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The return of the elimination chamber sure kicked up a new and exciting chapter in the WWE. The pay per view did indeed exceed expectations and ended on a rather controversial note. So, with RAW the succeeding day, many questions were expected to be answered. Will Ambrose return the title? What will John Cena do to avenge his unexpected loss? and lots more.
Besides all of this, Money in the Bank returns in two weeks and storylines need to get kickstarted too. So, with so much to deliver on, a lot was expected out of RAW. But, barring certain segments, the show remained plain. Let us look at 5 segments that RAW could have worked better on.
Roman Reigns vs Wade Barrett
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In Reigns’ first match of the night, he was put into action with king of the ring winner Wade Barrett. Considering the in-ring ability these two possess, one was expecting a decent match if not at least a classic. But, they failed to deliver even that. The Samoan took down his opponent in what was merely a formality of match and proceeded to defy the authority.
With Reigns expected to wrestle 3 matches on the night, it is only logical to have him wrestle for a lesser duration. But, why is Barrett being wasted like this? You expect someone who wins a prestigious tournament to perform better and not just end up being squashed in matches like this.
Miz returns and gets knocked out
The WWE is working on a big plan for Ryback. They made him defy the odds and win the Intercontinental title at a gruelling Elimination Chamber. They are now looking to elevate him from the mid card status and hence have planted him in a feud against the Big Show. The giant has always put over superstars in the past and this might be a good feud for both competetors. But, why assassinate the Miz to fuel the cause?
The Miz returned to RAW this week to face IC champion Ryback. Even before they traded any blows, the match was called off after the Big Show knocked out the Miz before challenging Ryback. Why put a former world champion in a position like this? First the Miz Dow gimmick and now this?
Authority backs up Rollins..... Again
The Authority once again backed up champion Seth Rollins and one might feel some monotony creeping in. Week in week out, the Authority opens the show on RAW and sings praises on champion and prodigy Seth Rollins. Ok. Next, they put him in an exhibition match backed up by Kane and the J&J duo. Towards the fag end of the night, the entire team once again steps into the ring to attack either Ambrose or Reigns or Orton or whoever it is and concludes the show on a high.
Being the champion that he is, Rollins must learn to represent himself better. He seems to have lost all his individuality amidst this and it may be too late to make a character recovery now.
Bella Magic
When you have a twin, you tend to look identical. And WWE loves to toy around with innovative ideas about how they can use the ‘twin switch’ phenomenon. They did it with the Bashams, they did it with the Bellas. And now, they did it with the Bellas again.
Nikki Bella faced No1 contender Paige for the Divas title on RAW. With Brie Bella surprisingly looking and dressing up like Nikki today, one was hoping the WWE did not stick to their used and abused idea again. But, they did exactly that and Brie rolled up her opponent trying to portray her sister.
The division has lost a lot of credibility and this is an example of further damage. Need more storylines and writers at this point of time.
Bo Dallas vs Adrian Neville
Repeating a PPV match the very next night has never worked wonders for the WWE. They did it with Barrett and Neville recently and it was a disaster. This time they once again stuck to the idea with Neville and Bo Dallas. The man gravity forgot seems to be a constant in these kind of fixtures.
Dallas lost yet again, this time even more poorly as Neville picked up yet another win over Mr Positive. The former turns heel and WWE wants to predominantly showcase this. But not with a fixture like this, that seems to serve no purpose.
