6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (11 Sept)

4. The Right Man For The Job

When trying to convey just how much of an uphill battle Jey Uso has to earn the trust of the Raw locker room, WWE could do no better than Kevin Owens.

Jey got a taste of the distrust last week from Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle, but it was KO on Monday who verbalized a lot of it, and used himself and his travails as an example of just how difficult it will be for Uso to step out from the Bloodline’s shadow.

Impressively, WWE avoided having Owens just come out and rage and be angry at Sami Zayn for forgiving Jey, instead pulling on KO’s character arc to inform his response. That resulted in a more layered (for WWE) reaction as everything unfolded. It wasn’t forgiveness or hatred, but an uneasiness.

Throw in the Judgment Day trying to muddy the waters, perhaps gain a new stablemate, and at the very least sow dissension among the faces to cement their status, and you’ve got a pretty solid opening segment.