WWE Raw: 5 biggest mistakes WWE made on the night after Extreme Rules (July 15, 2019)

#3 Booked Balor vs Joe

Joe and Balor had a quick match before Bray Wyatt showed up

At Extreme Rules, Finn Balor walked into the arena wearing the Intercontinental Championship around his waist but walked out with nothing more than a loss. Similarly, Samoa Joe walked into one of the biggest opportunities of his life but lost his match against Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship.

While both men were fresh off losses, WWE decided to book these two top men in a singles match without any context rather than throw them into the Battle Royal too. This was certainly a time when neither men could afford a loss as they were fresh off championship match losses.

What followed was even worse, as a man as destructive as Samoa Joe relied on a roll-up victory on his much smaller opponent. To cover things up, WWE allowed Balor to then unleash an attack on Joe after the match to make both men look strong until Bray Wyatt arrived and made fans forget the entire segment that took place before Sister Abigail.