5 Ups & 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 7)
3. The Right Call
As much as this writer would love to see the Viking Raiders ascend to the top of the tag division, they’re not going to take the titles off AJ Styles & Omos yet. But it’s good to see them finally take a step forward.
The Raiders won a tag team battle royal to earn a future title shot against the champs, tossing Randy Orton at the end to pick up the victory. Since returning after WrestleMania 37, Erik & Ivar have been victimized by WWE’s haphazard booking, as they disappeared for much of May, only showing up in a couple of backstage segments.
They reemerged on Monday and looked strong, brawling with the other bruisers in the match, T-Bar & Mace, and avoiding the silliness the preceded the match. A tag title match pitting hard-hitters like the Raiders against AJ & Omos could make for an interesting match: Omos hasn’t really faced guys who have an arsenal like Erik & Ivar.
We’re not suggesting the Vikings will overthrow the champs, but this could be an interesting match, to see if Omos shows some weakness.