7 Ups And 5 Downs For Last Night's WWE Raw (New Year's Eve)

5. Loading Up For 2019

Let’s admit it right away: No one came into this episode of Raw thinking we were getting an earth-shattering show. Good and enjoyable would be more than enough.

But WWE was clever enough to acknowledge that next week’s show is the real attraction this week, and took the opportunity to plug several big announcements. Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman and John Cena all are slated to appear on the first Raw of 2019, which will kick off the road to Royal Rumble. That itself is the kickoff to the Road to WrestleMania.

So you can see why it’s a big deal to nail why fans should tune in. Anyone watching on New Year’s Eve now has a reason to watch, and others who hear about these returns during the next week will hopefully tune in as well. Smart move.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.