The Heavyweight Championship Takes an Unexpected Turn on RAW
The landscape of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship underwent a drastic change during Monday’s episode of “Raw.” Seth Rollins was stripped of the world title after WWE General Manager Adam Pearce announced that Rollins underwent “major surgery” and would be “out of action for quite some time” following the attack by Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed last week.
A new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned in the main event of “Saturday Night” on November 1st. CM Punk, also the number one contender, commented on the main event battle royal of “Raw”, which ended with Jey Uso as the victor.
Raw Results from October 20th
- World Tag Team Championship: AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defeated The Judgement Day by a three count.
- Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio defeated Rusev by a three count.
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Maxxine Dupri defeated Becky Lynch by disqualification.
- Stephanie Vaquer defeated Roxanne Perez by a three count.
- Jey Uso won the Battle Royal.
Rollins’ injury doesn’t seem like a hoax, as it wouldn’t make sense to fake an injury that would strip him of his title. Rollins is one of the greatest wrestlers of his era, and he is expected to be able to return before WrestleMania 42 in April. The reaction he would receive in a comeback match at the biggest event of the year would be monumental.
Jey Uso had to overcome a large group of contenders, including his twin brother Jimmy, to get a shot at the heavyweight title. Dominik Mysterio, who successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Rusev, was quickly eliminated, but returned to the match while the referees were distracted. Jimmy saved Jey from elimination, but Jey did not return the favor near the end of the match, sending Jimmy and LA Knight out. Jey finally eliminated “Dirty Dom” to secure his title opportunity.
The match between Punk and Jey promises to be good. It would be interesting if Punk won and retained the title until Rollins’ return. Punk has several possible challengers in the meantime, including “Dirty Dom”.
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Paul Heyman knows how to highlight the importance of each talent he supports. Breakker and Reed were already on the rise, but Heyman’s in-ring promotion after Pearce’s announcement at the beginning of the show made them seem like future Hall of Famers.
