LA Knight's Do-or-Die Moment vs. Roman Reigns, New MITB Favorites, More WWE Raw Fallout

The October 5 episode of Raw on Netflix from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis featured the final build to Saturday's Money in the Bank premium live event.

Roman Reigns appeared for the first time since Raw in Mexico City to face down LA Knight. Both men promised victory in their battle for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Stephanie Vaquer interfered in the No. 1 Contender's match between Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan, causing a no-contest and leading to a Women's World Championship Triple Threat announcement.

For all the fallout from Raw, including new favorites to win the men's and women's Money in the Bank ladder matches, keep reading.

LA Knight Should Win World Title at MITB vs. Roman Reigns

Calling for LA Knight to win the World Heavyweight Championship is a tired cause, but it is time to sell the idea once more.

The Megastar has remained significantly popular despite multiple rocky pushes that only led to midcard success.

He has shown that he can work at the level necessary to compete with Roman Reigns in PLE main events dating back to their first meeting at Crown Jewel in 2023.

If anyone would be an appropriate man to lose to Knight, it is WWE's top star and the man who cost him his first shot at the top.

Nearly three years past their first match, Knight may be looking at his last opportunity to be a world champion.

At 43 years old, he is competing with a rising number of stars under 30 who are looking for their first golden opportunity.

A loss to Reigns now would tell fans that Knight will never be good enough to compete at the level of The OTC, while others such as Oba Femi and Bron Breakker will win in this same scenario in the future.

Is it likely that The Megastar wins? No.

New Favorites Emerge to Win Money in the Bank

The two favorites to win this year's Money in the Bank ladder matches are Bron Breakker and Roxanne Perez, according to BetOnline .

Both make sense, though WWE has smartly set up several others to steal the victory instead.

For the women, Perez should be the favorite, especially since her win would cause drama within The Judgment Day, but Sol Ruca could be a dark horse given her strong booking on Raw.

Tiffany Stratton makes sense creatively due to the tension of her holding the Money in the Bank briefcase with her friend, Chelsea Green, as the champion, but it may be too soon for her to win a second time.

Lash Legend has been booked as dangerous, though it would be a mistake to push her to the world title scene this early.

Lola Vice and Jacy Jayne are intriguing future prospects, but neither is ready yet.

For the men, Bron Breakker, Penta and Kevin Owens all have compelling cases as fresh names who should be world champions within the next year.

Breakker fits the profile best as the fast opportunistic heel. KO has intriguing history to play on with a cash-in on Sami Zayn.

Penta would get the biggest cheer of anyone on a win, though WWE rarely gives the briefcase to a babyface, especially one who is unlikely to turn with a cash-in.

Trick Williams is a dark horse here, though he may not be quite ready to deliver in the ring at the level you need as WWE champion.

CM Punk will never need a Money in the Bank briefcase to be world champion, especially as a two-time winner. Je'Von Evans is likely just in the match for the high spots at this early stage of his career.

On both fronts, the field is intriguing, but the best bets look to be Breakker and Perez, who have proved their worth and are ready for the next step.

While tag team wrestling is still as relevant to professional wrestling as ever, WWE seems to be just about done with the concept.

The Vision have been world tag team champions for almost three months and have yet to defend the titles on television.

Instead, Bron Breakker is going after Money in the Bank while he and Austin Theory cannot even beat makeshift teams like Penta and Je'Von Evans.

While SmackDown is in a slightly better spot with The MFTs on top, the division is decidedly low card and separate from everything else going on.

The true exception is the women's tag team division, though even that has become less relevant to the product since WrestleMania 42.

Fatal Influence may be a dominant force on SmackDown, but any women's tag team outside of the blue brand has been forgotten in potential title contention.

Even when WWE threw together random main event stars to run the tag team division, it felt like the division mattered more than it does right now.

Solo Sikoa Ready for Huge Push to the Top

Solo Sikoa is back and as popular as he has ever been.

While questions remain of how he returned, he seems to be ready to work with The Usos to combat The 946.

That should be a temporary alliance as the best dynamic was Sikoa and LA Knight together, which can continue to elevate two popular underserved stars.

However, the time has come to test the waters again with Reigns.

Sikoa was once a top star on the rise, but the push went bad quickly. However, that angle required him to be a heel lacking personality.

He is finally showing his personality, and fans are ready to embrace him. The best answer is to run Sikoa up the card, perhaps all the way to the world title if fans keep supporting him.

Stop Booking the Same Lazy Triple Threat Setup

Since the return of Stephanie Vaquer and Becky Lynch, it has been clear that a Triple Threat for the Women's World Championship including Liv Morgan was inevitable.

Somehow WWE took so long to book it that the company had to hot-shot a last-minute non-finish for the go-home show of Money in the Bank to sell that match.

Booking a contender's match that ends in a non-finish to make both challengers contenders is lazy booking that was entirely avoidable.

Two weeks ago, La Primera announced she would fight both women for her title. A Triple Threat was the easy answer on that night.

Two weeks later, WWE got there by wasting weeks of television teasing two separate singles matches with no intention of delivering either at Money in the Bank.

This direction for Money in the Bank made Raw's top three women appear foolish and ended at the most predictable result with less buildup.

Sometimes, fewer complications can deliver greater rewards, and this was another case of WWE doing too much to deliver so much less.