5 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (May 3)

3. Oh Good! Dueling Authority Figures!

Sonya Deville Adam Pearce
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There’s no story WWE loves more than dueling authority figures, and despite going quite a while without any GMs, the company has managed to launch a new storyline. And like all the others before, no one cares.

This time, it’s “WWE official” Adam Pearce arguing with “WWE official” Sonya Deville, with Sonya playing the role of heel authority figure, making decisions on Raw suddenly without consulting with Pearce, who has held down this role for about a year. Deville lifted Charlotte Flair’s suspension last week, and on Monday, she added the Queen to the Raw Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash.

This led to a “tense” confrontation backstage between Pearce and Deville, with Adam telling Sonya that she needed to talk to him before making big decisions. Ooooh, smell the ratings!

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.