7 Ups And 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 15)

By Scott Carlson /

1. Putting Over AJ

This is why Chris Jericho is AJ Styles€™ first feud in WWE. This is also why when AJ lost to Jericho last week, this writer didn€™t complain about 50/50 booking. Y2J sat in on commentary during the Styles/Miz match, constantly putting the Phenomenal One over, saying multiple times that he respects him as a competitor, but he just doesn€™t like him that much. Jericho played up AJ€™s offensive arsenal, giving the newcomer a ton of credit for his pre-WWE accomplishments. But when it came down to it, he didn€™t hold back on saying that he felt he still was the better wrestler.Jericho€™s win last week helped bolster Jericho€™s case, and it provided the fodder for the rubber match that appears to be a go for Sunday. And by talking him up rather than just belittling a new guy who a segment of the viewing audience might not know, Jericho has built his opponent up so if and when Styles wins their rematch, we€™ll know it means something.