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

15. Big Bland Brock

Paul Heyman tried his best last night, God bless, him, but his Brock Lesnar hype piece stunk.

A brief confrontation with Braun Strowman led to 'The Advocate' cutting an in-ring promo, during which he promised to "educate fans on the history of Lesnar." A typically slick WWE video package came next. It featured not only a curtailed breakdown of his WWE career so far, but the path he took to reach the company in the first place, his amateur wrestling career, and even his UFC run. A nice, well-prepared video piece, but nothing fans shouldn't have already known.

This is the problem with Lesnar as a part-time champion: WWE can't always build with him, and filler like this is inevitable when they try to do it without him.

While Heyman and the production team did a solid job, this was utterly, utterly pointless, and built no further hype for Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.