6 things WWE subtly told us on RAW: WWE title feud post-WrestleMania revealed, Big mistake made with stipulation match?

Not the strongest episode of RAW
Not the strongest episode of RAW

#2. The Hurt Business gets a big change on RAW

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Bobby Lashley "dissolved" The Hurt Business
Bobby Lashley "dissolved" The Hurt Business

In what was an extremely unfortunate occurrence on RAW, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander have been kicked out of The Hurt Business. Last week on RAW, Alexander and Benjamin failed to defeat Drew McIntyre in a two-on-one Handicap match.

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As a result, they won't be allowed at ringside for WrestleMania 37's main event on Night One. It doesn't matter anymore as they are not with The Hurt Business moving forward.

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Bobby Lashley publicly humiliated Benjamin and Alexander and announced that The Hurt Business is over - even though it technically isn't. It seems like an all-around bad move by WWE to change the members of the faction, especially given how great they have been over the course of the last eight to ten months.

Shelton Benjamin later lost to Bobby Lashley, and Cedric Alexander will likely face the same fate next week on RAW.

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For one, WWE seemingly took the RAW tag team titles off Alexander and Benjamin to get a New Day vs. AJ Styles and Omos match at WrestleMania. To add to it, the reason behind this move seems to be a way of getting more heat on Lashley.

We understand the latter, especially since WWE will want the crowd to cheer for the babyface Drew McIntyre.

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It's just unfortunate that The Hurt Business has to end their run so quickly, at least the original line-up. They've been the best faction in a while and the most consistently entertaining part of RAW apart from Drew McIntyre.

The new member King Corbin seems to be a downgrade.

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Edited by Kaushik Das
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