Huge Raw Takeaways- Enough With The Baron Corbin Stuff

Monday Night Raw is not exactly the easiest show the easiest show to sit through at the best of times. Let Baron Corbin run that show and it's as if WWE is putting the fact that Raw is three hours long under a magnifying glass. If you like the angle involving Corbin and think it makes for good TV, you probably enjoyed Monday's Raw. If like the rest of us, you think he is pretty terrible no matter what role he plays, this week's Raw will have felt like little more than a filler show.

Someone Had A Black Friday Sale On Medical Props

It has been revealed the reason Braun Strowman was viciously attacked on last week's Raw was to write him off TV so he can have elbow surgery. Despite the fact he has almost definitely been in a medical facility at some point during the last week, WWE still had The Monster sitting shirtless in a makeshift hospital room on Raw. Less than an hour later, we got some footage of Dean Ambrose in a doctor's office getting some shots. Clearly, WWE has a lot of medical props lying around. Ambrose also let slip that he was possibly in the building, claiming he was getting the shots because he was in Milwaukee. He did cover for that slip later in the promo, though.

Nia Jax Needs To Wash Her Hands More Often

Rumor is that certain people backstage are not happy with Nia Jax busting Becky Lynch's face open. If that is indeed the case, WWE creative has a funny way of showing it. Jax has been bragging about breaking Becky every week on Raw and at every possible juncture on social media. The unfortunate accident happened more than two weeks ago and Jax is still talking about it. One of the things she said on Raw Monday night was a little worrying, though. Jax told Rousey she had only just finished cleaning Lynch's blood off her knuckles. It has been two weeks Nia.

RUMOR: ROUSEY WANTS HER RIVALRY WITH JAX TO BE A SHORT ONE

Finally, A Reason To Watch Mixed Match Challenge

We don't often see Curt Hawkins on Raw any more, but his losing streak is still intact. It currently stands at 236 straight matches. On Monday, we came back from an ad break to see Hawkins excitedly bouncing around next to Ember Moon. That excitement was caused by the revelation that Hawkins will be replacing Strowman as Moon's Mixed Match Challenge partner. The two will compete together for the first time on this week's episode of MMC. Hawkins got even more excited when he watched Moon defeat Alica Fox. Could the Facebook Watch show be where Hawkins' legendary losing streak comes to an end?

We're Assuming Dolph And Drew Have Parted Ways

McIntyre has been palling up with Lashley and Corbin for the past two weeks. Apparently, Dolph Ziggler hasn't been joining in on the fun due to a foot injury. That's why it came as quite the surprise when The Showoff answered Seth Rollins' open challenge. So Ziggler isn't out injured, but he is no longer running with McIntyre. Thanks for explaining that one WWE. Nevertheless, we were reminded of how great a singles performer Ziggler can be when given the chance. He may not have become a seven-time Intercontinental Champion, but he certainly proved yet again that he can hang with the best.

Stephanie McMahon Is Letting This All Happen

Cast your minds back to when Stephanie McMahon first made Baron Corbin the acting GM of Raw. She did it because Kurt Angle couldn't keep control of the show or his Superstars. Now, the very man she put in charge to stop that is running riot with a couple of thugs by his side. What has to be assumed is that the commissioner is completely okay with this. Not only did she not call to put a stop to it this week, but last week she was in the building as it happened. Yes, she might have left right after her segment, but the decimation of Strowman took place after she had barely gotten bck through the curtain. We know you're a heel Stephanie but damn, the angle made this week's show hard to watch, and not in a good way.

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