A look at the Three Stars Of The Night for the August 27th edition of WWE Monday Night Raw!

Raw was in Toronto tonight, or as it’s become known in the past…BIZARRO WORLD!

Who stood out in Toronto tonight? Let’s find out in tonight’s Three Stars!

The Third Star:
Seth Rollins

The current, reigning, and dare I say defending “Mr. Monday Night” Seth Rollins, the star of Monday Night Rollins, delivered once again.

This time it was with Kevin Owens, a pairing that has delivered in the past and continued to deliver today. Rollins played a role in a larger story for Owens, but he played it to perfection and retained his Intercontinental Championship in the process.

The Second Star:
Alexa Bliss

A spot I originally thought could be occupied by Trish Stratus, until I actually watched her promo with Elias more closely. The entire segment was carried by Elias, and Trish looked washed up and out of place.

But Alexa? She kinda proved herself right when she was running down Trish. Alexa Bliss really did replace Trish Stratus, and if I had to place a bet today, I would say Trish was going to put Alexa over at Evolution.

Other Honorable Mentions:
Elias, Interim General Manager Baron Corbin, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, Jinder Mahal, Dana Brooke, Sasha Banks

And now… a distinction usually reserved
for the top performer of the night …the first star!

The First Star:
Kevin Owens

I posed a question to the crew from our Raw Reaction podcast, heard every Monday night right here on The Chairshot Radio Network, and their number one choice was a resounding Kevin Owens. And they were 100% right. Why? One word.

Stellar. That’s the kind of night Kevin Owens had on Raw tonight.

First, he answered Seth Rollins’ open challenge, rallying the local support and invoking the name of Sami Zayn to a positive reaction. He promised to win a title, but would he?

Well, that’s our second point. The two former Ring Of Honor World Champions went to battle and delivered a–dare I say–stellar match that Rollins won with the Curb Stomp.

After losing, Owens transitioned to the third point: he quit. He said two words in this final promo, but it was all timing and delivery. Owens is relevant again, and we are all waiting to see what happens next.

Who are your Three Stars of WWE Monday Night Raw? Comment on social media @ChairshotGreg, @theCHAIRSHOTcom, and use the hashtag #UseYourHead!

In hockey, a game’s “Three Stars Of The Night” represent the top three performers of the night. For more clarification, I defer to this Pittsburgh Gazette explanation:

“The tradition dates to the 1936-37 season, when Imperial Oil became the principal sponsor of Hockey Night in Canada radio broadcasts and was seeking a way to promote one of its products, Three Star gasoline. The idea of doing so by selecting the top three performers in a particular game purportedly came from a Canadian advertising agency.

Many clubs do recognize the player with the most three-star selections with an award or trophy, usually in conjunction with a corporate sponsorship, at the end of the season (or sometimes, each month). All six Canadian franchises, for example, have an affiliation with a well-known brewery.

The NHL keeps track of its own Three Stars Of The Night selections, but that is done on a league-wide basis. The league employs a system that awards 30 points to a first star, 20 to a second star and 10 to a third – a running total can be found on the league’s website – but it does not present an award based on them.”

In hockey tradition, the first star represents the best of the three, but all three are considered to be receiving a high honor.