WWE Raw: 3 biggest questions from this week’s episode (February 04, 2019)

While the first episode of Raw after Royal Rumble delivered very well, the episode that followed this week did not do the job well enough.

WWE needs to focus on delivering good shows week after week on the buildup towards WrestleMania, which is only a couple of months away.

Becky Lynch is being used extensively on both shows to cut promos and increase the ratings, but even her promo to kickoff Raw this week could not help the show get any better later on.

The tag team match to determine the number one contender for the Tag Team Championships was highly predictable, as was Sasha Banks and Bayley fighting Alicia Fox and Nikki Cross for the final Raw spot in the Women's Tag Team Elimination Chamber match.

Braun Strowman teamed up with an unlikely partner to take on Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre in a match which ended with another disqualification.

Overall, the show did not deliver as it should have with all the great Superstars involved. We were left with a few questions at the end of the night, which could be addressed in the following few shows.

So check out 3 biggest questions from this week’s Raw, and share your most puzzling moments from the show in the comments section below.

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#3 Why did Kurt Angle and Braun Strowman team up?

Will this tag team continue to pair up?

Kurt Angle was scheduled to address the WWE Universe on Monday Night, and fans were expecting him to either announce his retirement or announce how he wants to continue at his age.

While Angle did take the stage to make some announcement, he was interrupted by two men who beat him in recent weeks, Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre.

Baron Corbin and Kurt Angle’s story is already old and stale now, while McIntyre deserves to do better than mock superstars in their 50s at this point in his career.

The most surprising thing to come out in this segment was Braun Strowman coming to Angle’s aide, and then the two teaming up to take on the heels later in the night.

While it makes sense that Strowman would come after the men who injured him a couple of months ago and once again attacked him last week, it made no sense for him to defend the man who denied him many chances as the General Manager of Raw.

What Raw needed this week was Strowman to pair up with another current superstar who’s in need of a push, to take on two established men on Raw in order to get a significant spotlight, such as Apollo Crews or even Mojo Rawley.

#2 Is Finn Balor headed to another division?

What does the future hold of the man who tried to slay The Beast?

Finn Balor was scheduled to take on Bobby Lashley this week, but he made it clear that he was injured but not going to back down. However, The Almighty decided to step back and let Balor compete with someone his own size, namely Lio Rush.

There have been talks of Balor being pushed to 205 Live in the Cruiserweight division for some time, and this seems to have been the first step in doing that.

While Balor has proven time and time again that he can take on a challenge no matter the size, Vince has made it clear in the past few weeks that Balor’s size is what’s holding him back.

Is WWE actually thinking of switching Balor to the Cruiserweight division so he can compete with men his own size there and aim for the gold, or was this just a one-time thing before Balor beats Bobby Lashley to become the Intercontinental Champion?

#1 Why did EC3 beat Dean Ambrose?

Where is Dean Ambrose heading?

It’s no secret that Dean Ambrose is going to leave the company soon. While many insiders believe that this is just a work and WWE has a plan in store, it seems more likely than ever that WWE is trying to use him to put over more Superstars.

Last week Ambrose lost his match against Seth Rollins. While that wasn’t embarrassing, what followed really was, as Nia Jax attacked the Superstar on his way out.

This week similarly, Ambrose got into an argument with Jax, and then lost in EC3’s first televised match on the main roster.

While EC3 is a good wrestler, he is no match for one of WWE’s biggest and most decorated stars. Watching Ambrose lose to the new NXT call-up in his first match makes it seem as though WWE is going to use Ambrose to put other talents over before he leaves the company.

It was obvious that EC3 will get a good push on the main roster, but a win against Ambrose is a giant push which actually leaves a huge question mark on Ambrose’s future.