Top 5 highlights from Monday Night Raw (19 November 2018)

The Raw episode after WWE Survivor Series had so many questions that needed answering. There were so many loose ends, and there were many questions around what was going to happen between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Especially after Seth had declared even before his match against Nakamura that his sole focus was Ambrose.

Braun Strowman was supposed to get his hands on Baron Corbin, as he had won the match for Team Raw, but again there were doubts about how Stephanie McMahon was going to go about it.

Ronda Rousey after her beating at the hands of Charlotte Flair which left her bloodied and battered, was going to show up on Raw, and not many knew what she had to say about Survivor Series or Charlotte Flair.

Lets look at some of the important happenings of the night.

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#1 Braun getting out-muscled

Braun Strowman was completely manhandled, and it seems he's been written off the show for a few weeks

As expected, Raw started with Stephanie McMahon talking about the victory of Team Raw, and the victory of the Raw brand over the SmackDown brand.

In no time we had Braun Strowman walking to the ring and up to Stephanie McMahon, asking her to keep her word and set up a match between himself and Baron Corbin for the TLC PPV, with a stipulation of Braun's choice.

With Braun choosing the stipulation to be a TLC match, Corbin set up a 3 on 1 match, which was later made into a 3 vs 3 elimination match between Braun, Elias, and Balor on one side against Corbin, Drew, and Lashley on the other.

Early eliminations for Balor and Elias turned the match into a 3 on 1 assault, as Braun was attacked from all angles. It seems it was a ploy to write him off the show so he recovers from injury.

#2 AOP Losing to Bobby Roode and Chad Gable

The segment started with a reference to the incident that happened on Survivor Series, where AOP's manager, Drake Maverick, wet his pants while getting choked by the Big Show.

The whole roster was making fun of Drake Maverick, and when Chad Gable and Bobby Roode did the same to Drake maverick, he challenged them to a non-title match against AOP.

The match seemed to be a one-sided affair for a long time as AOP dominated the team of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode throughout the match. But then amidst other distractions, Chad Gable was able to roll up one of the members of AOP for a shocker of a win.

Now questions need to be asked about what it means for the title picture. Does it mean a title push for these two, or was this just a fluke win?

#3 Nia Jax and Tamina making a statement

Nia and Tamina steam-rolled over the duo of Bayley and Sasha Banks

It's clear as day that WWE is now extensively pushing Nia Jax to be an unstoppable heel in the women's division. She's won the Battle Royal, she'll be facing Ronda Rousey for the championship, and she was the last woman standing in the Survivor Series match for Raw.

The duo of Nia Jax and Tamina faced off against Sasha Banks and Bayley in what was a continuation of the feud from Survivor Series, where Nia caused Banks' elimination.

The match was a complete mauling for the team of Bayley and Banks, as they were completely dominated by Nia and Tamina.

What needs to be seen now is how Nia takes the next step and goes up against Ronda Rousey. It would be interesting to see how that feud develops.

#4 Ronda Rousey shows up and kicks ass

The damage caused by Charlotte Fair was visible, but Ronda still wanted a fight

There were many questions surrounding Ronda after Survivor Series. What kind of mental health she would be in, what kind of damages she had suffered, who would she be fighting next?

The damages she suffered were all too visible as Ronda had marks all over her body, and was visibly in pain. She talked about her next opponent being Nia Jax at TLC, and how at Royal Rumble she is going to go after Charlotte Flair.

However, she still wanted to defend her title in her physical condition, which led to Baron Corbin coming out and advising against that.

But when she didn't budge and almost threatened Baron, she was set up for a match with Micky James in which she dominated Micky and took the win, raising questions of how the feud with Nia is going to pan out.

#5 Dean and Seth finally collide

This feud is turning into the highlight of the show

This segment was by far the best on the show. Primarily because it kept going and going throughout the show at different times.

Seth again came out to confront Dean Ambrose, but like always Dean Ambrose was not in the ring, but somewhere in the arena from whence he talked about how The Shield did some bad things when the cameras stopped rolling.

Dean even mentioned the fate suffered currently by Roman Reigns as a result of what The Shield did, and said he took it upon himself to punish Seth.

After that, a game of cat and mouse began with Seth looking for Ambrose throughout the arena, but not able to find him. This culminated in the final segment where Ambrose marched into the ring, only to be caught up by Seth, and they got embroiled in a brawl in the ring, and Dean gained the upper hand by delivering a low blow, and delivering multiple dirty deeds to Seth.

This is going to be one hell of a match-up at TLC, and they have the potential to bring the house down with their work.