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#4 Corbin And Ricochet Get The 50/50
Many people have branded Ricochet a walking highlight reel, and it's hard to argue with that claim when there might not be one aerial move this man can't pull off with precision and beauty. However, it seems like Ricochet's unique abilities in the ring won't allow him to crawl to out of the midcard anytime soon, as this week on Raw the 'one and only' was busy losing to Baron Corbin in a somewhat monotonous match.
The problem with WWE booking Ricochet to lose is that we all know somewhere down the line he will get another victory over Corbin to even the score, and can someone please explain the point in that? 50/50 booking has been ruining WWE for so long now, and no matter how much the company loves to tell us that wins and losses don't matter, it doesn't change the fact that that is a part of wrestling fans find important.
Moreover, Baron Corbin is one of the very few heels with actual heat, but he is so poorly utilised it's not even funny anymore calling him an Applebee's manager. Ricochet and Corbin can be two of the bright sparks on a dull Monday Night Raw roster, but the ill-fitting booking they are receiving right now makes it seem like they will never reach that stage.
#5 Predictable Conclusions
Sami Zayn vs Braun Strowman was a feud not many thought they would want to witness every week in 2016, as the narrative of Strowman running through every single available jobber only to hit a rock in the ever-resilient Sami Zayn, who was looking to prove himself to then-GM Mick Foley was a story worth telling.
However, fast forward three years later, and look at the difference in quality in this feud, as now we see a washed up monster battling a man that hates his job. WWE did not even try to make this angle between Braun and Sami intriguing in the slightest, as the basis of their falls counts anywhere match on Raw this week was based on Strowman literally throwing Zayn in the garbage, which Zayn retaliated by requesting Shane McMahon to give him a match against the big man.
This match had the unpredictable stipulation, it promised to be car crash action, and it had Strowman's Money in the Bank ladder match spot on the line, it couldn't get any better than this for Raw, but to no one's surprise, it did not.
This was a sluggish match that was ultimately ruined by interference from Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin, Still, no one can say that they didn't see this coming, as Strowman's backstage heat has apparently caught up to him, which has cost him bigger matches when he was white hot.
Even if WWE were going to replace Strowman, they could have done it in a more creative way, as the possibility of Lars Sullivan destroy the former Raw Tag Team Champion sounds more appealing than another ambush by Corbin and McIntyre.
