10 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 2nd)
5. Second Verse, Same As The First
When Alberto Del Rio answered John Cenas United States Championship Open Challenge, it was a legit surprise to many. His clean-as-a-sheet victory in less than eight minutes cannot be overstated and should have theoretically vaulted him to the top of the card. He then knocked off Neville and competed in a fatal fourway for the number one contenders spot for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, though he didnt factor into the fall. That was a whirlwind 48 hours. Since then, hes beaten R-Truth twice. That is not meant to be a knock against R-Truth, but lets face it, Truth is not on anyones radar as a threat to any title in WWE these days. Hes good for pumping up the crowd, hitting a couple signature spots and then laying on his back looking up at the lights. (His 65.5% losing percentage in televised matches since 2014 would back that claim up.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIBkc8w8rVA Why is Del Rio wasting time with R-Truth right now? He beat him on Smackdown a few days ago, so why run the risk of overexposing Alberto by running him out there every program? It wouldnt have hurt to have him just appear in a backstage segment. If youre going to throw him out there, have him put Truth on the shelf or something like that. This just felt like a time-filler.
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.
