Rollins being out totally sucks, they built Raw around the guy. This was Karma for the fake injury angle though.
They aren't willing to take any damn risks, and it's frustrating because they really need to execute well with Rollins out. The "say please" should have led to Bron damn near assaulting the GM, totally unwilling to give up the title, then let Punk come in and announce the Battle Royale, with the winner facing him, setting up an initial mini face-off with Breaker, if they're gonna go the Punk route.
Taking the Brons out of the Battle Royal totally took away any payoff from the Vision storyline. These guys have been stomping people for months and they aren't contenders?
I would love to see Yeet beat Punk, but I hate punk. Yeet has no shot. If they were willing to take risks, they would have Uso go full heel and go over Punk. If they were gonna play it safe and just crown a transitional champ, why not just go Styles vs Punk for the fanfare? One last time? Because I tell you this, if Yeet loses this match, his push is over. He's an entrance for the kids, that's it.
As for Eli Drake, they don't believe in this guy. But why not just give him a chance now? If they didn't put him over now, they probably never will. Maybe they book him vs Punk, but they won't put him over.