WWE delivered with the Hall of Fame. They followed it up with a great NXT Takeover: Orlando. Nobody expected WrestleMania to be as good as it was. In the same vein, Raw after Wrestlemania has been just as strong.
There is so much to write about on this show, that one article may not even capture everything noteworthy that transpired. Needless to say, as always we’ll try to do our best and bring you a countdown of the (mostly) positives and (few) negatives from the episode. Read on.
#1 Best: The Return of the Demon King
Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe teamed up to take out Chris Jericho at one point during the show. The two heels were slated to face Jericho and Rollins at a later point. Kurt Angle assured Rollins that he would find Seth a partner.
Who was it? None other than the first Universal Champion and former NXT Champion himself- Finn Balor.
Of course, we saw this coming as Finn has been a part of live events for a while. Raw desperately needs a top babyface in a prominent role that the crowd can get behind. Rollins is not as hot as he once was, and Reigns is almost a heel.
We believe that Balor can fill the role and become the face of Raw in the coming months. He does have a scary looking scar after his operation, but he looks as good as ever.
#1 Worst: Lack of booking logic
Finn Balor and Seth Rollins had a war at Summerslam, and towards the end of the match, Balor was tossed into the barricade by Rollins, injuring his shoulder. It would have made sense for Balor to team up with just about anyone on the roster, except Rollins.
After all, he was stripped of the Universal Championship because of this man. Corey Graves realised this and tried to salvage the situation by saying that these two men have a lot in common...both know what it's like to be injured at the top. However, the explanation just sounded hokey and rather unrealistic.
#2 Best: Top guys in
Tag team wrestling was always a side attraction in WWE, but the Revival changed that notion in NXT with some absolute barn burners. The Top Guys are on Raw and it seems like they’ll be feuding with The New Day in the near future.
This booking works perfectly, considering that they’re the hottest commodity in WWE and The New Day can benefit from some great matches with Dash and Dawson. It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved. Let’s hope Vince sees them in the same light that we as NXT fans do.
#2 Worst: Jericho written off TV?
Chris Jericho is one of the hottest commodities in WWE right now. At the same time, he’s part of another world, that of rock n’ roll. His band Fozzy goes on tour in May, and there's a great possibility that he was attacked so that he can take time off and prepare for some musical adventures with his band.
While this is not a confirmed fact yet, we don’t expect to see him on television, at least for a while now. This is a shame because Jericho was just getting into his groove as a babyface.
#3 Best: ‘You still got it!’
Isn’t it funny how two of the best technical wrestlers in the world are General Managers of the two rival brands- Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan?
Everyone expected Kurt Angle to come down and take over the spot vacated by Mick Foley on Raw, but the response from the thunderous crowd was truly deafening. This was the right time to bring him back, for another run.
The best part about Kurt Angle on Raw? His comic timing is better than ever. His skit with Enzo and Cass was absolutely howl-arious. Being effective at comedy is an art, and you can’t teach that!
#3 Worst: ‘This is my yard now’
Roman Reigns was drowned in a pool of insults from the red-hot crowd at Raw but seemed unfazed by the reaction. After their volume came down, he said only one thing to the WWE Universe- ‘this is my yard now.’
Sometimes it seems like Roman is trying his best to get the crowd to boo him. We hope WWE knows what they are doing with The Big Dog, in the long run.
#4 Best: The big return of Emma
No more countdowns. She's backkkkkkkkk!
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