Raw vs SmackDown (18th, 19th December): Which show was better this week?

Shocks and Surprises

Itami makes his main roster debut helping Finn Balor even the odds

RAW

RAW actually had a ton of surprises, big announcements and cool moments. We had the Universal Title match announcement for the Royal Rumble, Ambrose being written off the show, the Women's Royal Rumble announcement, the return of the Revival tag-team and Hideo Itami's surprise run-in to help Finn Balor against the Miztourage.

SmackDown LIVE

The blue brand had the announcement that Naomi was the first woman to compete in the Women's Royal Rumble and we had the Dolph Ziggler mic-drop moment, where he seemingly abandoned the US Title in the middle of the ring and potentially retired.

Who was better?

Monday Night RAW clearly had the best shocks and surprises with a main roster call-up, a return from injury, an injury to Ambrose and, of course, that historic announcement about the Women's Royal Rumble. It's not really even a contest.

Winner: Monday Night RAW