WWE: Flops from June 17th RAW

This week’s RAW was received very well by the fans and the critics alike. It did not come as a surprise though, as RAW featured a returning Christian and CM Punk, and the tease to Mark Henry’s retirement turned out to be a well planned sneak attack on John Cena. Henry and the WWE creative had all of us fooled, and Henry can be a good opponent to Cena after Ryback. Their match has been confirmed for WWE Money in the Bank PPV next month. However, there were a few instances which could’ve been done better, and in this article, I highlight those instances.

Wade Barrett still on a losing streak

When you’re building stars, and you put one of the most prestigious titles on a youngster’s shoulder, it doesn’t make sense to make him lose all of the TV matches. Wade Barrett was the WWE Intercontinental champion for quite a while, but this year, he lost almost all of his televised matches. Barrett dropped the title to Axel this Sunday at the Payback PPV, but his losing streak still continued, as he lost to ‘Captain Charisma’ who returned this past week. I’m a huge fan of Christian, and I want to see him on a roll, but WWE could’ve fed anyone else to Christian. As luck would have it, it turned out to be Wade Barrett.

Dean Ambrose loses yet another match

This is what I always complain about. A guy who’s dominant in all of his matches, suddenly becomes weak, vulnerable and starts losing matches when he becomes the champion! Usually, logic dictates that it should be the other way round, but I suppose the WWE Creative’s logic says something else. Ambrose lost to Kane this past week on RAW, when Dean got disqualified due to Reigns and Rollins attacking Kane. So The Shield gets disqualified again and again, and lost their first ever match clean as a trio on Smackdown! after winning the WWE Tag team titles?! Makes no sense to me.

Sheamus bullies Rhodes Scholars, again!

How are we supposed to sympathize with a bully face, who wins almost all of his matches, and attacks superstars after the match? Cody is one of the most talented performers in the company, and is the son of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, and his moustache is more over with the fans than Ryback, yet he is booked like a jobber. Sandow has been in the WWE developmental for over a decade, and he’s much more entertaining than Sheamus, yet Sheamus dominates both of them in a 2-on-1 handicap match, gets a fluke loss and attacks Rhodes after the match. Guess this is why he’s featured in the ‘Be A Star’ commercials and campaign.

Daniel Bryan gets injured

Although it wasn’t technically a ‘flop’, Bryan vs Orton match was ended abruptly when Bryan suffered a stinger during the bout. A visibly upset Bryan tried to argue with the officials, but was sent to the locker room. Reports came in that Bryan and Triple H had a heated argument at the Gorilla position, and Bryan told Triple H that he traveled the world and got hurt many times, and that he’d know if he was hurt. Reportedly, they apologized to each other after the incident. Daniel Bryan is arguably the best wrestler in the world, and we could’ve witnessed a good match had he not suffered that injury.

McMahons drama/bullying spills on-air

Now this is the real reason why people don’t like the McMahons. They always had the knack of bullying people, and this week, not only did we get to witness some non-sensical angle between Vince and Triple H, but Stephanie cut a promo belittling AJ, and while going back to the locker room, told the divas who came on to the stage not to interrupt her ever again. Apparently, it stemmed from a real life incident when she was interrupted during a meeting by one of the divas. Was it really necessary? Guess they always want to show the people who the boss really is.