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We saw Bray Wyatt wrestle on WWE RAW this week, and it's a very rare occurrence indeed to see him wrestling on WWE's weekly shows. The entrance for Drew McIntyre on WWE RAW felt like a WrestleMania entrance, proving that the company went out of their way to make the main event feel extremely big.
There was very little to complain about with regard to the final episode of WWE RAW before Survivor Series because, for a change, the three hours just flew by rather quick. That said, there are a few things about WWE RAW that could have been improved upon, and we will touch on the good, bad, and the ugly on this week's 'best and worst of WWE RAW' recap episode.
#1 Best: The Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss pairing on WWE RAW is absolutely perfect
Yes, Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt have been absolute gold during the Firefly Funhouse segments but we all wondered just how physical she would get on WWE RAW as Wyatt's valet.
Our questions were answered on this week's episode of WWE RAW, when she absolutely flew off the steel steps onto John Morrison to protect her 'friend' Bray Wyatt, in what has to be the highlight of the night.
The build to Alexa Bliss vs. Nikki Cross has been pretty spectacular as well, and in time, one of these two women could certainly enter the WWE RAW Women's Championship picture. And as for Firefly Funhouse Bray Wyatt, it is very interesting indeed how he embraces his character when he wrestles, which is so very different from just about anything in WWE.
What did you think of Bray Wyatt being confronted by The Fiend on the big screen on WWE RAW this week?
#1 Worst: Why are Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans on the WWE RAW Survivor Series team, one has to wonder?
One gets invested in a WWE RAW or SmackDown character when there has been some kind of build, some kind of storyline that gets the audience to root for or against them. When it comes to Lacey Evans and Peyton Royce, we have absolutely no reason to care about them becoming a part of the WWE RAW Women's Survivor Series team really.
Over the weeks, we'd come to become fans of the WWE RAW alliance of Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke as they racked up wins and showed good tag team chemistry, and for them to be written off the team owing to Mandy Rose's injury is fine.
However, wouldn't it have made sense to replace them with someone a little more interesting than the makeshift WWE RAW team of Peyton Royce and Lacey Evans?
Even Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross would have made far better candidates than the two women that were finally shortlisted for the spot.
#2 Best: A very good night for RETRIBUTION on WWE RAW, in both the men's and women's division
For the first time since their debut, RETRIBUTION had somewhat of a showing on WWE RAW, and while they are still far from being taken seriously as a heel squad, this is, at least, a start. And the fact that Reckoning took down Dana Brooke as well, means that a feud of some kind is going to kickstart for her very soon indeed. It is amply clear at this point that there will be sub-plots aplenty in the WWE RAW women's division and that's always a good thing.
If Mustafa Ali and Bobby Lashley lock horns on WWE RAW over the United States Championship, to continue the whole Hurt Business vs. RETRIBUTION feud, it would certainly make things very interesting indeed.
One also has to wonder if Mustafa Ali, the hacker, will get involved in the entire Jeff Hardy and Elias storyline on WWE RAW over the coming weeks, to unearth proof of who it was that attacked the minstrel of WWE.
#2 Worst: Why isn't Roman Reigns on WWE RAW before Survivor Series?
The whole point of Survivor Series 2020 is a WWE RAW vs. SmackDown clash, is it not? There was nothing in the way of an invasion, even from Roman Reigns, who fans were certain was going to come down and crash the party, not to mention the absolute lack of excitement for Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn. No SmackDown star was a part of WWE RAW this week, and it just dampened the proceedings a fair bit.
Having a showdown between Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre to close out WWE RAW this week would have just added a sense of excitement for the upcoming match.
Yes, it may very well happen on WWE SmackDown this week, but with multiple spots yet to be determined in their Survivor Series 2020 teams, there's far too much story to be told in a span of two hours, to also account for a major WWE RAW invasion. Do you think there was a missed opportunity on WWE RAW this week?
#3 Best/Worst: A new WWE Champion is crowned, but the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship does not change hands
Once you're done reading this WWE RAW review, do check out the video linked above where Chris Featherstone and Greg Bush from Sportskeeda are joined by the legendary Stevie Richards and Bin Hamin, since Vince Russo is unavailable this week.
In a sense, it was the right decision to not have The New Day drop the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships especially if you consider the build with Big E and The Street Profits. But was it the right decision to have Drew McIntyre become the WWE Champion, so very soon after Randy Orton won the title?
One has to say, however, that the prospect of a Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre match at Survivor Series, especially if you consider the build to the same, is the best-case-scenario and is honestly a far better contest than, say, a Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton match would have honestly been. Are you a fan of the title change?
