8 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Oct 24)

Foley, Sasha and Charlotte steal the show, while Brock's homecoming falls flat.

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Well, it’s official: Hell in a Cell 2016 is a Raw-only PPV, now with 50% more Hell and 50% more cell!

For the first time in seven years, the Hell in a Cell PPV will feature three HIAC matches, with the WWE Universal, United States and Women’s Championships being defended in the structure. And Monday, we got the go-home Raw to promote and push these matches, as well as lock down the rest of the card.

Overall, HIAC is looking to be a good show, with two tag matches: the Tag Team Championship bout between New Day/Cesaro & Sheamus, and Enzo & Cass/The Club. There also will be a Cruiserweight Championship bout between TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick. All of those matches could be pretty good, and WWE certainly will be making history with the first women’s cell match.

Raw tied up loose ends nicely and delivered some really good moments, but as usual, it laid some eggs, particularly marquee attraction Brock Lesnar. Apparently, chanting for him only makes him and Paul Heyman frustrated. The women (and Mick Foley) brought the house down, and Enzo Amore led the fans through a singalong to his entire promo.

So what climbed to the top of the cage and what got slammed off of it? Let’s get to it…

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.