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Whether you loved RAW this week or in fact, hated it, one thing is for certain, ladies and gentlemen. This is one of those episodes of RAW that got people talking.
And yet, while a lot of things were made obvious through the course of the episode, there were many things that were unsaid during the course of the broadcast that must be noted. I will list a few subtle things down for your reading pleasure, in this article.
Be sure to let me know your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below. If you think that my speculation is off the mark, you have the right to voice your opinion by all means.
So with that said and done, I present 5 things that WWE subtly told us on this week's episode of RAW...
#5 Randy Orton may face Edge at WrestleMania
One of the biggest rumors doing the rounds was that Randy Orton had been injured at a WWE Live Event and this shocked the world at large. Randy Orton was right in the midst of a feud with AJ Styles and this was certain to shake things up.
A rumor killer surfaced hours before RAW but Randy Orton still strode out with crutches making the world buy into the idea that he had been hurt. He even name-dropped Edge and stuff like this does not happen unless there are long-term storylines at work. Randy Orton and Edge obviously know each other very well and if Edge is to return for another match, Orton would be the perfect opponent for him, in my personal opinion.
How big would an Orton vs. Edge match be, if it actually took place at WrestleMania next year? Were the seeds for the match sown this week? Is it actually happening?
#4 Rey Mysterio to unite with Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens to form a faction?
So, what is amply clear at the moment is that Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe are allied as a unit. They are both sick and tired of Seth Rollins and The AoP and they've decided to make a change in the roster. But there's still two of them and three heels that they have to contend with. That may not necessarily be the case for long.
Rey Mysterio has a match with Andrade next week and I have a feeling that Andrade is going to retain his title. It just doesn't make sense to have him lose his Championship so soon after winning it, in shocking fashion.
So where does Rey Mysterio go after that, you ask! The answer is that he could be the critical component who evens the numbers for the babyfaces against the heel trio.
#3 Buddy Murphy isn't considered to be in the same league as Aleister Black
If you had to compare the two Superstars purely on the basis of talent, one could argue that Aleister Black and Buddy Murphy are at the very same level. Both of them are incredible in the ring and thankfully have amazing chemistry with one another too.
But that is where the similarities end because Black has a gimmick that connects him to a much wider fanbase than Buddy Murphy. And it is for the same reason that he scored yet another victory over Buddy Murphy, after a pretty hard-fought contest this week.
I can totally see Aleister Black going after Brock Lesnar next. Even if he were to come up short, it would be a huge step up for the man.
Do you think Aleister Black has the potential to become the next WWE Champion, ladies, and gentlemen?
#2 The Rusev-Lana-Lashley storyline will continue with Morgan
The whole world has been buzzing about the fact that WWE has gone the distance and decided to embark on an LGBT storyline with Liv Morgan, whose transformation seems to have led to this point. Whether or not this is everyone's cup of tea is another debate because a sensitive topic of this nature needs to have handled well. But people are talking and that's half the battle for sure.
But what we do know for sure is that Rusev, Lana, and Lashley are not done with one another. With Liv Morgan being added to the mix, this is a storyline that will stretch all the way up to the Royal Rumble. It may even stretch up to WrestleMania 36.
Hey, more people watch Miz and Mrs. than they watch either AEW or NXT. There is an audience for drama and WWE is tapping into it.
#1 WWE is going to work the audience into believing certain things
2019 is the era of the dirt-sheet and of social media, where a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff that was kept under wraps once upon a time is made public. WWE has found a way to leverage this situation and work the audience into believing certain details in true carny fashion.
Becky Lynch's contract situation has been used to leverage her position on WWE RAW so that she can demand a match against Asuka. This is such a realistic scenario that we can almost believe it, but the fact is that if this were indeed the case WWE wouldn't make details of the incident public.
They also tried to work the audience into believing that Randy Orton was injured. The angle began at a Live Event and sent the internet into a frenzy.
It's an interesting course of action from WWE.
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