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This is just one person's opinion, so please take it as you will, but WWE RAW is just too long. It's not like there aren't bright spots during the course of the three hours, but it's twice the length of a movie. To assume that someone will stay glued to the action for as long as WWE RAW lasts is just way too much to hope for.
The episode of WWE RAW after Survivor Series felt every bit like a three-hour show, and when you remember Adam Pearce accidentally saying 'Drew McInFart' as one of the highlights, there's definitely a major issue. Of course, even within Sportskeeda's own writing staff, we couldn't come to a consensus about whether this week's episode of WWE RAW was a good show or not and so if you agree/disagree with our assessment, please leave a comment below.
#1 Best: Alexa Bliss kills Friendship Frog live during WWE RAW, in a terrifying segment
There's just something about the Firefly Fun House segment that seems so very different from the stagey and contrived nature of WWE RAW every week and this week was no different, as a brand new character was introduced. Friendship Frog made his debut on this week's edition of WWE RAW and he was also murdered live in what was a fantastic piece of television and possibly the highlight of the show.
The addition of Alexa Bliss to Bray Wyatt's character has just made him seem a lot more interesting, and it is far and away the most interesting thing that she has done too. One just hopes that WWE creative can treat the two of them with the care and the creativity that they deserve, for longevity in the roster.
#1 Worst: Why are babyfaces on WWE RAW so very gullible, though?
There's obviously the narrative that WWE RAW is a show that is written for kids and that it insults the intelligence of grown-ups, and that is a fair assessment because the product is PG. At the same time, even a kid would have been able to tell that Alexa Bliss was just playing possum on WWE RAW this week, but Nikki Cross couldn't.
How difficult is it to portray your babyfaces as intelligent, because there's literally nobody in the world who wouldn't have seen that WWE RAW swerve coming, in the manner that it played out?!
If you want the audience to root for your babyface and cheer her on as she goes up against a heel like Alexa Bliss, make the program more believable.
And this isn't an isolated incident on WWE RAW but something that has existed as an issue in sports entertainment for decades now where babyfaces just do not act as normal human beings would, at any given point of time.
#2 Best: Riddle and Sheamus have the best match on WWE RAW this week
When we think of the best workers in the business, Sheamus does not often get mentioned in the same breath as others like AJ Styles or even Cesaro, but look at the number of great matches he's had during his career. This week, Riddle and Sheamus just tore it up on WWE RAW and had the match of the night, by a mile.
In fact, one has to wonder, with their history, if Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre wouldn't have been a good feud in the main event spot on WWE RAW, going forward.
WWE obviously sees a lot of equity in Riddle as a performer and he proved his prowess on this week's edition of WWE RAW as he took on Sheamus in a fantastic match that went back and forth.
What did you guys think of the pizza-flavored yogurt idea from Riddle on WWE RAW that he pitched to MVP? Is it your jam or something you'd rather not have?
#2 Worst: Why does the WWE RAW Women's Champion have to be in the Tag Team Championship picture?
Because it's a 3-hour long show and there are multiple women in the roster who can be featured on it, there's both the WWE RAW Women's Championship as well as the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. To include Asuka in the title picture for both of these Championships does not make any sense whatsoever, and honestly, it is insulting to the rest of the WWE RAW women's roster. Why are other women like RECKONING, Naomi, and even Lacey Evans not on this show?
To top it all off, Asuka's reign as the WWE RAW Women's Champion hasn't been the greatest because of the sheer lack of competition in the roster for her.
The idea of Lana teaming up with someone and going after the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships is not bad, but there are so many other contenders who would have been perfect for the role. Why couldn't Lana, who has been bullied in the WWE RAW brand, join RETRIBUTION?
#3 Best/Worst: MVP interferes in the Keith Lee match on WWE RAW to protect Bobby Lashley
When they arrived in the same ring on WWE RAW, we realized that Keith Lee and Bobby Lashley could have a pretty good feud if they're given a chance to tell a good story in the ring. And their match was actually quite promising too, until MVP decided to interfere in the proceedings on WWE RAW and ruin everything, causing a DQ.
Many on the internet expressed their discontent with the outcome of the match between Keith Lee and Bobby Lashley and honestly, it did leave much to be desired. One hopes that it's something we can see down the line because the United States Championship needs a strong feud like Lee vs. Lashley on WWE RAW to make it seem prestigious.
If you want to hear what former WCW Champion Vince Russo has to say about this week's edition of WWE RAW, do check out the link posted here. It may, honestly, just be more entertaining than this week's episode was.
