11 Burning Questions For WWE Raw (Aug 15)
Will the Demon consume Rollins? Will Brock destroy all?
No matter how you slice it, Raw has been on a bit of an
upswing since the roster split took place last month. New performers have
debuted, new alliances have been formed and new storylines have developed. All
of that has led to a product that is sometimes uneven, but often entertaining.
That’s not to say that Raw is not without its faults. We’ve seen general manager Mick Foley strongly imply that wins and losses aren’t as important as impressing him – which is a weird position for a babyface GM. We’ve seen a former tag team partners feuding with little build to make the rivalry truly interesting – a wasted opportunity. And we’ve seen a wedding cake shockingly get smashed into someone’s face – an unheard-of occurrence in WWE.
Still, there’s more going right for WWE than wrong currently, and the company will clearly try to maintain that momentum on the final Raw before SummerSlam. With the PPV being turned into the WrestleMania of the summer – a four-hour show, preceded the night before by an NXT TakeOver, followed by Raw, all in the same venue – WWE clearly wants the go-home episode to end on a high note. But what exactly does that entail?
With that said, let’s take a look at some of the big
questions WWE is going to need to answer on Raw Monday night…
11. Will Backlund Learn The Truth?
Two weeks ago, Titus O’Neil grabbed a handful of tights to
steal a pinfall victory from former tag partner Darren Young. Darren’s life
coach Bob Backlund was apoplectic and got in Titus’ face backstage, prompting O’Neil
to threaten the Hall of Famer. That drew an attack and a rematch with Young
last week.
Young managed to return the favor, winning by pulling the tights. Backlund didn’t see the infraction, however. Given Mr. Backlund’s reaction to Titus cheating, how would he react if he actually saw his pupil doing the same thing? The video on WWE.com made it pretty clear that not only did he not see the act, Darren didn’t want him to.
So will Backlund finally find his way to a replay machine to see what actually happened? And if so, how will he react? A 90s-era Mr. Backlund freakout might be upon us.