WWE Raw: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (Jan 9)
The Undertaker's pre-Survivor Series SmackDown appearance meant nothing...
Despite only appearing a handful of times each year in recent times, The Undertaker still commands a lot of attention whenever he does show up. Right before Survivor Series last November, 'The Deadman' rallied the troops on SmackDown Live, calling SmackDown his home and stating he wouldn't settle for a Monday Night Raw win on the pay-per-view.
For most of this week's Raw, General Manager Mick Foley was put under pressure by Stephanie McMahon to present 'Taker on the program. Almost harking back to Leslie Nielsen's comedy performance at SummerSlam 1994, Foley embarked on a quest to find one of his greatest rivals and have him appear on Raw.
Eventually, Undertaker did exactly that, confusing given his words on SmackDown previously. That wasn't the only hidden gem on Raw this time around.
Everything from references to former ECW performers, Royal Rumble retrospectives which revealed something glaring, major returns being announced and possible hints towards a new feud were featured.
Let's explore Monday Night Raw and look at all the things you may just have missed...
10. Seth Rollins Channels The Spirit Of Rob Van Dam
Many have likened Seth Rollins to a young Shawn Michaels, citing the man's dynamic in-ring style and smaller stature compared to the more traditional 'WWE Main Event' look. The latter argument doesn't really fly nowadays, Rollins is the same size as many of his headline peers on the current roster.
Coming out to save Roman Reigns from a beatdown at the hands of Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho and the massive Braun Strowman, Seth was armed with a trusty steel chair. WWE's modern camera techniques may have caused some to miss what he did with that chair.
Nowadays, the production truck switch camera angles whenever there's impact on a big move. That was the case here, Rollins hurled the chair at Strowman before planting him with a beautiful Spin Kick.
Of course, this is something Rob Van Dam did for many years. Calling the move a 'Van-Daminator', the ex-ECW star became famous for caving skulls in between the steel and his boot. Seth took a page out of Van Dam's book on Raw, it's just a shame the camera didn't catch it at a better angle.