5 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 4)
2. Getting Straight To It
Last week, Elias broke a guitar over Seth Rollins’ back as punishment for interrupting his performance.
Raw opened Monday with Elias in the ring, dedicating a song to Rollins, who interrupted again, leading to a standoff between the two. Elias had his trusty guitar, but Seth grabbed a steel chair, which gave him the upper hand.
That quickly broke down, with Jinder Mahal and Roman Reigns getting involved, and that led to a tag match, which ended with Elias pinning an injured Rollins. It was a very sequential series that made Elias into a threat for Rollins Intercontinental Championship and gave him another one up on the Kingslayer.
Kudos for not wasting time with a lengthy opening and also moving straight into action. And having Elias get a win might seem to be reverse foreshadowing (that Rollins will win at the PPV), but he actually needed the win to establish himself a bit.