6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 8)
5. Get Champs Over By Beating Them
There were extenuating circumstances, but watching Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival lose two straight falls in their six-man tag match was just frustrating.
Yes, Elias walked out during the bout, leaving Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder outnumbered by the Usos and the Miz. But it doesn’t make it any less mind-numbing. Revival picked up the first fall with a Shatter Machine on Jimmy Uso, but Miz nailed a Skull-Crushing Finale, quickly followed by an Uso splash to win the 2-of-3 falls match.
There are times your champs need to lose matches, but WWE’s proclivity for beating its title-holders in nontitle matches is ridiculous. It’s tough for casual fans to take Revival as a threat when they lose more often than they win, or when they’re serving as punching bags for Roman Reigns in his feud with Shane McMahon.
The 2-on-3 handicap moderates this a bit, but it’s still a problem.