WWE RAW - Best and worst- The main issue with Vince McMahon & Austin Theory revealed, Decision to stop a top star from going to AEW?

After watching WWE RAW this week, ask yourself a simple question. Do you really care about any of the characters on the show?

By this, we don't mean the participants, the men, and women behind the characters, but the actual WWE RAW Superstars. Do you care about whether Apollo Crews becomes United States Champion or whether Damian Priest retains the supposedly prized title the next time they meet?

This is the main shortcoming of WWE RAW right now. Would you continue to watch The Walking Dead, Squid Game, or The Wheel of Time if you didn't care whether the central cast lived or died? The storytelling is lackluster and there is not enough emotional investment for fans at this point at least.

Of course, there are sometimes glimmers of positivity that we can dub as 'Best', and yes, they exist. They are indeed few and far between on WWE RAW, but they exist!

With that said, let's dive straight into the best and worst of this week!

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#3 Best/Worst: Vince McMahon watches WWE RAW with Austin Theory

The fact that Vince McMahon appeared in WWE RAW segments with Austin Theory speaks volumes about how invested he is in the young man. Theory is clearly being primed as one of the next big stars from the roster, a breakout performer.

This is, in fact, not a theory, but a fact. Moving on...

But there's a reason you don't often see a 70+-year-old man slap someone much younger than he is. Whatever cool points Austin Theory had when this segment began are now long gone.

Let's hope that this segment leads to big things for the young man. That this awkward WWE RAW segment wasn't just a random power trip with no real eventual payoff.

#2 Best: 2 Major WWE RAW returns

Was this the WWE RAW version of the AEW segment? It probably was. You had the loudmouthed heel against the returning grizzled veteran. It was a really good segment though it probably didn't cause as much of a stir as the MJF and CM Punk segment did.

That being said, let it not distract from the fact that WWE RAW stars Edge, and The Miz can definitely tell a compelling story. Two masters of the microphone who are equally as adept in the ring.

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#2 Worst: Some of the silliness on the show

Even someone who's lost his eyesight could have seen AJ Styles faking the 'loss of vision' on WWE RAW. It was a really cheesy gimmick that probably belonged in 80s WWF and not pro wrestling in 2021.

Even though the segment with the hair between Riddle and Orton was fun, we could all see it coming from a mile away. Vince McMahon's 'expect the unexpected' rule doesn't apply to WWE RAW's tried and tested formula somehow.

#1 Best: Only reason why Kevin Owens has been added to the Day 1 main event

Kevin Owens won the WWE RAW main event via DQ after he goaded Seth Rollins into attacking him. One has to believe that the only reason why he's been added to the match is to stop him from going to AEW.

It is common knowledge that his contract will expire soon, and there's only one other real destination for a wrestler of his stature. It'll be interesting to see if Owens is made the new WWE Champion to prevent his departure.

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#1 Worst: The women's match on WWE RAW wasn't all that good

It's a shame that so many talented women were all clumped together in a gigantic WWE RAW match/mess. If allowed to tell individual stories, they would have certainly had much better matches. But there were spots during the contest that looked a little sloppy, a little confused.

In any case, who do you think becomes WWE RAW Women's Champion next? Do you think it's Liv Morgan's time or does Becky Lynch still retain?