8 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 2nd)
1. Battle For The IC Title
The end of the Miz/Cesaro Intercontinental Championship match at Payback telegraphed what happened Monday night, as WWE continued down the path of a four-way rivalry for the IC title.
Unlike previous multi-man feuds over the secondary championship, this time you have hard-hitting, athletic and popular superstar fighting for the title and Miz. (Sorry, just kidding.) Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn all clearly want Mizs Intercontinental Championship, and any combination of the four would produce a hell of a good bout if given time. Its a good problem to have.
The only downside to this four-man feud is that you could have them all trading wins between them for weeks on end, and thus have the dreaded 50/50 problem, with no one emerging stronger. And its tough to choose who as a fan youd rather see get ahead, because it would likely mean that two of them would fall behind.
But again, this is a good problem to have. If the IC title is going to actually be treated as more than a prop for someone to lose, then WWE could be onto something.