Monday Night Raw: the strongest program of the week
Monday Night Raw has always been WWE’s #1 weekly show. He was the one who opened the can on television and occupies.
A classic television slot for the American family on Monday nights. However, it has not always been the best, especially in recent years.
Without wanting to make comparisons with the weekly shows of All Elite Wrestling, a debate that possibly would not lead us anywhere due to the difference offered.
If we make a comparison of the weekly shows of WWE, including NXT, Raw stopped offering the best product of the company many years ago.
When NXT began airing on the WWE Network, it became the favorite weekly show for fans, due to the fighters working at the time, the matches they offered on screen and the freshness of the product.
When NXT was broadcast on the USA Network, the product changed and the pandemic did not help.
At that time, with the resurgence of Roman Reigns as the Tribal Chief, SmackDown snuck into the top spot as WWE’s best weekly show.
WrestleMania 38 arrived and everything changed. Since then, Raw has become the most complete program of the week. It’s the most fun and the easiest to follow.
A host of variables have made the gear with the red mark work better than before, and below I will give you some of the keys to getting it to this point.
cody rhodes
The arrival of Cody Rhodes to Monday Night Raw has been a blessing. He is normally in charge of opening and closing shows
A traditional tactic in WWE that the company has used many times with other big-name Superstars, such as John Cena.
Rhodes has brought a vital freshness to the show and has connected perfectly with the bad boys of the show, such as The Miz and Seth Rollins.
It seemed that the ‘novelty’ effect would wear off soon, but Rhodes has surprised by becoming one of the company’s biggest stars in record time.
Rk-Bro and the RKO
Randy Orton and Riddle have become an indispensable part of Monday Night Raw.
The degree of satisfaction of the fans who go to the stadiums to see the show live is heightened on screen when these two appear.
Riddle has rejuvenated Randy Orton and has taken advantage of the situation to grow on a personal level.
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And the RKO has become a classic Raw moment that everyone looks forward to. It will be difficult to separate them.
Each character has his time and space
Between layoffs and drastic movements in the company, a moral issue that I am not going to deal with in this opinion article.
The Raw roster has seen how its troops have been reduced, but it is something that has partly benefited the talent.
Of the roughly 45 wrestlers currently on the Raw roster, not counting commentators, presenters, and/or managers.
At least 36 have appeared on screen regularly in recent weeks. That’s almost 80% of the red brand’s roster.
Bearing in mind that the show lasts approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes, not counting advertising, all the talent can enjoy their screen time.
the mystical touch
Vince McMahon likes magic and that is why he has always exploited fighters with mystical characteristics, such as The Undertaker or Bray Wyatt.
Edge currently occupies the space that ‘The Fiend’ should occupy and is cooking his story over low heat, very low heat.
It seems like the company’s eagerness to run with the results of its storylines has calmed down.
Edge can enjoy many minutes to explain, without any hurry, something new to the public.
Humor is well placed and managed
The first day we saw Ezekiel, we all thought it was going to be a new Vince McMahon failure. However, placing Kevin Owens as a counterpoint was a real success.
Ezekiel works because Kevin Owens is part of his space and that will probably change.
When the Canadian goes to something else, but at the moment it is what it is and it is fine, it has his function and it operates correctly.
Another noteworthy point is the use of the WWE Championship 24/7. For several weeks now.
We have seen how the fight for this title has been reduced to a certain number of talents.
It is something that has benefited the show and other talents that should not be involved.
The Dana Brooke, Reggie, R-Truth, Tamina and Akira Tozawa…few if any of them will make it big right now in another space.
Here they have their minutes on television and they do their job very well, giving the show a break.
They providing a touch of humor necessary for a product that wants to broaden its horizons and reach all audiences.
