5 changes which could happen on WWE RAW this week (17 December 2018)
December hasn't really been good for WWE, especially RAW, as it registered two of its lowest rated episodes in the entirety of the show's history. Fan backlash all over social media made WWE acknowledge their mistakes on live television. Hence, it called for the creative to rework the product to stabilise ratings again.
Vince McMahon is scheduled to appear on the RAW fallout episode after TLC, and it is advertised that he is about "to shake things up". What that means is really up in the air.
It could be a Superstar Shake-up, a retirement speech, or even an initial push for a new up and comer, similar to what Vince did for Drew McIntyre. Speculations aside, this announcement could be a game changer, and could change RAW for good.
TLC has concluded, and the reviews are much better than expected for a B pay per view crunched between two big 4 events. It did not feel like it was there to just fill time until Royal Rumble, which is a good sign that things are changing around in the creative office, and WWE is finally listening to what fans want from the product.
With Vince's announcement in mind, and with the events that took place on TLC, we could see some changes in the product, and the direction of various superstars. Here are some of speculated changes on Raw this week.
#5 Unhinged Ambrose arrives
During the night of Roman's announcement, it came as a shock when Dean Ambrose turned on Seth Rollins. While everyone questioned the move, there was a slice of pleasure, knowing that we could finally see an unhinged heel, which is way different from the generic heels, and is much more fun to watch.
But it didn't go as the fans wanted, with the build being a mess, Ambrose became another generic heel who insults the town he is in to garner cheap heat, instead of The Lunatic everybody wanted to see.
Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins and became the new Intercontinental Champion, but the match didn't go down well with the fans. Chants of "this is boring" echoed the arena during the first official match between the two former Shield mates.
Low ratings could force the creative to unleash the unhinged and unstable Ambrose, which would make the weekly shows more interesting and a must see.