WWE Raw: 4 Shockers & Surprises from this week’s episode (May 6, 2019)

Due to a fall in ratings, we expected the creatives to come out with all guns blazing this week and try to prove that they are ready to combat any dip in the viewership.

Instead, they handed us a few things to talk about which makes the company look no better, and shows that relies too much on a handful of top stars now since they haven’t really built the newer ones well.

Along with the invasion of top SmackDown Live superstars on Raw, and the announcement of the wild-card rule, there were a number of surprises and shockers from this week’s episode.

This led to many underutilized superstars coming to the top, and some well-respected ones falling to the bottom.

In this article, we will look at four such surprises, and how they affect the storylines going on in the WWE currently.

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#4 Enhancement talents for the enhancement talents

In the middle of last night’s Raw, the WWE Universe was treated by a routine filler match to keep the clock ticking. However, the match was unlike a regular match between mid-card, underutilized, or forgotten superstars.

We saw The Lucha House Party in action after a few weeks, however, they fought against some unnamed local talent. This was surprising as The Lucha House Party has been working for months as nothing more than enhancement talent putting other tag teams over.

Kalisto, Gran Metalik, and Lince Dorado were in action, and all three babyfaces unloaded with their finishers, and the team scored a pinfall victory in short order.

While enhancement matches are a staple in the wrestling business, it’s always shocking to see teams which have been jobbing out for months to come back and fight unknown competition to pick up a win only to look strong.

#3 The Usos & The Revival

Last night, The Revival was scheduled to take on the forgotten team of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. As expected with any match involving the two latter superstars, things never really got off.

The Usos appeared and revealed they had put "Ucey Hot" in Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder's tights. This surprisingly continued The Usos’ last week’s verbal attack on the two superstars which is slowly taking their rivalry in a strange direction.

The former Raw Tag Team Champions sold the itchiness in an embarrassing manner before Jimmy and Jey Uso feigned helping them out with water, something that only made the effects worse.

It is really shocking to see how WWE is using these two superstar tag teams, and we can only hope that such segments will come to a halt soon. Will their rivalry get into a serious technical tag team showdown soon? We'll just have to wait to find out!

#2 Sami Zayn & Braun Strowman 2.0

Continuing his ace work on the mic from a few weeks ago, Sami Zayn wasted little time grabbing the microphone and addressing the fans.

Sami spoke about everything that crossed his mind from the wrestling world including announcements from Mr. McMahon earlier in the night, the WrestleMania rematches, and criticized the WWE Universe for its criticisms.

While we were expecting Zayn’s promo to end with him standing tall in the ring just like the past couple of weeks, we were surprised once more as The Monster Among Men’s music hit.

Braun Strowman stormed down the ramp as Zayn abandoned the ring and escaped through the same fans he spent minutes criticizing, only for a rushing Strowman to cut him off.

These two superstars have had a good rivalry in the past, and it is surprising to watch WWE reuse their angle once more. A decisive winner in their feud would severely affect the other superstar’s image in the company.

Strowman ended the segment last night by slamming Sami Zayn into a dumpster.

#1 Roman Reign’s unfinished business

Roman Reigns appeared on Raw this week after taking to Twitter and informing the fans well in advance. Even though the WWE authorities were not going to ‘allow’ him to appear on the show, he did so anyway.

Roman had mentioned that he had some ‘unfinished business’ on Raw which was never really mentioned this week to everyone’s surprise.

What made matters worse was Drew McIntyre’s claim that Reigns moved to the blue brand to avoid him. This made little sense as Reigns had already defeated McIntyre at WrestleMania 35.

To make matters worse, Shane McMahon and Elias made a surprise appearance on Raw too, and attacked Reigns during his match with McIntyre. Reigns won the match via disqualification, as McIntyre was disqualified for the umpteenth time since his return.

WWE really needs to think outside the box now that the wild-card rule has been announced, and whether The Miz will play a role in Elias and Shane’s story with Roman Reigns.