WWE Raw: 3 good things that happened this week’s episode (February 18, 2019)

Raw managed to deliver a good episode coming out of the Elimination pay-per-view and had some surprises in store which surely gave the fans much to cheer about.

While there were surely some questionable bookings throughout the night, with a repeat match between Baron Corbin and Braun Strowman sitting right at the top of the list, there were quite a few good things that happened during the episode which ended the night on a high.

With the high-flying action that Finn Balor and Ricochet provided, to the segment involving the new Women’s Tag Team Champions and possibly their first challengers, Raw had some good moments which can help increase the ratings of the show.

Take a look at the 3 good things that happened this week’s episode and share your favorite moments from the show in the comments below.

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#3 Raw finally get the tag team match it needed

Two technically strong tag teams competed this week

Raw has been deprived of some great tag team action for some time. Since the emergence of many makeshift tag teams in the past year or so, the Raw tag team division has taken a great hit which has also lowered the value of the Raw Tag Team Championships.

The Revival was WWE’s last hope at reviving the Tag Team titles, as the duo is arguably the best tag team on the Raw roster today. After a lot of efforts, they finally managed to win the tag team titles and competed against arguably one of the best tag teams the company has seen in recent times last night.

That team was none other than that of Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano who have dominated NXT for a long period in their time together. This allowed the WWE Universe to witness an A-grade tag team match on Raw after a long time and this will surely help matters progress better as WWE will want to improve the tag team division of Raw sooner than later.

#2 Ruby Riott and Ronda Rousey get a decent match

Ruby got another chance to prove herself

When the news of Ruby Riott getting a shot at the Raw Women’s Championship at Elimination Chamber hit the internet, fans were excited that Ronda Rousey will have a worthy contender who can put up a great match.

All hopes were shattered as Ronda squashed Ruby Riott in just 1 minute and 40 seconds. This was an injustice to say the least, as Riott is a great performer who should have been given a longer match to prove herself and actually become a real threat on Raw.

Surprisingly, Riott got another chance to battle Ronda Rousey last night for no good reason but managed to have a longer and much better match where she got to display her defense against the Baddest Woman on the Planet too.

While Ruby Riott went on to lose the match, it was good to see WWE giving fans a taste of how Ruby can actually push the champion and come close to victory which can be helpful for her future storylines.

#1 Top NXT stars made their main roster debuts

Aleister Black made his main roster debut in grand fashion

The most interesting to come out of Monday Night was the debut of four top NXT superstars who dominated their opponents. Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Ricochet, and Aleister Black all got a chance to compete against the top men on Raw, and lay them down.

This resulted in three really good matches which could set up something great in the future if the creatives put their heads to it.

NXT is filled with top superstars, and we got to see what they can do in the ring under pressure on the flagship brand. While it was surprising to see these four men get a greater chance as compared to the recent six NXT call-ups have gotten, it was entertaining nonetheless.

With SmackDown currently packed with top talent, such as Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kofi Kingston, and Randy Orton, it was smart to have these men debut on Raw which has seen some top superstars out with injuries, and the void at the top which can be filled by some NXT talent till their return.