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The episode of WWE RAW that happened this week was a very interesting one, because while nothing extraordinary happened per se, it was an important 'calm before the storm' show, leading up to Survivor Series. Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss were clearly the stars of WWE RAW this week and they are likely to be the stars of the show for as long as they are a part of the brand.
It's been an exhausting few days of pro wrestling, if you account for SmackDown, Bound For Glory, and then Hell in a Cell, leading up to WWE RAW, and there was a sense of tiredness to the proceedings for sure, but the stage was set for the following weeks. What did you think of WWE RAW on a scale of 1-10, ladies, and gentlemen?
Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you thought of the episode.
#1 Best: Did Bray Wyatt tease a segment with The Undertaker on WWE RAW this week?
One of the things that everyone is talking about from the Firefly Funhouse segment on WWE RAW is that Bray Wyatt, who was seemingly cosplaying The Mad Hatter, had 19/11 written on his tophat which is also the day that The Undertaker made his debut 30 years prior.
While it did seem from the final segment on WWE RAW that we will get a triple threat match between The Fiend, Randy Orton, and Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series, the fact that Bray Wyatt had 19/11 written on his hat is a great sign of things to come, at least from the looks of it. Could we see a brush between the greatest supernatural character in WWE history and possibly his successor?
#1 Worst: Mia Yim or Reckoning from RETRIBUTION writhes on the ground in possibly the worst WWE RAW segment this year
Pro wrestling fans can be very vocal about things, but the fact that almost everyone thought that Hell in a Cell was a great show speaks volumes of the effort that the men and women of WWE put in. This momentum could have carried over to WWE RAW as well, but unfortunately, it was nowhere as good as Hell in a Cell. Hurt Business vs. RETRIBUTION, which could have been a massive clash down the line was relegated to WWE RAW, in a strange booking decision. And that wasn't even the worst thing about this segment.
Mia Yim from RETRIBUTION, who goes by the name Reckoning on WWE RAW started writhing and moving on the ground in the strangest segment that we have ever seen. The idea was to cause a distraction but the way in which this whole WWE RAW segment was executed was disastrous. If you want a chuckle, go to Twitter and just search for the latest posts on Mia Yim.
#2 Best: Asuka and The New Day team up on WWE RAW for an alliance we did not know we needed
Asuka is the most underrated Champion on the WWE RAW or SmackDown roster by a huge margin, especially if you consider how good she is in the ring and how overlooked her reign has been as compared to say, the Sasha Banks and Bayley storyline. In addition to her in-ring skills, Asuka has incredible comic timing as well, and her segment with The New Day for the duration that it lasted, was fantastic. The saddest thing about Asuka right now, is the lack of competition in terms of heels for her, in the WWE RAW brand at the moment.
The other great part of the segment was a potential feud between The Hurt Business and The New Day for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships which should be amazing.
Asuka needs a good antagonist to feud with as well, and in time, one hopes it will be someone like Lacey Evans or Peyton Royce.
#2 Best/worst: Is the Survivor Series WWE RAW vs. SmackDown card exciting at all?
Randy Orton is the top heel on the WWE RAW brand whereas Roman Reigns is the top heel on the SmackDown brand. Wouldn't it have made sense to keep the WWE Championship on Drew McIntyre for awhile longer, to make the face vs. heel contest happen at Survivor Series 2020? Also, as good as Asuka from WWE RAW vs. Sasha Banks from WWE SmackDown will be, they are both babyfaces, and this was a contest we've seen several times already, diminishing the feud quite significantly indeed.
The New Day and The Street Profits will similarly tear it up, but again, do the two most popular teams in WWE right now, really need to work against each other?
One has to wonder if there will be title changes on either the WWE RAW or SmackDown brand in the weeks to come, prior to Survivor Series 2020, to make way for a lot more exciting matches for the upcoming pay-per-view. One hopes so.
#3 Best/worst: With The Miz's loss on WWE RAW, can we buy into him as a future WWE Champion?
One of the major issues with Otis was buying into the idea that he would be a believable WWE Champion at some point down the road, considering his character and how he'd been booked previously and one assumes that was the reason that WWE RAW Superstar, The Miz, was awarded the contract. Shouldn't The Miz have won a WWE RAW match after becoming Mr. Money in the Bank, instead of losing to Drew McIntyre, in a contest where the odds were stacked against the former Champion?
Mind you, this was not Drew McIntyre at 100%, because he's been through a table the night before, something that was even brought up during WWE RAW on WWE's social media. Maybe The Miz should have mixed it up with the wealth of talent in the WWE RAW roster instead of Drew McIntyre on his first night as Mr. Money in the Bank, because he doesn't seem like he's a Randy Orton's level at all, right now.
