7 mistakes WWE made on Raw this week(25 February 2019)

Again?
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#2 A narrative undone

WWE had something here.
WWE had something here.

Kurt Angle is one of the greatest wrestlers to ever step into the ring, as Angle in his prime was untouchable in the ring, from his work rate to his pure wrestling skill. But ever since the Olympic gold medalist returned to WWE in 2017, his booking has not been that great.

The tired narratives with The Authority really ruined the special attraction of seeing Angle on Raw, as Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's autocratic shtick dominated Angle's time as Raw GM. But ever since Angle returned to Raw as a competitor, things started picking up for the former Wolrd Champion, as WWE crafted a storyline around the fact that Angle is not the competitor he was once.

WWE expertly displayed this notion when Angle lost to Drew McIntyre in a match that cemented Drew as a world beater and Angle as a finished wrestler. And once again WWE showed this when Angle's loss to Baron Corbin emphasized the fact that the former is past his prime.

But WWE sacrificed all that emotional booking this week on Raw, as Angle took on Jinder Mahal. And instead of building on the running narrative, WWE had Angle beat Mahal in a somewhat lackluster match. The match negated the work WWE put into Angle's final narrative.

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Edited by Amar Anand
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