Hits and Misses from this week's RAW and SmackDown Live (18-24 June, 2018)

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What a win for the Super Athlete!

It was an exciting Money In The Bank PPV as there were many changes that took place on Sunday. We had two winners for the briefcase from the red brand and Alexa Bliss became the third person to cash in on the same night to win the RAW Women's Championship.

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So there were many questions that needed to be answered on this week's RAW and SmackDown Live and well some of them got answered. We found out that Ronda Rousey will be away for some time but her eyes are certainly set on the big prize on RAW. We also learned what are the plans for the Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and a No.1 contender for the WWE title and the cancellation of Monday Night Rollins.

While the attention has clearly turned to the next PPV, Extreme Rules, there were some Superstars and segments that were right on target, while some that seemed a little confusing.

So let's dive into the Hits and Misses from this week's RAW and SmackDown Live.


Hit: Sanity

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What a debut it was for this trio

Finally, the chaos is here. And we couldn't be more relieved. The trio of Eric Young, Killian Dain, and Alexander Wolfe finally made their debut, something the WWE Universe had been waiting for a long time.

And what a debut they had! The trio showed how dangerous by making a statement on the former SmackDown Live tag-team champions the Usos. Even though they were scheduled to have a match against the Usos, the trio were attcked first and yet emerged on top against one of the best tag-teams on the roster.

Personally, I would have wanted them to have a match and have their debut prolonged for some time, but this is huge. SAniTy can be the best medicine to an ailing tag-team division on the blue brand that has been a bit directionless at the time. Even though there is an abundant amount of talent like The Bar, The Usos and the champions Bludgeon Brothers, it has been going nowhere.

Even though the champions are about to start a feud with Daniel Bryan, we can soon expect SaNity to be in the mix for the gold.

Fingers crossed on this one!

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Miss: Andrade 'Cien' Almas

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Almas is surely one WWE can bank on for a long time

It's very sad to see that such a great talent is going on waste on the main roster. In Andrade 'Cien' Almas, WWE has a Mexican talent on whom they can pin their hopes for the next decade.

But ever since he has been on the main roster, Almas hasn't had a memorable match or a feud that has been exciting. It has been relegated to promos and fights against local competitors.

Almas is someone who the talent to make it big on the main roster and has the charisma to go for the top prizes available. And with a Zelina Vega by his side, he is destined for greatness. Hopefully, Almas would be included in a meaningful angle very soon which will surely get him back on track.

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Hit: Baron Corbin/ Constable Corbin

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This change of Persona is working wonders for Corbin

Well, things for Baron Corbin had not been going well in recent times. He was the Money In the Bank briefcase winner last year, only to blow his chance away. He was the US champion and that also didn't go well.

Even as he came to RAW, he was not included in any meaningful angles and was destined to be stuck on the mid-card. But the recent weeks have surely been a much-needed change for the lone wolf.

His new constable role is something that reminds us of the Corporate Kane persona for the Big Red Machine during the reign of the Authority over WWE. Corbin has also got a big push this week as he teamed up with Kevin Owens to score a win over Finn Balor and Braun Strowman.

He looks to be one of the guys involved in the multi-person match for Extreme Rules and Corbin looks destined for some great things in the coming weeks.

Guess the haircut is working for him after all!

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Miss: Bobby Roode

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The Glorious One really needs a change

Bobby Roode is someone who has made this list for the past few weeks and has been for all the wrong reasons. He was the only Superstar who went into MITB without any kind of momentum as he lost most of his matches leading to Sunday.

This week, even though he got the win over Curt Hawkins, it was more of like a filler rather than an exciting contest and could have actually been done as a Dark Match.

I, for one, was expecting the Glorious One to have a feud with Balor after what he did to Roode delivering a Coupe De Grace from the top of a ladder. The feud could have allowed Roode to embrace his excellent heel persona and create maybe a great feud we could have seen in recent times.

He could be involved in the Multiperson match at Extreme Rules, but him emerging on top at the moment seems to be bleak at the moment.

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Hit: Rusev

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This push has been long overdue

Who else but the Bulgarian Brute himself! And this push has been pending for a long time. Rusev has been one of the most over Superstars on the roster and people go mad every single time he comes out.

But for a long time he had been there to put other people over and finally, WWE has decided to cash-in on his popularity. First, he beat Bryan cleanly to enter the MITB ladder match and put in a good performance on Sunday.

And after that getting the win this Tuesday to finally enter the race for the top prize is the icing on the cake for Rusev. Let's just hope at Extreme Rules he would be able to hit the jackpot and maybe even win the title.

Yep, I checked the calendar. The title match is on Rusev Day!

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