6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (28 Oct - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Little Details Count

Sami Zayn Jey Uso
WWE

Two segments made Raw essential to the wider Bloodline narrative.

Firstly, it was awesome to see Sami Zayn question why Jey Uso would willingly walk back into Roman's arms after everything he's been through. This was a true, '...but you've come so far on your own' speech from Sami. Jey cut Zayn deep by saying: "You wouldn't understand, because you're not family". Ouch!

This well-executed confrontation was followed by more storyline goodness towards the end of the night. Jimmy was looking for Sami ("I just want to talk to him") when he stumbled out into the parking lot and saw Zayn speaking with Solo Sikoa (who was in a car). Jey walked into view, and he was shook to see what was going on.

WWE presented every single one of these characters like real human beings with their own independent thoughts and feelings, and that deserves praise. Jey is torn between helping one side of the family fend off another, Sami is disappointed that Roman might win out of this in the end, Jimmy is right to roll his eyes at Jey's respect for Zayn, and Solo is meddling just because he can.

The Bloodline is still wrestling's best plot in October 2024.

What did you think of this week's WWE Raw? For more wrestling, check out 5 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE SmackDown (25 Oct - Results & Review) and 10 Small WWE Character Tweaks That Became DISASTERS!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.