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One of the biggest segments announced for the final episode of RAW for the decade was the wedding of Lana and Bobby Lashley.
While we’ve seen numerous weddings take place in the center of the WWE ring, we all know that none of them have ended the way the couples would have liked it to end.
This week, Lana and Bobby Lashley entered the ring during the main event to tie the knot. While they were interrupted by a couple of people, no interruption was bigger than that by the returning Liv Morgan.
Morgan entered the ring and revealed that she was Lana’s lover, causing Lana to break down to tears before she attacked Morgan. One more attempt at concluding the wedding ended with Rusev popping out of an enormous cake and beating the hell out of Lashley.
This ended the final segment of 2019, with the crowd chanting Rusev Day as Rusev and Morgan stood tall in the middle of the ring.
In this article, we will look at the five reasons why we think Morgan joining Rusev on RAW could be best for business.
#5 Gives the fragile storyline a boost
For the past couple of months, we’ve watched a rather confusing storyline involving Rusev, Lana, and Bobby Lashley. All three Superstars returned to the ring recently, and have been thrown into a storyline that has had several segments, but only a single match.
We’ve seen a lot of bizarre things happen in the storyline which has made the storyline extremely fragile due to some ridiculous scripts and bad acting.
Along with that, Rusev’s attitude and the reaction for the crowds have shown that the WWE Universe is not invested in the storyline with many taking to social media and requesting WWE to stop with it.
Since RAW has already invested so much time and effort into this storyline, it makes sense that they’d like to bring it to a proper conclusion rather than embarrassingly end it mid-way.
With that in mind, having Liv Morgan return and pair up with Rusev could provide the storyline the angle that it needs, and give it a boost that can get the fans interested.
Morgan’s surprise return this week was already met with a positive reaction from the crowd, and this could work in her and Rusev’s favor.
#4 An attempt to break the PG shackles
WWE has transitioned through many eras over decades and given fans a lot of interesting content to look back on. After years of remaining in the PG era, the company is currently going through what it calls the 'New Era'.
However, the content that is being shown is somewhat mild and not as extreme as we used to watch during the Ruthless Aggression Era and the time before that.
With that in mind, the company has recently been seen as trying to break away from the PG shackles and ensure that the current era defines itself and is as different as possible.
With that in mind, we’ve seen the making of characters such as ‘The Fiend’, and matches that are much more hardcore than they were five years or so earlier.
The current Rusev-Lana-Lashley storyline is also like something that we used to watch a decade or so back, but with much more impact.
Adding Liv Morgan into the storyline at such an advanced stage as Lana’s lover allows WWE to add even more edginess to the angle and make it something fans will talk about for some time.
While we aren’t sure how Rusev and Morgan will play out in the weeks to come, and whether Morgan was telling the truth or not, it will be interesting to see how they can work together to put down Lana and Bobby Lashley in the weeks to come.
#3 Gives Lana and Liv Morgan some ring time
Liv Morgan was always looked at as an enhancement talent and as a tag team wrestler during her time in The Riott Squad. While she did get some spots in the ring, she was never regarded as a top wrestler who could do better on her own.
Similarly, Lana entered the scene as Rusev’s manager, and got into the ring years later but never got over as an in-ring competitor with the fans.
Now that the two women seem to be against each other, it could lead to matches or beatdowns involving the two women which can allow them some in-ring time with people focusing more on the storyline rather than their work in the ring.
Not only will this involve both women to get some time and experience in the ring, but it can also allow them to work with storylines to get better at wrestling.
With Bobby Lashley on Lana’s side, and Rusev pairing with Morgan, we can be treated to some good Mixed Tag Team Matches down the line which can help the men steal the big spots while shining enough light on the women’s work too as they develop to become better in-ring competitors.
#2 Increases the interest of the fans
The storyline between Rusev, Lana, and Bobby Lashley didn’t really work with the fans like the company would have expected it to.
We’ve watched the three get in awkward segments, beatdowns, and even a segment where Rusev and Lana divorced, but the overall impact of the story hasn’t been as big as one would have expected.
With the top Champion only appearing a handful of times a year, Rusev and Lashley are two top Superstars who have gotten a lot of screentime in recent weeks to become the next big things on RAW.
With that said, we’ve come across many posts with fans requesting the company to abandon the storyline and give Rusev, Lana, and Lashley a way out of all this.
With the inclusion of Liv Morgan into the storyline, it seems like Paul Heyman has seen the interests fans had in her return and used it in a dying storyline to breathe life into it.
Fans were dreaming of watching Morgan work with ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt, but even if she becomes part of the fan-favorite Rusev Day, it feels that the crowd will get behind her.
This could lead to increased interest and viewership of RAW as fans will be looking to figure out where the brand is looking to take the new Liv character, and whether the partnership between her and Rusev will be longterm or not.
#1 Gives Rusev a new mouthpiece
Rusev is an incredible athlete who has proven time and time again why he should have been in the top Championship picture more often than he has been.
The Bulgarian Brute has been part of many questionable storylines in the past, especially ones involving his love-life, and has usually relied on Lana to do most of the talking for him.
Rusev even took the services of Aiden English to act as his mouthpiece at a time when Rusev Day was at its peak, and the duo worked really well with Rusev gaining a lot of popularity.
Now that Rusev was left alone, with Lana working with Lashley, it seemed like the promos and segments needed something more to make the story work.
This week, Liv Morgan returned and showed how good she can be on the mic too and that she is a good actor who can portray emotions well.
With such a character pairing up with Rusev in this storyline, it will be beneficial for both Superstars as they look to push ahead on the RAW roster.
Morgan could prove to be a good mouthpiece for Rusev and hopefully, this can help her get more screen time and allow her to develop her character for a singles run.
