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Okay, the title was a lie. There was absolutely nothing that was good about the go-home episode of WWE RAW before Clash of Champions 2020, so this article will only focus on the worst of the show.
Having reviewed so many episodes of WWE RAW over the last few years, this reviewer has to admit that this was perhaps the worst show that we have seen in quite some time. It made so little sense, that, for the first time since the inception of 'Best and Worst', there isn't a single positive to emerge, from the entire episode of WWE RAW.
If you felt differently or wish to challenge any of the points expressed here, be sure to leave a comment and express your views in the section below.
#1 Worst: Lana continues to get pulverized on WWE RAW due to Miro's comments on AEW Dynamite
When Miro first arrived on AEW Dynamite, he took a few shots at WWE, talking about the brass ring and the glass ceiling. It does seem like those who are in the WWE RAW creative team were not amused by these remarks and chose to take their anger out on Miro's better half- Lana. This was the case last week as well, when she went through a table. And yes, they chose to do the same thing this week on WWE RAW, when she went through a table once more.
It's a real shame when the biggest pro wrestling promotion in the world has to resort to such tactics with an active talent in their roster, when their talents would have been much better spent in actually writing a good episode of WWE RAW, that keeps the audience glued to their television screens for three hours.
#2 Worst: WWE signs RETRIBUTION despite the fact that they've caused so much chaos and disarray on WWE RAW
Here's a life tip for anyone who wants to get into creative writing (in general, not just on the WWE RAW brand). If you have to name the members of an intimidating group like RETRIBUTION, give it some time and come up with better names than Slapjack, T-Bar, and Mace. If you wish to know who the members of RETRIBUTION are, in case you couldn't figure out their identities when they showed up in the opening segment of WWE RAW, my colleague Greg Bush has penned down a fantastic article here.
But are we supposed to be cheering for RETRIBUTION, who seem like they are heels, or The Hurt Business, who are most definitely heels?
Also, why did WWE sign an outlaw group, which was vandalizing property to contracts as active members on WWE RAW? Nothing about what RETRIBUTION did on this week's show made any sense at all and one has to hope that the company puts some thought into future episodes.
#3 Worst: What was the whole segment with Aalyah Mysterio on WWE RAW even trying to achieve?
Dramatic segments on WWE RAW are never a bad thing, because whenever you have a story to accompany a match, there is a lot of emotional investment from the WWE Universe. At the same time, what the creative team tried to achieve on WWE RAW with the paternity of Dominik and Aalyah Mysterio somehow did not land. Maybe because we've already seen this angle a long time ago, or maybe because of the flat delivery from Seth Rollins, this was just bad storytelling all around on WWE RAW.
Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy are definitely teasing some kind of romance on WWE RAW and this could be the redemption storyline that turns things around for Murphy, turning him babyface
#4 Worst: Billie Kay chooses to be a friend of Peyton Royce on WWE RAW, even though they are not a team anymore
While WWE RAW was on and the vignette featuring Bianca Belair appeared on the screen, Sportskeeda's resident editor Alan Jose John pointed out that those in the creative team of the company need to watch NXT to get a better sense of her character. This humble reviewer added to his assessment by saying that they need to start watching by WWE RAW because Billie Kay and Peyton Royce went their separate ways not very long ago, and now they were 'friends' again, just not a team.
There needs to be some sort of reward for the audience that is loyal to the WWE RAW product in terms of storylines advancing, because you just cannot nullify everything that has happened over the past few weeks and return to status quo, as if everything is hunky dory. It did not help either that Andrade and Angel Garza, who are split up not long ago have to reunite once more on WWE RAW.
#5 Worst: The return of Jerry Lawler to WWE RAW
Jerry Lawler is not Samoa Joe. Yes, he has been part of some of the greatest moments in pro wrestling, both as an active performer in his heyday and then later, as an announcer, during the hottest period in pro wrestling. But in the year 2020, as the voice of WWE RAW, there is just a sense of disconnect between him and the current product. Samoa Joe keeps the commentary on WWE RAW entertaining and engaging through his astute observations, something that isn't Jerry Lawler's forte.
Yes, they had a chance to make Dabba Kato into a star by having him pulverize Braun Strowman on this week's episode of WWE RAW and had that happened, it would have made it to the 'best' section of this review.
In any case, WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal may have a different perspective on WWE RAW and you can check out his thoughts in the video that has been shared above. Are you excited for WWE Clash of Champions 2020?
