“Raw” ignites rivalry for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
A few days before WWE lands in Perth, Australia, for the Premium Live Event Crown Jewel, “Raw” generated new questions about the status and future of the World Heavyweight Championship. Jey Uso, CM Punk, and LA Knight eagerly await a title opportunity, while the current champion, Seth Rollins, focuses on taking the gold from Crown Jewel against an opponent he has yet to defeat in WWE: Cody Rhodes.
“Raw” Monday Night Highlights
- Maxxine Dupri defeated Becky Lynch by count-out.
- Roxanne Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria.
- Kairi Sane overcame Iyo Sky.
- Penta, AJ Styles, and Dragon Lee won against Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, and Finn Balor.
- CM Punk and LA Knight triumphed over The Usos.
The competition for the World Championship intensifies. The verbal confrontation between Punk, Knight, and Uso, who are competing to be the next challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship, elevated the importance of the title. Rollins, the current champion, was not present in the ring, while the top-tier superstars verbally debated who deserved the title opportunity.
The stellar tag team event between Punk and Knight against Jey and Jimmy Uso reminded us that tension is present in every corner of WWE. The match between Rollins and Rhodes at Crown Jewel promises to be entertaining, but both champions have their own paths after the event. It will be interesting to see how the title situation unfolds after Crown Jewel.
Other key points of “Raw”
- “Raw” prepared an Australian Street Fight match at Crown Jewel between Roman Reigns and Bronson Reed.
- The match between Lynch and Dupri had a creative finish, with Lynch losing by count-out.
- Bayley continued to show the duality of her character, showing her aggressive and evil side.
- Rollins questioned his manager, Paul Heyman, about his next move in case Rollins lost against Rhodes at Crown Jewel.
- At the end of last week’s “Raw”, it seemed that we could see the reformation of the original Bloodline, but this week threw doubts on that notion, with Reigns, Jey and Jimmy Uso simply unable to agree.
- After Styles got the pin for his team in the six-man match, he took the microphone and said that the story for his next match with John Cena at Crown Jewel “writes itself”.
