretty good job in solidifying storylines for the coming weeks, with some hints of a Women's Tag Team Championships coming soon.

While the Big Dog's absence will hinder the narrative for a while, Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre's ascension to the top of the red brand could be a thing of beauty.

The show followed last week's heinous act by Dean Ambrose and while the Lunatic remained silent throughout, the creative did do a pretty good job in establishing both Rollins and him in the frame.

Despite the brilliant execution, there are still a lot of things that the company secretly tried to tell us vicariously through some of the segments and matches that transpired tonight. What were they? Let's find out.

Here are the 5 biggest things WWE secretly told us on Monday Night Raw.


#1 Seth Rollins Vs. Kurt Angle could happen this Friday

This is a dream match
This is a dream match

After John Cena's apparent exit from Crown Jewel, WWE's decision to insert Bobby Lashley has finally provided the WWE Universe with the confirmation of the World Cup tournament bracket.

With the Architect squaring off against Bobby Lashley and Kurt Angle clashing with Dolph Ziggler, there's a genuine possibility that Rollins and Angle could be happening this Friday..

Considering that Kurt Angle is a veteran and an icon in the business, there's no way the creative would book Ziggler to defeat him, and if there's any way to make Crown Jewel engaging, it's by giving something to the fans that they would want to see.

While Seth Rollins' rivalry with Dean Ambrose has just started to take its shape, the Lunatic Fringe's possible interference in this dream bout could gravitate and garner tremendous heat.

Nonetheless, a bonafide dream encounter could be happening this Friday, and judging by the way WWE has prepared the tournament bracket, it almost seems confirmed.

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#2 The Revival is nothing more than an afterthought

The popular tag-team is becoming disappointing
The popular tag-team is becoming disappointing

There's no denying that the creative team on Monday Night Raw have had a hard time in making some clinical decisions regarding the tag-team division.

With much of the spotlight on the Shield and the Dogs of War, other teams that could have benefited from that position are reduced to nothing more than an afterthought.

While Drake Maverick's inclusion in AOP felt like the start of something beautiful, and while it might be something the company could be invested in, the lack of elevation of these teams is making it a more directionless process.

The Revival, after being one of the most decorated tag-teams in the history of NXT has fallen down so quickly that it seems impossible to bring some relevance back into them.

The feud they had with the B-Team felt terrible, and the fact that they were quickly squashed by Drew Mcintyre and Dolph Ziggler followed by what transpired tonight, it certainly feels like the creative has no clue what to do with the Revival.

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#3 Brock Lesnar will not be winning the Universal Championship

There's no chance
There's no chance

Judging by how the opening segment of Monday Night Raw transpired, it feels obvious that Brock Lesnar might not walk out of Saudi Arabia as the Universal Champion.

Despite Paul Heyman's mastery of hyping up the bout set to happen this Friday, the company certainly needs a full-time champion at this point, and Braun Strowman fits the bill.

With serious alterations taking place on the red brand, a possible contender in the form of Drew Mcintyre awaits the Universal Champion, and while the company has almost confirmed it, the Scottish Sensation's clash with the Beast Incarnate seems unlikely at this point.

The segment did a fine job in making both the Superstars look strong for this Friday, and while the Monster Among Men did decimate Constable Corbin multiple times, it was Brock Lesnar who ultimately had the last laugh tonight.

If there's anything to take into consideration from go-home episodes, it certainly feels like Braun Strowman will be our Universal Champion this Friday.

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#4 This could be the start of something legendary

What a way to start the proceedings
What a way to start the proceedings

After dismantling Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship for the third time, Becky Lynch stands with all the momentum in the world, with legions of WWE fans considering her the best thing to happen in 2018.

While her transformation has been commendable, the Irish sensation faces a tough challenger next at Survivor Series, in the Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey.

Considering how popular these two are today, this certainly will get the right amount of respect and treatment from the WWE fans and the management, in general.

The company did show a video of the two confronting each other after WWE Evolution, and while they were complimenting each other, it was Becky Lynch that displayed a tremendous attitude and walked away.

Since Shayna Baszler has united with her fellow horsewomen just in time, making this match even more compelling by involving all the horsewomen from WWE and MMA could make things engaging if the company is planning something huge for WrestleMania 35.

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#5 Nobody is a heel or face in this feud

Things seem confirmed now
Things seem confirmed now

After the Undertaker and Kane viciously attacked Triple H and Shawn Michaels at WWE Super Show Down, it definitely felt like a legitimate heel turn.

Considering that the Undertaker's supernatural aura doesn't really need a designation, the company certainly operates in a different way today by categorizing the good and the bad.

While the Brothers of Destruction were promising to take D-Generation X to the gates of hell, Triple H's interruption was made to feel like a disrespect to the brothers, followed by a Sweet-Chin music from the back by HBK.

Since DX did set a plan to dismantle the Brothers of Destruction before heading into Crown Jewel, the act definitely must have categorized them as a heel faction.

There's no denying that this match does feel very predictable, and judging by how things happened tonight, it seems like both the teams are neither heels nor babyfaces.

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