What we learned from the WWE this week: 12th June, 2017

#2 The IC Title feud needs to keep going

Do we need so many bear puns?

The rivalry between Dean Ambrose and The Miz has been exceptional television over the past few months. These two have such great chemistry together both on the mic and in the ring. It has helped Dean Ambrose rediscover his enthusiasm and fan popularity, and has kept The Miz at the very top of the upper-mid card where he belongs.

There are also several other layers to the rivalry that are yet to be finalised. The inclusion of The Drifter, for example, has enabled RAW to showcase a former NXT talent that initially looked doomed to failure. Samson’s time with the developmental brand was a little sketchy, and it really felt like the time wasn’t quite right when they called him up to the main roster.

Now, however, he has a decent place on Monday Night RAW, building a lot of heat for himself with his one-man performances in the ring before matches. If he can keep this up, he will have a very bright future with the company.

And there is also a mini storyline developing between The Miz and Maryse. After The Miz unintentionally destroyed the Grandfather Clock, bought for him by his wife last week, the two have had a very frosty on-screen relationship. While she still visibly supports her husband during his matches, you can tell that she is still very upset with him.

This is a very relatable situation for anyone in a long-term relationship or marriage. While you try your best to outwardly display a perfect harmony between the two of you, there is always something going on behind the scenes. It wouldn’t be wise for the company to go as far as splitting them up, but a little friction between the ‘It’ couple is helping this feuding along nicely.

The action itself wasn’t as good as last week, however. Again, it’s nice to see them trying something different, but there’s a very fine line between effective comedy and unnecessary clownishness, and the whole bear costume thing might have strayed over the line on Monday. That being said, you can’t always have a perfect week, and the feud overall is still worth tuning in for.