8 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (July 10)

Ups...

8. Brevity Was Appreciated

No long-winded promo train needed here.

WWE successfully got several points across in just a few minutes, which was refreshing. Finn Bálor made sure to say he's not p*ssed at Rhea Ripley or Dominik Mysterio, just Damian Priest. Then, Rhea pushed his mic down and said they needed to sort things out in private.

Bálor stormed off, Seth Rollins came out to troll whilst munching on some wings, and everything was neatly wrapped up in a surprisingly short amount of time. That's a good thing, because some of WWE's opening promo segments go on an age and try to stretch a thin amount of material across 20 minutes.

Judgment Day and Seth nailed every necessary story beat and kept things brief out there. The whole thing was well-executed without sacrificing any plot points whatsoever, and they deserve praise for that. It was a fine launching point for the show.