6 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (27 April - Results & Review)
Fatu throttles Roman, Oba struts and squashes, lazy booking tropes, and boring talking segments.
Is WWE capable of actually putting together a really good, solid, and consistent episode of Raw from start to finish in 2026?
During the past year-plus, they have delivered some genuinely good-to-great episodes, even as the overall product has declined in quality and popularity. But more recently, the show has roller-coastered, producing some good and even excellent segments while falling tremendously short in other areas during the same episode.
Monday’s offering delivered a highly entertaining match, a fun squash, and an intriguing main event angle that could feed directly into the direction of a new Bloodline. But it also fell back into the trappings of lazy WWE booking tropes, produced some bland matches, prattled on with a lengthy and boring talking segment, called attention to the mass releases from the past weekend, and encouraged fans to sing along to “fire” a superstar just days after those cuts.
There’s plenty to enjoy about Raw this week, but there was also no shortage of gripes to lodge, which is part of the problem with WWE these days. Coming out of a disappointing WrestleMania 42, fans have a better understanding of the direction for several characters, but WWE doesn’t always tell the most compelling or even interesting stories along the way.
It would be great if they could string together some truly great beginning-to-end television again, firing on all cylinders and captivating fans throughout the show, rather than peaks and valleys.
Let’s get to it…