10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Feb 27)
4. Braun Strowman Decimates The Golden Truth
Coming straight out of Big Show's interview with Michael Cole and back to the ring, the monstrous Braun Strowman faces The Golden Truth in a handicap match. Cole's presence on commentary is crucial here; he can be the one to sell Big Show's somber look, as if the giant was broken by Strowman's relentless nature.
The only thing R-Truth and Goldust would have to do in this one is take a complete pasting from Braun. The entire handicap scenario is deliberate, because it mimics what Roman Reigns (stupidly) did last week, beating a fully-fledged tag-team all on his own.
Golden Truth are much better suited to this kind of situation than the reigning Raw Tag-Team Champions; low down the totem-pole, Goldust and Truth don't lose face by being squashed. This is also a quick one-two punch from WWE's creative team, the kind of back-to-back booking that just leaves Strowman looking like a killer.
Post-match, a fired up Strowman grabs the microphone and says he hears Kevin Owens needs a partner for the main event tag match against Reigns and Sami Zayn. Showing even more dominance, Braun books himself in that bout.