{"id":216768,"date":"2026-05-20T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216768"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:45:21","slug":"wwe-raw-hits-misses-5-20-balor-vs-mcdonagh-ethan-pages-sitdown-with-cole-lesnar-return-attack-on-oba-femi-seth-vision-storyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/20\/wwe-raw-hits-misses-5-20-balor-vs-mcdonagh-ethan-pages-sitdown-with-cole-lesnar-return-attack-on-oba-femi-seth-vision-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW HITS &#038; MISSES (5\/20): Balor vs. McDonagh, Ethan Page&#8217;s sitdown with Cole, Lesnar return attack on Oba Femi, Seth-Vision storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1081549629\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><b>Opening Segment &#8211; MISS:<\/b> If the goal of this segment was to turn Roman Reigns and The Usos heel while turning Jacob Fatu back babyface, then maybe this would be a Hit. Given some of the things that LA Knight said later in the show to the Usos, maybe that was what WWE was going for, but I don\u2019t think so. Jimmy Uso was the only really likable person in this opening segment as he was trying to reason with Fatu, but his hot-headed brother Jey started the fight. Am I supposed to boo Fatu for nearly overcoming a 3-on-1 beating? Am I supposed to cheer for the Bloodline? Roman doesn\u2019t come across as likable at all. The fans were cheering for everyone and popping for spots, but that\u2019s not a great reaction either. I don\u2019t really care about the overall tribal situation any more, so I don\u2019t care about the Tribal Combat stipulation. I\u2019m sure it will be a good match, but WWE isn\u2019t telling a good story.<\/p>\n<p><b>Balor vs. McDonagh &#8211; HIT:<\/b> I hope this is the end of the Finn Balor vs. Judgment Day feud. Balor was able to get revenge on his former protege for siding with Dominic Mysterio over him a few months ago. They had a good street fight here, with Balor overcoming interference from Mysterio to get the win. I enjoyed it a lot, but now Balor needs to move onto something new, and the male members of Judgment Day need a new storyline as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>Seth Rollins\/Vision Story &#8211; HIT:<\/b> I appreciate that WWE isn\u2019t having the babyfaces automatically forgive and trust Seth Rollins, just because they have a common enemy in The Vision. Rollins gave a good backstage interview early in the show where he challenged any member of The Vision to a match in the main event of Raw. The dynamic between Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins has been interesting, as Ford doesn\u2019t want anything to do with Rollins, but Dawkins sees Rollins as a potential ally. That played out in their backstage scene, and then again at the end of the show when Dawkins made the save without Ford after the main event, only to have Ford have to save him. I don\u2019t know where that\u2019s going, but we\u2019ll find out more in their Tag Team Title match against Logan Paul &amp; Austin Theory at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event. I also like LA Knight\u2019s role in this, as his encounter with Rollins was very strong. He wasn\u2019t there at the end. There are a lot of moving pieces and I\u2019m curious to see how it all plays out.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-5-18-keller-weigle-talk-return-of-brock-roman-fatu-usos-possible-directions-becky-seth-theory-french-fries--72064957\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE RAW POST-SHOW (5\/18): Keller &amp; Weigle talk return of Brock, Roman-Fatu-Usos possible directions, Becky, Seth, Theory, French Fries\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=72064957&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Americanos Tornado Trios Match &#8211; HIT:<\/b> While I still don\u2019t care at all about this story, and continue to shake my head at the stupidity of it, at least it should be coming to an end soon in AAA. And, I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed this tornado style six man tag match which isn\u2019t really surprising considering the talents of all six of these wrestlers. As I have said many times, part of my problem with this fake luchadores crap, is that the six are so talented, that I wish we were seeing them have these types of matches in other circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ethan Page Interview &#8211; HIT:<\/b> This sit down interview conducted by Mike Cole was my favorite part of Raw this week. Ethan Page is doing a great job as a cocky heel. I loved how he gave Cole the questions that he wanted him to ask. He is getting over well in the short time he\u2019s been on Raw so far. His Intercontinental Championship match against Penta at SNME should be very good.<\/p>\n<p><b>Femi &#8211; Lesnar &#8211; HIT:<\/b> I\u2019m giving this a Hit as it was a genuine surprise and worked well to set up the rematch between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar at Clash in Italy. I knew that Lesnar wasn\u2019t really retired, but I didn\u2019t expect to see him back so soon. With the babyface reaction and performance in his \u201cretirement\u201d after losing to Femi at WrestleMania, and the rumors around his final match being against the Career Killer Gunther, I wasn\u2019t expecting him to return as a heel. So, that played into the surprise factor which is a big part of this Hit. Also, this is presumably the end of the failed Femi Open Challenge which would be welcome However, I would have been perfectly fine not seeing Lesnar on WWE TV anymore. Given his problematic past, I was ok with him walking away even though I didn\u2019t buy it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Main Event &#8211; HIT:<\/b> Austin Theory doesn\u2019t scream \u201cRaw Main Event\u201d to me, or to anyone. But, he and Rollins had a good main event match with Logan Paul getting involved. They told a simple but good story of Theory focusing on Rollins\u2019 foot to take away the stomp. Theory even hit a stomp of his own for a strong near fall. Rollins ultimately overcame the odds and the injury to get the win with a Pedigree instead which worked well. The attack afterwards with Bron Breakker and then the Street Profits worked too as discussed above.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2127953156\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Jon Mezzera is PWTorch.com&#8217;s WWE Raw Hits &amp; Misses Specialist, providing his point of view for Raw each week. Email him at <a href=\"mailto:jmezz_torch@yahoo.com\">jmezz_torch@yahoo.com<\/a>. 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