10 Live Observations From Attending WWE Raw In Minneapolis
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WWE was put in a bit of an unenviable position for Raw this week in Minneapolis.
Last week's episodes saw Bill Goldberg cutting the promo of his career. This Monday’s show was built around Brock Lesnar responding to a 49 year old man accepting his challenge. The timing couldn’t have been worse. Lesnar went to the University of Minnesota, so no matter what, they were going to have a tough time turning fans against him. The response was brutal, which we’ll get to in a bit.
While the show was far from a sell out, the crowd was mostly enthusiastic throughout the night. The company was on the final push towards Hell in a Cell, and made a bit of an odd choice of not having two of the competitors in one of the big matches appear live during the actual show. Rusev and Roman Reigns did close out the (very long) night in a dark match, but by that point the crowd was largely spent.
So how did a night filled with arm wrestling, a contract signing and a search for a list go? Well, here are some observations...