7 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 22nd)

By Scott Carlson /

1. Owens KO€™s Cena On The Mic

Even though John Cena has turned in a better performance than usual in his feud with Kevin Owens, it€™s pretty clear that Owens is in another league right now. Unlike Cena, who played to the people who boo and cheer him and at times can€™t seem to control the volume of his voice, Owens spoke directly and evenly about how he doesn€™t care what anyone thinks of him. Owens also laid it out very simply: He€™s here to win titles. He even went so far as to appeal to the jingoistic nature of wrestling fans, speaking French so they would cheer the mighty John Cena and €œboo the evil foreigner.€ Considering how Cena fought evil Russian sympathizer Rusev at four straight PPVs this spring, that€™s actually a pretty neat fourth wall moment.It was great to see Owens simply deliver on the mic, showing that he€™s got the total package. And while Cena is the veteran who is stepping up his game, Owens is just on fire right now.