WWE heavily leaned on the feud between the Bloodline and 946 on the latest episode of RAW. The angle opened and closed the show with Jaida Parker joining Royce Keys’ group in the closing moments.
Every match on the night delivered great action. Lola Vice and Roxanne Perez had a hard-hitting clash. The two women had chemistry after facing off in NXT a few times.
Thanks for the submission!
Lyra Valkyria and IYO SKY showed why they’re two of WWE’s best in-ring workers. Dragon Lee faced Big Cass while Je’Von Evans and Penta clashed with Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh.
While the in-ring action was a highlight, some other moments missed the mark. WWE made the next five mistakes on RAW from Milwaukee.
#5. Big Cass is 0-2 in his last two matches
Big Cass returned to WWE with a vengeance. He targeted Je’Von Evans and then Dragon Lee. Despite beating Evans in one match, he later lost to the high-flyer. Evans then pinned Cass to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Dragon Lee faced the big man on this week’s RAW and beat him via a rollup. The excuse is that the rollup pin protects Cass, but it doesn’t hide the fact that he’s lost just as much as he’s won since returning.
If that happened in the main event scene, it’d make sense. He’s losing to guys in the mid-card. It’s not the way to book a guy who’s supposed to be a threatening force.
#4. Does Raw have a tag team division?
Bron Breakker and Austin Theory are technically the World Tag Team Champions, but most fans probably forget that fact. Triple H hasn’t focused much on the tag divisions on RAW and SmackDown. They’re often featured once every few weeks.
The Vision shows up nearly every week on RAW, but the tag belts are merely a prop. Triple H hasn’t booked the Vision to defend the titles since July 6th.
That’s over two months. The tag team division is in dire straits, and not booking a title match in more than two months isn’t a good sign.
#3. Roxanne Perez loses to Lola Vice
Roxanne Perez faced Lola Vice in Lola’s one-on-one main roster debut. Vice cleanly defeated The Prodigy after a good match.
Triple H could have had Raquel Rodriguez interfere during the fight to cause a disqualification instead of the post-match attack. That decision would have still led to the inevitable tag team match next week.
WWE should protect both women ahead of Money in the Bank, but it will be hard to do with Vice teaming with Sol Ruca against the Judgment Day next week.
#2. Oba Femi auditioning for RAW GM?
A big issue of contention over the last few years has been general managers and making matches. They always tell the heels that they’re the ones who determine which stars square off.
That’s not always the case, however, as CM Punk and Cody Rhodes routinely picked or demanded a match and GMs obliged. Oba Femi went to Adam Pearce and Triple H so he could have a match with Bronson Reed at Money in the Bank.
If the GM is so savvy, shouldn’t it have been his idea? Sami Zayn couldn’t get the time of day during his first run as WWE Champion. It was also revealed that Dragon Lee requested his match with Big Cass.
#1. Two straight weeks without the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
Every week Roman Reigns doesn’t show up for RAW is another argument against him being a major champion. If he didn’t hold a title, it wouldn’t be an issue. He showed up more after WrestleMania and into early June.
Once Night of Champions popped up, he started missing every other week. Seth Rollins had to carry their SummerSlam feud. Reigns didn’t show up on the go-home episode before his title match with Penta.
He didn’t show up last week, and LA Knight had to carry the feud. It was his job yet again this week as Reigns was absent in Milwaukee.
It makes it seem like the feud isn’t important since he gets special treatment by showing up half the time. If WWE knew this beforehand, he shouldn’t have won the World Heavyweight Title.
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Edited by Matthew Serocki
