4 reasons behind the unscripted ending to WWE RAW Reunion

WWE RAW ended in a rather unconventional way. It's very rare that we get to see simple, straightforward endings to the show, but this week, it was even more odd because it was an actual happy ending with no shennanigans whatsoever.

Interestingly enough, the ending to RAW was completely unscripted and it was clear that with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin taking the lead in this scenario, there was not going to be any script whatsoever. Austin, in fact, has always been insistent on never getting a word-for-word script, even stating that he has thrown them away when it was handed to him.

Austin is an old-school wrestler so it makes sense for him to detest scripts and have the right to refuse them even when many current stars don't have the privilege to do so. With that being said, here are a few reasons why WWE went with an unscripted promo to end RAW.

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#4 A double-stunner was way too predictable

Walk in. Raise hell. Leave.

One of the most iconic things about 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin is the fact that he was always a no-nonsense killer who would walk in, wreack havoc and leave without even having to say a word. Just his mere presence alone was enough and there would always be the big pop when the stunner would burst out.

We've seen it many times over and over with both babyfaces and heels being on the receiving end of a stunner.

Many fans believed that there would be an angle of sorts that would lead to Austin dishing out atleast two or more stunners. That didn't happen and it was for a very good reason.

It was perhaps the best option for them not to go that route because it would have been far too generic.

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#3 An answer to Chris Jericho's "unscripted promos" criticism

Jericho cut his first unscripted promo in nearly two decades

Chris Jericho, recently, after AEW Fight for the Fallen had openly stated that he cut his first unscripted promo in 20 years. He was extremely critical about WWE's creative process and their need for scripted promos. He said (H/T comicbook.com)

Tonight, I said this to Dean Malenko, is the first time in 20 years that I've ever done a promo with no script, no approval of what I'm going to say and really no idea of what I'm going to say. Just knowing I have a point and some directions that I may or may not want to go. When Hangman [Page] got busted open that changed the entire design of the promo, and it was very liberating. 'How good are you, Chris Jericho? Can you go out there live without a net and no pre-prepared memorized script and captivate an audience?' And I think it worked out very well. Of course I can do it, but we never, ever get that chance to do it in the WWE."

Jericho even went on to state that if a wrestler wants creative freedom, AEW provides it. This was perhaps WWE trying to get back to Jericho.

#2 A feel-good ending to RAW

All smiles and cheers!

Sometimes, WWE feels that a simple, feel-good ending is the perfect way to go about. Usually, we get the feel-good endings and moments at WrestleMania, but that's only one day in the calendar year.

As we mentioned, the predictability aspect is likely what drove WWE to have a more straightforward segment where the legends present all celebrated together in the ring. For some bizarre reason, Alicia Fox apparently belongs to that category too, but that is irrelevant here.

We got a nice little ending where Austin handed out beers to the entire legends' crew minus Alicia Fox (and we know why). The final shot of Monday Night RAW was 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin asking how long they had left and using a minute and seven seconds to tell a story about Jerry Briscoe. The likely reason for the unscripted ending was very simply to have this feel-good ending.

#1 WWE cancelled multiple segments due to medical clearance issues

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Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that there were a lot of segments with the legends (presumably) that were cancelled because of a lack of medical clearance.

Why WWE would make these changes last-minute without knowing beforehand of this risk is something we're not able to understand, but perhaps it played a big factor in Austin's unscripted promo.

Dave Meltzer revealed that a few Superstars were not allowed to do their original segments because WWE's medical department did not allow some Superstars to get physical in the ring which resulted in changes to be made to the card.

The report, though, did not reveal which Superstars' segments were changed for the RAW Reunion show

This is really interesting to see and hopefully we learn more about this situation. Either way, if this is, in fact, true, then it's not a good look on WWE at all.