12 Things You May Have Missed From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jun 4)

2. Bálor's Helping Hand

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Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens was solid, if a tad long. They're two of the brand's better wrestlers, but if you're going to work for 18+ minutes on weekly TV, you need to keep it interesting. Unfortunately, there was too much stalling for their bout to be anything better than "pretty good," though it did close on a memorable visual.

KO attacked the Irishman after taking a DQ loss. He brought a ladder into play, scaled it, then teased a Frog Splash, but pulled out. This gave Bálor a way back in, and he soon destroyed Owens with a Coup de Grace from the top.

Unfortunately, the sight of the referee holding the ladder still was just as striking as Finn's leap. He had to physically grab the wobbly prop while Bálor steadied himself at the top, and while WWE's health and safety department were likely overjoyed by this, aren't officials supposed to be impartial?

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