18 Reasons Why Last Night's WWE Raw Was An Absolute Mess

7. A Title Match Out Of Nowhere

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That Ronda Rousey has continually failed to pop TV ratings in Raw's problematic third hour isn't a secret, but Jesus wept, you'd think WWE would actually mention that the 'Baddest Woman On The Planet' would put her Women's Championship on the line before the second hour's darkest reaches?

They didn't. Instead. we got a shot of 'Rowdy' warming up backstage and Michael Cole announcing a rematch with Ruby Riott on the second/third-hour border. It came out of nowhere. No hype, no build, nothing: just a slice of booking colder than the NXT introductions.

Rousey vs. Riott felt throwaway as a result. WWE put no effort into generating buzz and it came out of nowhere, so of course, nobody cared. A common theme on this mad, mad show.

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