4 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Oct 14th)

3. DOWN - Missing Superstars

Raw featured eight matches Monday night, two of which were Divas bouts. Of the remaining six, three involved superstars who would later be involved in a fourth, the main event. Cena and Ambrose tagged in the opener, while Randy Orton and Seth Rollins had singles matches and later factored into the Cena-Ambrose match at the end of the show. Yes, there were other superstars involved in the first three matches, but a large segment of the WWE roster remained unused. Part of this is due to booking: The Wyatt Family is going through some kind of transition with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan being set €œfree,€ but that leaves them unavailable for a match. Also, note that there wasn€™t a single male wrestler of color involved in a match. (Mark Henry showed up for moral support.) Big E, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Titus O€™Neil and Xavier Woods stayed on the sidelines, with Big E, Kofi and Woods still in no-man€™s land when it comes to their long-rumored faction. Guys like Zach Ryder, Curtis Axel and Fandango aren€™t getting any screen time in their absence, though. Factor in the injuries that have currently beset WWE (Roman Reigns, Ryback, Bad News Barrett and Daniel Bryan, to name a few) and the roster looks thinner than it has in a long time. It€™s becoming troubling, especially when you consider that the way Hell in a Cell matches are shaping up, it looks like the same 20 wrestlers who competed at Night of Champions will be involved, just shuffled about a little.