12 Things You May Have Missed From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jun 4)

12. Extreme Protection

The night's opening segment ended with Jinder Mahal and Elias double-teaming Seth Rollins, leading to his Shield brother, Roman Reigns, making the save. General Manager Kurt Angle then pulled his best Teddy Long impersonation, and the tag match was on.

The babyfaces lost. 'The Architect' took the pinfall, leaving him and Roman disappointed, but while many will bemoan him eating a 1-2-3 in the middle of his hot streak, the defeat was wrapped in cotton wool.

Rollins was working with a kayfabe injury (as the announcers pointed out at least a dozen times), and the finish saw him distracted by Sunil Singh, before Elias hit him with a DDT and Drift Away. That's a lot of protection, and speaks volumes to how high WWE are on Rollins at the moment.

This is unusual for an Intercontinental Champion, too, as we're so accustomed to WWE burying whoever hold their midcard belts. Yes, Seth lost, but it was extremely well booked, and suggests that even if he falls at Money In The Bank, WWE will find a way to do it that doesn't make him look like a fool.