5 botches and outrageous moments from WWE Raw (November 20, 2017)
After a full wrestling weekend of NXT TakeOver: WarGames as well as a very long Survivor Series, WWE Raw kicked off the back to normal routine of programming. It would be easy to be tired after so much wrestling, but the Texas crowd in attendance still found the energy to get hot at several points throughout the night. Considering they were treated to a Paige return, an excellent MizTV segment, as well as a Roman Reigns Intercontinental Championship victory in the main event, they had every reason to enjoy the show.
In spite of the many good parts of Raw, there were inevitable mishaps and odd bits along the way. These moments included a suspicious disqualification in a Fatal 4-way contest, a backstage Braun Strowman interview in which he never once opened his eyes, and a flicker of the house lights during MizTV. It looked like the crowd was enjoying themselves a tad too much on that last one, so Vince likely felt the need to send a message. We might as well go ahead an dive right into that one.
#5 Lights out on Miz
When teachers lose control of a classroom, they often turn the lights off in an attempt to reel the children back in line. Well, Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunne happen to yield far more power than the average school teacher but neither The Miz, The Shield, or an arena full of raucous fans were willing to allow themselves to be reigned back under control.
Roman Reigns remarked how astonished he was at the pro-Miz crowd and for a little while, the skilled talkers in the ring played off of the energy. It made for a fun segment. However, judging by the brief plunge into darkness, the powers that be were not so impressed with the in-ring improvisation. That's a shame because the energy was way too fun to be denied for this episode of MizTV. Vince should really stop resisting this stuff so much.