Raw from Canada featured the usual high-energy crowd as it booed Roman Reigns more than usual while showering top “heels” Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens with more cheers than usual.Reigns, Bobby Lashley and the surging Braun Strowman found themselves on the winning of a six-man tag team match against Owens, Zayn and Jinder Mahal. Meanwhile, in the Raw main event, Seth Rollins retainedthe Intercontinental Championship against Finn Balor.
Raw’s viewership came crashing back down to earth last week with an average of 3.104 million viewers translating to a steep 14% decline.Coming off a Greatest Royal Rumble event with minimal developments, WWE Raw’s viewership should continue to struggle as a broadcast from Montreal, Canada will go head-to-head against Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs.Fans in Montreal reacted to Roman Reigns like he had just given a Superman Punch to a maple leaf. The man still comes off as the biggest star of the show even during his losing streaks.At what point will WWE post a lame pre-show banner warning viewers that fans are going to “boo the good guys” tonight because “they don’t know any better”?With a little more self-awareness, WWE’s writing staff would have cooked up a handful of biting roast jokes about Canada so Reigns could be better equipped to protect himself.I can’t remember the last time a top star in his prime was booked in a “your career is in the tubes�� storyline.I don’t know what Sami Zayn said in French, but I’m guessing it was something along the lines of “isn’t discrimination the worst?!”Why does everybody want to beat Roman Reigns all of the sudden after WWE has proven time and again that he can’t win a big match?Seth Rollins and Finn Balor Face Off (YouTube Views: 6,760) Get ready to Rumble