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This week's episode of WWE RAW began on a fantastic note, and for a change, the first half was actually quite entertaining. And then, Matt Black from the SK Wrestling news team spoke the words aloud on our community chat, praising the show, and WWE RAW just seemed to lose a lot of the momentum that it started with.
Jokes aside, this was not a show without a sense of direction, a sense of purpose, as WWE RAW often seems to be. This week's episode of WWE RAW actually did a lot of things to get us excited for the pay-per-view this weekend, and honestly, they did not even achieve the same feat for Survivor Series.
So, with that said, we present the best and worst of WWE RAW before TLC
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#1 Best: Mandy Rose returns to WWE RAW in a major way
What a year it has been for Mandy Rose! She was in arguably the best non-title women's feud of the year with Sonya Deville for a spell, and also in a super popular angle with Otis as his on-screen girlfriend. Upon her arrival to WWE RAW, she was repackaged and paired with Dana Brooke, and just when the team was picking up steam, she was legitimately injured.
We are thrilled to report that she is back and she will likely be in the Women's Tag Team Championship picture going forward.
The current WWE RAW women's roster is so starved for talent that the WWE RAW Women's Champion, Asuka, had to step into the picture.
Mandy Rose could continue her run in the tag team division and because she's the prototypical Superstar that WWE is known to like, she could become a pretty formidable player in the singles division as well.
#1 Worst: Keith Lee's odd WWE RAW gimmick and his subsequent loss to Miz and Morrison
Let's begin by saying that the match on WWE RAW between Keith Lee and Miz and Morrison was not pretty at all, and the clip above shows a pretty messy botch that happened live on air. However, that wasn't even the biggest 'worst' with regard to Keith Lee on this week's WWE RAW episode.
While it's not his fault at all, the coin toss promo between Keith Lee and Miz and Morrison was absolutely horrendous. Yes, Keith Lee does need a character beyond being just a pro wrestler, but this coin toss gimmick just isn't working.
Also, did Keith Lee really need to suffer a loss, even if it came against two people?
WWE really needs to invest in the next generation on WWE RAW and the way that Keith Lee has been treated in recent weeks just proves that the company has lost faith in the man. Can we take him as a credible threat to Lesnar if Miz and Morrison beat him so very ea?
#2 Best: Bobby Lashley and Riddle both look absolutely dominant on WWE RAW this week
The match between The New Day and Jeff Hardy against The Hurt Business was just good. There were bodies flying everywhere and the right guys won, this week on WWE RAW. The Hurt Business won with The Hurt Lock and Bobby Lashley looks far more formidable as the United States Champion on WWE RAW, than Sami Zayn looks, as the Intercontinental Champion on SmackDown.
Later in the night, Riddle picked up an impressive victory against MVP as well.
The right people won on both occasions, which was certainly not the case with Keith Lee when he took on Miz and Morrison. One has to say that all the damage that was done to Bobby Lashley when he was a part of the Lana storyline has been wiped clean, thanks to The Hurt Business. The current version of Bobby Lashley on WWE RAW is pretty much the only version that can size up to Brock Lesnar, if the match does happen.
#2 Worst: The whole Lana situation on WWE RAW was for nothing?
Lana went through one table after another on WWE RAW, in what can almost be called a streak of sorts. Asuka paired up with her, even though she was the WWE RAW Women's Champion because she was no match for the Women's Tag Team Champions, right? So, what is the point of writing Lana out before the upcoming pay-per-view?
Is the company still mad about Miro's comments on AEW, that they're taking out their frustration on his poor, hapless wife?
Genuinely speaking, these loose threads are what wean long-time viewers from WWE, because they got it right with Lana. They sent her through so many tables on WWE RAW in a row, that you wanted to see her get a measure of revenge on her opponents, the current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. And then, they ruined it with a poor decision.
If there truly is a vendetta against Lana because of off-screen reasons, it's not fair to her or to the WWE Universe.
#3 Best/Worst: The Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt segment on WWE RAW was predictable, but still pretty good
We all knew that when Randy Orton set the container that Bray Wyatt was secured in, on fire, that The Fiend would emerge. As predictable as it was, it was still a fine visual and honestly, one of the high points of WWE RAW. That said, it was established on WWE RAW that Bray Wyatt's weakness is Alexa Bliss and for her to be off the show this week, filming a movie, is just odd.
The fact that the whole Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt storyline was a constant thread throughout WWE RAW was a very heartening sign. The visual of the rocking chair was also a cool throwback element if you know Bray Wyatt's history.
So now that you've heard what this reviewer thinks about the go-home episode of WWE RAW before TLC, please head over to our YouTube and check out what Vince Russo and Dr. Chris Featherstone think about it. Leave a comment below too!
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