It’s Official: WWE RAW Can’t Get Any Worse

WWE RAW in 2021 Makes 2000 WCW Nitro look like 2021 AEW Dynamite.

T-Bar Mace
WWE.com

Adverbs are thrown at things in a bid to capture just how good or bad that thing is.

If that thing is WWE Monday Night RAW, there is just one. Of course, there are several adverbs that apply. Horrendously bad. Horrifically bad. Extremely bad. Impressively bad. Unjustifiably bad. But none capture just how dismal and unacceptable the viewing experience is other than "irredeemably".

WWE Monday Night RAW is irredeemably bad. There is not a single redeemable element to this godforsaken piece of steaming sh*t.

On this week's show, Braun Strowman claimed he could defeat T-BAR and Mace on his own. Drew McIntyre couldn't do it.

That is because Drew McIntyre was expressly told the week prior that he would have to find a partner - the implication being that handicap tag matches are inherently unfair-slash-dangerous, and thus not permitted unless the hand of management is forced. Adam Pearce, who has sanctioned four consecutive weekly handicap tag matches across the last four weeks of programming, was nowhere to be seen with this weary note of caution when Strowman decided to take T-BAR and Mace by himself.

Perhaps he was anxiously waiting for two performers to suddenly erupt into a dispute and arrive at the main event he never books. Of course, this happened. It always does. Because WWE routinely presents a transparently contrived product.

CONT'D...(1 of 6)

Advertisement
Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!