Best and worst of RAW- 1st January, 2018

Modified Jan 02, 2018 05:30 GMT

A monstrous episode of RAW, to start the new year

#1 Worst: Announcing their entries

This was the 'Captain Obvious' segment of the week

One of the questions that's on everyone's mind right now, is how will WWE find 30 women to be part of the Royal Rumble match? As a result, as much as we love Sasha Banks, Bayley and Absolution, it seemed rather pointless to see them announce their entries.

"There may be 30 women in the first-ever Women's #RoyalRumble match, but there's only THREE that matter, and that's Absolution."@RealPaigeWWE @SonyaDevilleWWE & @WWE_MandyRose are out to destroy at @WWE #RoyalRumble... #RAW #RumbleForAll pic.twitter.com/r3KaLeVx6W
— WWE (@WWE) January 2, 2018

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Also, while we understand that it is a New Year, the background for these announcements were far too 'celebratory'. Balloons don't spell out a hard-hitting Royal Rumble match!

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Edited by Rohit Nath