7 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (17 June - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Seth Rollins Returns

Seth Rollins Damian Priest
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Seth's comeback was a rather popular way to kick off this week's episode of Raw.

He's already back in the World Title chat courtesy of Damian Priest. Cool. The champ giving Rollins a title shot makes more sense when one scratches beneath the surface: Priest's confidence is soaring right now after overcoming Drew McIntyre (and an entire tartan army) on a bad wheel over in Scotland.

Plus, Triple H didn't have much room to manoeuvre before reaching Money In The Bank anyway. That PLE is mere weeks away, so Damian's next hurdle needed to be set up on Monday at the latest. Seth shooting right back to the head of the queue will put more fuel on the respective fires of Drew and Punk as well.

Priest vs. Seth is a fine-enough clash for MITB. As a former champ and returning hero, Rollins is a believable threat. Plus, as other heel champions have found out, Damian beginning to believe his own hype could be costly. WWE popped the live crowd early by letting them sing along to Seth's tune, and they didn't waste time getting to the title match setup after that.

What did you think of this week's WWE Raw? For more wrestling, check out 10 Wrestlers Who NEED Out Of AEW and 10 New Directions For WWE After Clash At The Castle 2024!

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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.