6 Ups & 6 Downs from WWE Raw (2 June - Results & Review)

1. Repeat Offenses

But it’s not just the main event scene that feels like it’s locked on repeat. And it certainly isn’t just disappointing content that has doubled up.

Raw has been in a strange loop since WrestleMania 41, in desperate need of something different. Seth Rollins and CM Punk have been joined at the hip for months. Jey Uso and Gunther have been dance partners since the Royal Rumble. Bron Breakker has feuded with Sami Zayn and Jey several times during the past year.

Beyond the main event scene, the tag division (as previously mentioned) is the same three to four teams delivering mediocre matches, while another three to four teams languish on the sidelines. Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria are headed toward a rematch at Money in the Bank. The Judgment Day continues to face internal strife. Rusev is cutting twice as many pre-taped promos than wrestling squashes.

A good chunk of these items are actually positive in execution, but when you tune in on Monday night and feel like you’re watching a repeat or a close copy, it all starts to stack up. Raw is in desperate need of turning the page on some of these feuds, injecting some new life into them, or significantly advancing the angles. In short, Simpsons-speak, we need to get to the fireworks factory for some of these stories.

If Raw next week ends with Seth Rollins’ crew standing over CM Punk, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn, it better be because Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to defeat Jey, who had just retained his World Heavyweight Championship. Otherwise, WWE needs to come up with something different.