7 mistakes WWE made on Raw this week (18 February 2019)

#4 New Era, Same Old...

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Wrestling is repetitive. At some point, the superstars that once fought in the past will fight again, as the most successful matches in wrestling history are repeated. Whether it was the "once in a lifetime" match between John Cena and The Rock, the WrestleMania encounters between The Undertaker or Shawn Michaels or the dream match between AJ Styles and John Cena, if matches sell, you are sure you will see it again.

That makes sense for matches that are box office attractions, but what about matches like Lucha House Party vs Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder or The Boss N' Hug Connection taking on Nia Jax and Tamina for the umpteenth time? How does WWE look at these matches and come up with the conclusion that they are beneficial to the show?

And while Smackdown Live and NXT do the same in repeating certain matches every week, those matches take the narratives they are working with to the next level, but the repeated matches and segments on Raw feel like they are just there to fill time. And that is where WWE is making a mistake, as fans are not sitting through three hours of Raw to pass time; we do it because we want to enjoy the show most of us grew up loving.

Furthermore, this week's episode of Raw had almost five matches and segments repeated from another episode, and while the NXT stars did provide a great outlet for something fresh, it was not anything groundbreaking. Something needs to change with regards to WWE's booking of matches on Raw, as the 'new' in our so-called new era will start to feel like a lie.