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

2. Bit All Over The Place

War Raiders New Day
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This might not be a popular 'Down', but everyone has an opinion.

Yours truly tends to think these Triple Threat tags are a bit messy. It's hard to keep track of what's going on, who's actually legal and who's doing what. That's especially true once everyone else on the ring apron starts running in to break up pins, interfere and/or jaw with an overworked referee who has to try and restore some sort of order.

A fair few out there probably like this format, which is fair enough, but Raw's effort was far too chaotic. Not in a good way, either. It was a numbing feeling to watch the War Raiders, New Day and team of Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee just do as they pleased whilst the ref threw hands up in the air like he was working for AEW.

The upside to this match was Erik and Ivar's victory. They're visibly motivated after ditching the Viking Raiders name, and both will be eager to make a splash now that Trips has given them some mojo back. However, yeah, this fan wasn't into the actual meat of their three-way bout.

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