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

In which Erick Rowan strokes his spider and Becky Lynch loses her cool.

by Andy H Murray
Erick Rowan spider lol imagine liking this
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Last night’s WWE Raw was of a different ilk to those usually covered by the Absolute Mess series.

Parts of it were excellent. An explosive opening established Drew McIntyre as a credibly imposing Brock Lesnar conquerer following a tremendous Paul Heyman promo, put over the top by the WWE Champion’s outstanding selling. Seth Rollins and Murphy vs. the Street Profits was very well laid-out and a great example of shenanigans boosting a match rather than detracting from it. It was perhaps a tad long, but the lucha tag was loads of fun. Randy Orton and Beth Phoenix concocted one of the most memorable Raw segments of any era, and not just for the RKO: Orton generated real, organic emotion in a synthetic universe.

These matches and angles ruled. The rest of Raw? Not so much. Quality levels dipped from 8/10 to 2/10 on several, sometimes from segment to segment. The pendulum swung wildly. Raw was a three-hour finger food spread with gourmet-quality canapés and vol au vents beside festering sausage rolls and devilled sh*tballs. Indeed, it was an absolute mess.

Let’s run through this ridiculous, inconsistent show…

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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.