>>19074429WWE Raw - The Architect's Ego Trip (A La Russo)
Segment 1: The Cold Open - "The Real" Top Guy
The show doesn't even have an intro package. It cuts directly backstage to the locker room door of the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins. The door is guarded by two unknown security guys.
The General Manager (let's use Adam Pearce for structure) approaches the door, looking frantic.
Pearce: "Seth, you can't just change the Raw script and demand the main event be a burial! The network is calling!"
Rollins (from inside, muffled): "Tell the network to go sing my song, Pearce! This show is a monopoly, and I am the utility company! Tonight, I bury the hype, or I walk out! Do you want a show, or do you want silence?"
Pearce throws his hands up in frustration and walks away. Suddenly, LA Knight walks past him.
LA Knight: "Woah, woah, woah! Pearce, you gotta stop this! Seth's hiding behind security and a GM who sounds like a scared poodle! Raw isn't about one guy's ego, it's about the guy the fans are chanting for! L. A. Knight! Yeah!"
Pearce: "It's too late, LA. The main event is happening. And Seth told me, if you try any 'cheap tricks,' he's sending you to NXT... forever!" (The ultimate Russo-era non-threat threat).
Segment 2: Backstage Carnage and "Cheap Heat"
Throughout the show, Rollins has pre-taped, non-wrestling segments that establish him as an absolute monster:
Rollins is shown in the catering area. He looks at a young, popular babyface tag team (maybe Creed Brothers) eating. Rollins walks up, knocks over their food, and smears pie on one of their faces. He laughs maniacally.
Rollins cuts a promo where he directly attacks the city Raw is in, calling the fans smelly, uneducated, and unworthy of his presence. He says he's leaving the championship in the trunk of his car until next week. (This is the ultimate Russo-era title disrespect).
