I think RAW (and honestly SD from last week was the worst SD in a long time) is also suffering from having the job of building to the Saudi show. No excuses though, just lazy booking. Case in point is Lucha House Party supposedly having a 6-man tag match. Say in a alternate universe where Lars doesn't exist, who in the hell are the 3 men coming out to face LHP?? Who??
It's all well and good that WWE continue to insult the intelligence of their older viewers, but once AEW TV switches on, they simply won't have that luxury anymore.