Best and worst of RAW after Elimination Chamber- End of WWE Superstar's gimmick, Big issue in the main event

Edge made his return to WWE and it was awesome
Edge made his return to WWE and it was awesome

We've fallen into the trap which the WWE likes to call 'The Road to WrestleMania'. The unfortunate reality of the matter is that most matches and feuds are already set in stone and WWE wouldn't want their top stars to get hurt before WrestleMania comes around.

And that is why this episode of RAW just seemed like a show where nothing really happened. Yes, all the big stars were present except for maybe Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, but it just seemed like none of them really did anything significant.

If you were to ask me what I thought of the show overall, I would admit that it was a below-par show. WWE could have done so much across the three hours and it just seemed like nothing of note happened across the three hours at all.

WWE needs to make every minute of the three hours worth watching. If not, they will drive their own audience away from the current product.


#1 Best: Drew McIntyre destroys Erick Rowan's cage

Just imagine how uneventful the show was if Drew McIntyre killing Erick Rowan's spider is the only 'best' I can think of, from the course of the episode. If nothing else, it will end the silly gimmick and Rowan can finally be repackaged in such a manner that he has a prominent role on the card.

Rowan looks like a tough guy and at a time when not every professional wrestler is a big man, he towers over most of the roster. But this entry makes it to the best list because Drew McIntyre destroying Rowan's cage was a very cool visual and it is one that will add to his legend on the road to WrestleMania 36 and beyond.

#1 Worst: Promising us a big match and giving us a very underwhelming alternative

Aleister Black vs Seth Rollins is a big match. It could have happened on this week's show and not hurt either man on their road to WrestleMania.

And yet, what did we get in the main event? Yes, we got an 8-man tag team contest that I can certainly assure you is a lot less exciting in the eyes of one and all, as compared to Aleister Black vs Seth Rollins.

Aleister Black scored a huge victory over AJ Styles and going up against Seth Rollins in a big match, were it allowed to continue until the very end, would have established him as a top-tier talent. You know that Rollins and Black would be able to tell a fantastic story in the ring because both of them are true artists of professional wrestling.

I am pretty certain that a lot of people were disappointed with how the main event played out. Let's hope they tune in again next week and aren't enraged enough to stop watching.

#2 Best: The return of Edge

I know that it wasn't perfect especially because of MVP, but the return of Edge was a very nice segment, in my opinion, personally. Edge is someone who looked every bit as furious as he should be, as he walked out to the ring. I love it when people who are angry don't smile, even if they are babyfaces.

It just seems like Edge vs Randy Orton will be the most anticipated feud heading into WrestleMania. Unlike Roman Reigns vs Goldberg, it doesn't seem like it's a program that Vince McMahon is into but the fans are not, in my opinion. Unlike Brock Lesnar vs Drew McIntyre, this isn't just a fight over a prize but one which is personal between a beloved babyface and a heel who is deranged and spiteful.

Who would have ever believed that Edge would be such a big star in the year 2020 and would be back in a wrestling ring once again, taking on a man who simply doesn't show the wear and tear of aging- Randy Orton.

#2 Worst: The 24/7 Championship

If there is one title that has completely been diluted, it is the 24/7 Championship, I fear I get the idea of building a new guy and having him score as many wins as possible. But at least do it in a 24/7 environment and not with usual matches in the middle of the ring.

WWE employs a whole team of the most creative and talented writers, and so I'm shocked and aghast that this is the best storyline they can come up with for the 24/7 Championship. Why is nobody in the back, from Eric Young to EC3 coming out to claim the 24/7 Championship as they were only a few months ago? I think the title picture peaked with R-Truth and Drake Maverick and ever since then, it has become absolutely worthless.

Is this WWE's way of booking the title to the ground so that it becomes completely irrelevant and it can be dumped in the months after WrestleMania, I wonder because the 24/7 rules haven't been enforced in a while?

#3 Best/Worst: Humanizing The Undertaker

The Undertaker has always been presented as a creature of myth and legend, portrayed as someone with powers of the supernatural world. And yet, AJ Styles humanized him on this week's show, even mentioning his wife, Michelle McCool, during his promo.

I don't necessarily know if this is the right thing to do if The Undertaker is still going to show up as The Phenom and not in his whole biking avatar. And if there's a return of the old gimmick being planned, I wonder if it's the right time to do it.

But I'm still very intrigued about a match between The Phenom and The Phenomenal One, because of the many possibilities. You put in The Undertaker's psychology and mix it up with AJ Styles' in-ring ability and you have the recipe for a winner.

In any case, RAW wasn't nearly as good as it has been ever since Paul Heyman assumed the mantle some time ago. There was far too much talking and not enough hooks across the three hours.