The surprise Dexter Lumis angle piques the interest with story-driven production
Monday Night Raw has steadily improved in recent weeks, presenting a show that receives positive engagement while on, and praise when it ends. This week’s edition featured an interesting angle subtly mixed throughout the show until the very final seconds of the night. Weaving an angle throughout a show to pique the interest of viewers while hitting everyone with a cliffhanger to close the show is the type of storytelling that fans have wanted from this program for years and continues to build hope for the future.
Staging the car accident backstage, just off camera during interviews immediately caught fans’ attention. The first moment it was shown seemed like a joke, but years of wrestling experience taught everyone that something would come from that moment. Things escalated throughout the night, and WWE’s exceptional production work caught every moment of it, without making it the central focus until the end.
The transition from the Alexa Bliss/Asuka interaction with Dakota Kai/Iyo Sky, to security and police running by, and AJ Styles walking to the ring did more to build interest in what was going on than any heavily scripted promo could do.
During his run with WWE NXT, Dexter Lumis was never seen as a top star, but more as a comedy act that Triple H worked hard to get over. His character didn’t lend itself well to the serious wrestling that was presented on the show, so it’s interesting to see where this angle is headed. It’s another step in WWE committing to giving viewers a reason to watch and building to something new which did not occur often with Vince McMahon in charge.
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Professional wrestling fans enjoy the content because of the “what’s next” nature of the industry. There’s a desire to see the next big move, match, new stars, and storyline that is to come. WWE has failed to present any of that for years but the last two weeks are proper steps in giving fans something different. There’s no telling where this Dexter Lumis angle is going to go, but its starting point was certainly splendid work to get fans initially invested.