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After watching last night’s episode of Raw, we can safely say that the creatives are finally getting the show on track with the use of some heavy star power.
Last night’s show was a mixture of some good matches involving Raw’s top talent, and some great segments and promos which are helping the red brand pack up for the road to WrestleMania while the blue brand is focused on Fastlane.
Ronda Rousey and Natalya took on the Riott Squad in tag team action, which brought out The Man to interfere and get the better of Ronda Rousey.
Bayley defeated Nia Jax to surprise everyone, as Jax seems to be heavily protected by WWE. This added flavour to their match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Lio Rush gave Finn Balor a run for his money but eventually lost to The Extraordinary one, while Batista made a surprise appearance to tear down everything Evolution stood for.
The show was overall solid but left many questions unanswered. Let’s take a look at the 3 biggest questions from this week’s episode which WWE will have to address in the near future.
#3 Why are The Revival jobbing out even as champions?
WWE really hates The Revival, doesn’t it? Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder are arguably the best technical tag team in the whole of WWE, yet they had been in at the bottom of the tag team division for a very long time.
Their rise was halted time and time again by the creatives, who even out the B-Team over them. Finally, the duo managed to win the Raw Tag Team titles after rumors emerged of them asking for their release.
While we hoped for WWE to start treating the two men better, we were very wrong in doing so. Once again, The Revival find themselves in a confusing situation this week.
As the Raw Tag Team Champions, the champions of the flagship brand of WWE, the two men lost their second consecutive match to tag teams from NXT, the developmental brand of WWE.
This raises many questions as to whether WWE is even aware of how much more damage they are doing to their premier Tag Team and also to the flagship brand’s tag team championships.
#2 Why did Batista attack Ric Flair?
When the SmackDown 1000 show concluded, fans were certain that they would see Batista and Triple H clash at the Grandest Stage of Them All in 2019. However, an injury sustained by The Game at Crown Jewel seemed to have put an end to fans’ expectations.
While most of us had forgotten about the rivalry that was supposed to unfold, WWE punched us right in the face with a rebirth of the rivalry.
However, the manner that WWE has reignited this rivalry is questionable. Firstly, Triple H was a heel while Batista seemed like a face on SmackDown 1000. The roles seemed to have turned now, as Batista emerged as a heel.
Secondly, Batista attacked the man he has repeatedly stated his love for Flair and attributed all of his growth and early development to learning under. Why would he stoop to such an extent?
And thirdly, why would Batista be interested in battling Triple H, when he has already never been beaten by him? Shouldn’t Triple H be more interested in calling out Batista for a match?
Many questions arise from this segment, and hopefully, WWE will answer most of them in the coming weeks.
#1 Why did WWE tease The Shield reunion so soon?
Last night's Raw was special in many ways, and one of the things that made it extremely special was the return of Roman Reigns.
Not only did we get to watch The Big Dog cut a promo, and announce that he is in remission, but we also watched him deliver a few Superman Punches followed by a Spear that nearly cut Drew McIntyre in half.
While, as entertaining as it was to see Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns work together to save Dean Ambrose, it was also questionable. The same night Roman Reigns departed to battle leukemia, Ambrose turned on Rollins and put him through a great amount of pain.
The two had a lengthy feud which saw Ambrose taking away the Intercontinental Continental Championship from Seth Rollins. While Roman Reigns walking out to make the save made a bit of sense, Seth Rollins’ actions did not. Or at least so soon after Ambrose turned face.
WWE may be teasing at a Shield reunion just a couple of months before Dean Ambrose is released from his contract, but hurrying into it the way they did raises a few questions about Ambrose’s future and the storylines that preceded it.
Is WWE trying to win Ambrose back with a better storyline, and how will Reigns’ reunion with Rollins affect their Universal Championship pursuit?
