1. Roman Reigns Faces 'King' Barrett
The main event of last week's episode of Raw could directly feed into the featured contest on this coming edition of the show. 'King' Barrett interfered in Rusev's match against Roman Reigns. This ultimately proved fruitless, as Reigns managed to fend off the pair, also fighting off Sheamus. It makes sense that Reigns would have to battle his way through these new members of The Authority. Therefore, there are worse ideas than giving Barrett a competitive match against Roman Reigns. The Englishman needs to have hard-fought matches in order to be taken seriously. Thankfully, the writing staff gave moved away from his cartoon-like royal gimmick, and focused more on his strengths during promos. His in-ring skills are also worthwhile, which he could prove against Roman. The match wouldn't necessarily need to have a super-clean finish. In fact, it'd likely be better if it didn't. If WWE are serious about having Reigns go down a 'Lone Wolf' route, he can't always come out on top. Rusev and Sheamus could interfere, costing Barrett the bout, but also taking the opportunity to beat down the main WWE Title challenger. What other booking suggestions and steps would you advise for WWE Monday Night Raw? What do you make of the ideas listed here? Let us know what you think down in the comments section below!
Jamie Kennedy
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
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