WWE Raw: 3 biggest questions from this week’s episode (January 28, 2019)

The Royal Rumble left us with some unanswered questions, and the night after the Rumble was no different, as fans were left with a lot of unanswered questions at the end of the show.

While Raw this week was much more solid than many episodes that preceded it, it was still marked with some spots which did not work out too well.

The matches for the Women’s Tag Team title contenders were oddly booked, and we saw some obvious winners who would progress onto the Elimination Chamber to battle for the titles.

The Revival was booked oddly too once again, which leaves their future in the company in doubt.

Along with these two things, there were at least three more questions that we have from this week’s episode of Raw.

Check them out below and share which questions you are left with after this week’s episode of the show in the comments section.

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#3 Why are Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins together again?

Will WWE begin a streak for Zack Ryder too?

Last week Vince McMahon appointed Curt Hawkins to be the special guest referee in a match between The Revival and Raw Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode and Chad Gable.

The Revival lost the match after trying to cheat a bit and getting caught by Hawkins, and later attacked Hawkins to vent out their frustration.

It was Hawkins’ partner of the past Zack Ryder who made the save, and that set up a match between the two teams for this week’s Raw.

While The Revival have greatly mishandled, it was puzzling to see them compete with a newly reunited tag team who haven’t had much success in the past.

While for a moment we would have thought that maybe Ryder and Hawkins are getting a push, it wasn’t so, as they seem to have just been put in as an enhancement tag team more than anything else.

#2 Why did Kurt Angle wrestle Baron Corbin?

Should Kurt Angle really be wrestling at this stage?

Raw loves to ignite feuds, then forget about them, and then get back to them months later. This was evident as Drew McIntyre went up against Braun Strowman this week after their feud was ignited months ago.

Similarly, Kurt Angle faced Baron Corbin to avenge the match he lost against McIntyre weeks ago, which was a set up by Corbin.

While Angle battled in the Royal Rumble match on Sunday, he did not last long and was eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura. A singles’ match was definitely not something that should have been booked for the legendary superstar as it is obvious that he is unable to compete for long.

Kurt Angle is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and watching him lose to men like McIntyre and Corbin is something fans don’t want to remember him for at the end of his career.

#1 Why did Nia Jax attack Dean Ambrose?

RAW pulled off a really odd angle here

Not long ago, Triple H was asked whether WWE would have intergender matches or not. Triple H replied that he was in a match with Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 34 but they wouldn’t have singles’ intergender matches unless on special occasions.

.@TripleH is doing a Q&A at Royal Rumble Axxess. My buddy @jdaman04 was picked to ask a question, about the possibility of having intergender matches in the future. pic.twitter.com/aTidbxauZZ

— Shane Dale (@ShaneDaleABC15) January 26, 2019

Similarly, we see in Mixed Match Challenges that there is an automatic tag in-tag out system when one team tags in a superstar of the opposite gender, which keeps faceoffs to the same-sex only.

However, Nia Jax attacked R-Truth to take his spot in the Royal Rumble and did attack a few male superstars before being hit by a superkick by Ziggler, a 619 by Rey Mysterio, and an RKO by Randy Orton.

While women have usually entered the men’s Royal Rumble, with Chyna, Beth Phoenix and Karma entering in the past, it was surprising that Jax stole the spot and got so much offense.

Similarly, Jax also attacked Dean Ambrose from behind on Raw this week after a face-off, which could signal towards a few intergender feuds in the future.

So is WWE changing its policies to bring in some intergender wrestling to the promotion, or is this all just being used to build Nia Jax as a force to reckoned with?