5 Things you missed on Monday Night Raw – June 25th, 2018

The last episode of Monday Night Raw was a shocker. The Raw General Manager confirmed that Brock Lesnar won’t be defending the Universal Championship at the next PPV, Extreme Rules.

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Dolph Ziggler was able to steal his way to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Just when it looked like Seth Rollins would be able to win back the title, he was ambushed by the Show-Off’s partner, Drew McIntyre.

In the Women’s division, Nia Jax made her first appearance since the Money in the Bank PPV, where she lost the Women’s Championship to Alexa Bliss.

She was delighted as the “Goddess” tapped out to Natalya, who also kept the count about the number of days after which Ronda Rousey will make her return on Raw.

Given that a lot of things happened on Raw this week, there were a couple of things which went unnoticed. Here are the top five of them.

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#1 Bobby Lashley mocked Roman Reigns

Lashley added salt to the loss by mocking spear

It is no secret that Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns have grown to dislike each other. They were forced to team-up against the Revival for the second week in a row. However, they couldn’t check their differences outside the squared circle and it cost them the match.

The “Big Dog” tagged himself in the match when the “Dominator” was cruising in for a possible victory. Reigns even mocked his partner who was unsuccessful in getting himself tagged back.

However, his joy was short-lived as moments later he was pinned via a roll up by Dash Wilder. This gave Revival the retribution for their last week’s defeat.

Lashley didn’t miss this opportunity to rub it in the face of his partner. He imitated the gesture Reigns’ make before executing the spear and mocked him for losing the match.

On the other hand, the “Uncrowned Universal Champion” couldn’t do anything but look in despair as the “Real Deal” hurled him with some hard-hitting words.

#2 The night of shocks

Sasha was the most shocked one

The opening match of the night ended in a shock as Reigns, who is arguably the face of the company, lost the match after getting pinned by Wilder.

The shock factor continued in the second match as well when Curtis Axel pinned Matt Hardy in a singles match. The commentators mentioned that it looked like the Hardy’s foot slipped from the turnbuckle which crashed him abruptly in the ring as Axel landed on top of him.

As the night progressed, the WWE Universe witnessed a completely different version of Bayley when she attacked Sasha Banks after their match against the Riott Squad. The usual calm and composed Bayley lost her cool and ensured that her friend ended up in the trainer’s room.

#3 Roll-Ups for the second week in a row

The "Architect" could have won the match right here.

Roll-ups played a key factor in various matches on Raw this week. Reigns became the first victim of the night after he got pinned to a quick roll up.

The next person to follow the misfortune was Sasha Banks when she got pinned the Ruby Riott in a six-woman tag-team match.

Not to mention, what happened afterward surely marked the end of the friendship between the “Boss” and Bayley.

Last week, Intercontinental Championship changed hands due to a roll up. This week, there were a couple of moments where the re-match almost ended in the similar fashion. It will be interesting to see if this maneuver will play a key role in the next episode of Raw as well.

#4 Balor’s Insult

Balor was shocked by what was done and was insulted by the way it was done

Just when it looked like Finn Balor was in the driving seat against Kevin Owens in the tag-team match, he was abruptly tagged by Barin Corbin.

However, it was quite visible that the way tag was made did not go well with the Irish Superstar.

The “Constable of Raw” made a smack at the back of the head of the “Demon King”, which tipped off the latter. He kicked back his partner, and they both ended up on the losing side.

Although, it is not new for the members of an impromptu tag-team to tag themselves in when their partner is looking to close-in for a victory. However, Balor would have felt surprised as well as insulted by the way it was done.

#5 Rollercoaster night for Roman Reigns

The two-thirds of the Shield was a treat to watch

Last Monday night turned out to be quite a roller coaster ride for Reigns. He lost his match in a hasty manner, which was his low-point for the night.

However, he ended the night with a bang as he rescued his Shield-brother Seth Rollins, who was getting ambushed at the hands of Ziggler and McIntyre after getting screwed out of the Intercontinental Championship re-match.

The fans cheered for the “Big Dog” as he speared the “Show Off” and delivered a Superman punch to the “Prodigal Son”. This would have certainly mitigated the affects of his loss from the beginning of the night.

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