EV's Opinion: The 3 Biggest Missed Opportunities From Raw This Week

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WrestleMania 35 was an event that won't be remembered for its extravagant set, limitless pyro budget, or high octane action that had wrestling enthusiasts standing on their feet for most of the time, but this edition of the 'Showcase of the Immortals' is cherished as the day WWE gave their fans exactly what they wanted.

From the incredible sight of witnessing Kofi Kingston winning the WWE Title to Seth Rollins doing the unthinkable by squashing the invincible Brock Lesnar, you can never say that the WWE higher-ups ignored your requests at the 'show of shows.'

Therefore, this week on a white-hot edition of Monday Night Raw, WWE had the opportunity to reboot the flagship show with some genuinely exceptional booking decisions, and to the credit of the creative team they almost pulled off the best episode of Raw so far in 2019.

However, even with The Undertaker's arrival and Lars Sullivan's monstrous debut, there was so much more WWE could have done on Raw this week, as one could say there were many missed opportunities to create a new version of Raw moving forward.

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#3 He's Here

Fans are debating whether this is post wrestling Mr. Socko or The Gobbledy Gooker's son's debut?

When everyone saw the pictures of Bray Wyatt's new look, people were somewhat excited as to what was going to be WWE's plans for the former WWE Champion. To be honest, anything was going to feel fresh with Wyatt's return, as this man has been away from WWE television for what has felt like a decade.

The Raw after WrestleMania was the perfect time to bring the former leader of The Wyatt Family, but WWE opted for an unusual route. A promo package played on the red brand this week which may be associated with Wyatt, as this footage showed as a sock puppet bursting out of a cardboard box and laughing maniacally as the screen faded to black.

Now you don't need a rocket scientist to tell you that WWE is repackaging Wyatt, and this time he is some sort of Mr. Socko enthusiast. But there comes a time when WWE needs to cut the build-up to established stars fans know are returning, as there is no doubt that if Wyatt emerged on Raw this week, it could have seen him get the ovation that would have lit a fire underneath him.

#2 Megastar+Megastar = A White-Hot Programme

Stone Cold needed Vince McMahon, Batman needed The Joker, and Becky needs?

The main event of WrestleMania 35 was promised to be historical, groundbreaking, an emotional rollercoaster and a match that would define a generation of women's wrestling. For once it seemed like there was a genuine chance of WWE actually keeping one of their promises made to the WWE Universe, as the build-up to this high stakes match may have been uneven at times, but it did have that important feel attached to it.

So at WrestleMania, eighty thousand fans in attendance witnessed Becky Lynch stand victorious in the main event to become the Undisputed Women's Champion. It was a moment that would determine the success or failure of women's wrestling going forward, and to make this decision a success WWE needed to keep Becky's hot streak going for as long as possible.

And while this may upset some of the Lacey Evans fans out there, the truth is that it just isn't Evans time to ascend to the main event, as for the past few months WWE has had the talented 'first lady' do nothing other than walk up and down the ramp, and in what sense is that career building?

Becky needs to an adversary that will push her to the limit, someone that would generate enough buzz to keep the energy of her historic title win going for a long time, Becky needed a megastar to work with, and WWE has countless megastars.

There are so many of these megastar wrestlers on Raw and Smackdown Live for Lynch to dabble with, names such as Bayley (who is undergoing an exciting character shift), Sasha Banks and even the underappreciated Asuka as potential excellent rivals for the new champ.

But if WWE is going with Evans, then let's give them a chance, maybe the creative team could make it work, but if they want to keep the Undisputed Women's Title white hot in the industry, then it would be a missed opportunity if they refused to pair Becky with a big name.

#1 Shock The System

Even Kevin Owens is a fan, come on WWE

Kofi Kingston vs Seth Rollins is a match that many would have never rated as 'must see,' and that is due to WWE not really putting much work into making The New Day a main event act over their four years as a faction in the company.

But oh boy, how times change, people evolve, and stakes get more intense, as at the start of Raw this week saw a jubilant Seth Rollins confronted by The New Day, who laid out a winner takes all challenge in the main event of the night.

The possibility of observing WWE unify their both World Titles one day after WrestleMania was mouth watering enough for the global audience inside the Barclays Centre to break their voice boxes screaming for this match to happen, and babyface Rollins accepted.

Everyone had a hunch that there was no way WWE would actually have a World Title unification, so the fans in attendance and around the world waited in anticipation to see how WWE was going to end the first Monday Night Raw of their calendar year.

And when fans found out that The Bar would be WWE's copout, it was a disappointing wait to the end of the show. This was a huge missed opportunity, instead of having a white-hot superstar or team like the Undisputed Era destroy this match like everyone had expected, WWE went and placed The Bar in a situation that didn't need their presence.