7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 9)

By Scott Carlson / July 10, 2018

4. The Right Call

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As much of an overall disappointment Baron Corbin has been on the main roster, he needed to win Monday night, and it came in the perfect manner.

Corbin teamed with Elias against his Extreme Rules opponent Finn Bálor and Bobby Roode. Baron naturally pinned Roode, but the Glorious One was in control until Elias ran in, forcing Bobby to dispatch him. That split-second distraction allowed the Constable to hit an End of Days for the win.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens at the PPV, especially since Baron has been putting Finn down as too small and not tough enough. If Bálor loses, it’ll just confirm that line of thinking, with an underachiever toppling a popular superstar.

But for Monday, having Corbin pick up the win was a smart move.

Authored by Scott Carlson

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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 fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.

First Posted On: 10th Jul 2018

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