WWE Raw: 3 things we are glad did not happen on this week's episode (January 28, 2019)

This week's Raw was filled with more surprises than we got out of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

The night started with one Royal Rumble winner cutting a promo, and later had the other Rumble winner laying down a challenge.

This allowed the fans to forgive the creative for some bad segments in the episode, as they got to see a lot in one night, getting their money's worth.

Even though that was the case, there were a few bookings we are glad did not happen during the episode, which could have surely affected the superstars or the fans.

Take a look at three things we are thankful WWE did not pull off on this week's Raw, and share your favorite moments from the show in the comments section!

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#3 Drew McIntyre or Braun Strowman lose cleanly

Losing cleanly would have impacted the overall image of one of the superstars

Drew McIntyre was being built as an unstoppable force, but has surely hit a roadblock. He was unpinned for a long time before Dolph Ziggler pinned him, and since then he has started to fall down a bit.

McIntyre was also not very impressive in the Royal Rumble, and WWE gave Strowman preference in making him the last man to get eliminated.

On the other hand, Strowman is also losing out on his value and importance, which is surely hurting the superstar's overall image.

Raw finally reignited the angle between these two men after months, at a time when it seemed they had no direction for both monsters.

While either man losing the match would have seriously done a lot of damage to their image without increasing the other man's value too much, it was good to see the match end in a disqualification to take the storyline into another angle.

While we were waiting for the McIntyre and Strowman rivalry to begin, we are glad the first bout ended in a disqualification.

#2 The Revival lose again

The Revival is technically unmatched as a tag team

The Revival once again met an odd tag team on Raw, as they took on former tag team champions, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

While Raw is packed with some tag teams, it was odd to see WWE reunite the duo to take the fall against The Revival who are slowly being buried by the company.

While The Revival sure deserve to be Raw Tag Team champions, and stay champions for a long time, the same hasn't happened even once!

When Hawkins and Ryder reunited, it seemed as though they would get in contention for the tag team titles, and battle against The Revival to gain the upper hand.

Thankfully, that was not the case as The Revival beat the duo to secure their image and value rather than lose and fall deeper into the black hole Raw creative have made for them.

If The Revival had lost the match, we would have assumed they were about to leave the company, and WWE wanted to alter their image in a negative way before they depart.

#1 WWE waste time to announce the challenges

Things got super hot in the ring

Usually, we have seen days, weeks, and even months go by before the winners of the Royal Rumble choose who they will challenge at WrestleMania.

However, in the past few years the time wasted has decreased, as WWE has decided to give challengers time to build a storyline before the biggest event of the year begins.

This year, WWE took just hours to get the job done, giving fans the exact bookings they wanted.

We now already know that Seth Rollins will face Brock Lesnar, while Becky Lynch has challenged Ronda Rousey.

This leaves the SmackDown Live championship storylines open for grabs, while fans can focus on WrestleMania, knowing a few matches which will go down at the event.

We are glad WWE also made the announcements on television, rather than through other mediums such as social media, their website, or interviews.