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Monday Night RAW was certainly interesting this week and a far bigger step up from last week. There were quite a few surprises as well. The show started off pretty hot, but actually declined in quality a bit as we were around an hour in.
It turned out alright, and we have a new United States Champion in Samoa Joe. As for the 24/7 Championship, it's continued to prove that it's as fun as ever, with R-Truth successfully escaping the RAW roster in his third reign as 24/7 Champion.
As for the Universal Championship, the picture took a whole new twist (we'll get to that), while the RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch will seemingly have to face Lacey Evans once again at WWE Stomping Grounds.
As we head into WWE Super ShowDown this week, here are a few things WWE told us on the latest episode of RAW.
#5. The Friday Cash-In
WWE "condemned" Brock Lesnar's actions last RAW because of his treatment of the MITB briefcase. Not only were they not happy about him using it like a beatbox, but the lack of clarity on his cash-in situation forced Paul Heyman to announce that Lesnar would be cashing in on this episode of RAW.
Though his music played twice, Lesnar never came out. It left Rollins on the edge throughout the show, until Baron Corbin hit him with the End of Days from behind. While Lesnar could easily have cashed in, all he did was beat him down brutally, sending Rollins out in a stretcher and into an ambulance.
When Paul Heyman frantically screamed at Lesnar to cash in his briefcase, The Beast Incarnate refused to do so, simply saying "Friday". So it seems like Super ShowDown will be where Lesnar cashes in the briefcase.
#4. Alexa Bliss is a babyface now
In the latest WWE NEWS, Alexa Bliss has been teasing a face turn for quite some time now. 2019 hasn't exactly been her year and she reportedly suffered another concussion prior to Money in the Bank, making WWE take a precautionary step and replacing her with Nikki Cross.
The storyline with Nikki Cross has actually been beneficial to both. Prior to that, Cross was just another member of the roster sitting on the sidelines. With Bliss involved, it created a new dynamic and also added a non-title women's storyline on RAW, one which WWE needs more of.
Plus, Becky Lynch as a side character in their equation makes for an interesting element, because storyline-wise, Becky Lynch has every reason in the world to not trust Bliss.
But with the coffee slip-up and mini-feud against The IIconics, it's safe to say that Bliss has turned into a proper babyface now.
#3. The Firefly Fun House episode is based on a true story
If you saw the latest episode of Firefly Fun House, then you'll know that it was one of the most bizarre ones yet. Yet, it was also seemingly based on a real-life story. The episode was all about exercise and Bray Wyatt walked us through a cheesy montage reminiscent of exercise programs from the 80s and 90s.
However, you may have noticed a Vince McMahon-like puppet, along with a pig named "Husky". The pig, of course, represents none other than Husky Harris, Bray Wyatt's persona during the 2011 Nexus Days.
Harris was written off TV and went back to developmental, where he created the Bray Waytt character. The skit this week was seemingly based off a real conversation where McMahon told Husky Harris that he needed to lose weight. Thankfully, Wyatt is in great shape now.
#2. Ricochet & Cesaro are going to have a long feud or storyline
For the last three weeks, we've been spoilt by a trilogy of incredible matches - between the up-and-coming Ricochet and The Swiss Cyborg Cesaro. It seems like a new version of Cesaro that we're seeing and the fact that he gets to go against Ricochet is really cool to watch.
The first week, Cesaro won clean. The second week, it was Ricochet and this week it was The One and Only Ricochet who picked up the win, seemingly being 2-1 in their trilogy. However, what was interesting to note was that the commentators and Ricochet himself kept mentioning how "this could be a rivalry for a decade".
It's clear that not only will they have a PPV match down the line, but they're set to have an extended feud or storyline together. It would be great if they have a solid midcard story between the two.
#1. WWE is fully acknowledging the Becky Lynch-Seth Rollins relationship on-screen
Though it's a bit weird to call it an "interaction", it was an acknowledgement in itself. Now don't get us wrong, we know that Paul Heyman was the first to mention their relationship a few weeks ago, when he told Seth Rollins that he had to "wait for 7 hours for his girlfriend to main event".
WWE themselves have acknowledged their relationship on social media as well. But the fact of the matter is that this is the first time that we're seeing them together on-screen. We saw Becky Lynch accompany Seth Rollins in a stretcher and even get inside the ambulance that took him the the local medical facility.
This means that apart from just acknowledging them as a couple on-screen, they could potentially make them interact more to draw interest.
