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

3. Jey Uso Qualifies For MITB

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Simply seeing Rey Mysterio in featured spots like Monday's Raw main event is a treat at this stage in his career. The legend deserves a ton of praise for still managing to dart around the place looking nimble when his knees are probably held together by tape. He contributed mightily alongside Jey Uso and Finn Bálor.

This was always Jey's match though.

Uso rolling on to the MITB ladder match is a neat spot for him over the summer. He's a credible addition, and now Damian Priest can be 50% p*ssed at Finn for failing/50% pleased he won't have a briefcase to cash in on his Judgment Day pal. That can lead to yet more tension between those guys later in the year.

The finish, which saw Bálor hit his double foot stomp but get caught with Uso's splash mid-pinfall attempt, looked smooth as heck. As an add-on to the previous JD tension point, this last-minute loss heaps more anger onto Finn's character going forwards too.

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