I've enjoyed RAW for what feels like an unprecedented three weeks in a row.
Something about the show has been better; perhaps it's the combination of a livelier midcard and an exciting main event scene. I also appreciate the simplistic yet effective narrative construct of good guys versus bad guys. On the bad guy side of things is Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman, Gunther, Bron Breakker, Logan Paul, Chad Gable, and others not worth mentioning. On the good guy side of things is Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, CM Punk, Penta, Pat McAfee, Sheamus, and others not worth mentioning. With firm moral alignments established, both heels and baby faces believing in their version of "right", the stories tell themselves.
I particularly enjoyed seeing two of my favorite wrestlers, CM Punk and Sami Zayn, at the end of this week's Monday Night Raw making the save for Jey Uso.
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