5 Takeaways From Monday Night Raw - 8/13/18

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Firstly, Kevin Owens needs to win the briefcase at Summerslam. It needs to happen. It really needs to happen. If Strowman isn't going to be in the Universal title picture, they should use him in a way that will actually help him and make someone else look good too.

Enter: Finn Bálor. The two have had history of being a big man, little man tag team, and the crowd loves it. These guys work pretty well as a team, and would be a cool addition to the tag team division. It would also be smart if they ever wanted to build up the Authors of Pain (IF THEY EVER DECIDED TO DO ANYTHING WITH AOP), for Strowman and Bálor to be the ones to drop the belts to the misused team.

After returning from injury last week, Riott matched up with (and defeated) Sasha Banks. Lately, she's been known for her stellar ring work, as she was one of the highlights on the Monday show before her injury.

With her being back, I hipe we can see a legitimate feud between Riott and Banks, Bayley, or even Ember Moon. She puts on great matches, and is really exciting to watch.

Backed against the corner with the odds stacked against them, the B-Team did it again! Defending their titles against both The Deleters of Worlds, and The Revival, Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas successfully retained their championships again.

One can only wonder just how long it will be before they suffer a major loss. They're scheduled to take on The Revival at Summerslam, so I think that may be where the titles finally change hands.

After his incredible interview last week, Paul Heyman seemed to offer help to Roman Reigns. THE BIG DOG!!!!! obviously turned him down, because he is THE BIG DOG!!!!! before Heyman mentioned something in samoan told to him by Afa and Sika and handed him an agreement, with Roman's answer being needed at Summerslam. With Reigns distracted by the paper, Heyman hit him with pepper spray before scadattling. The Universal champion then came out to assault the challenger before their match.

Honestly, this was just okay. I wish they would have waited til Sunday to reveal their plan. Had Heyman left after handing over the paper, this match would be much more intriguing had we been left with the visual of Reigns staring at the paper. This match is now back to just... Brock vs Roman.

He ba-aaack! After not showing up immediately for his contract signing, it appeared as though Seth Rollins would have to forfeit his Summerslam match against Dolph Ziggler. He then showed up and introduced the man who will stand in his corner, the Lunatic Fringe Dean Ambrose. After Rollins signed the contract, the pair took out Ziggler and McIntyre to close the show.

Ambrose has a new look, and it's not bad. It's nothing unique or anything (a bigger beard, got a haircut, and he's a bit bigger) but it seems fresh. I can't wait for the four to have a tag team match... if it ever happens. He could always turn on Rollins at or the night following Summerslam. If that happens, it'll be the hottest angle on Raw.

Thanks for reading! Did I miss any good points? Is there something you agree or disagree with? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to check out my SmackdownLive Takeaways tomorrow!