10 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 18)

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10. Little Things, Boston Edition

Paul Heyman
WWE.com

Hats off to Paul Heyman for knowing his geography and history at the same time.

Heyman delivered a backstage promo during Raw, and it was noticeable that he was wearing a New York Yankees tie, which makes perfect sense because Paul E. is a New York guy, so that didn’t seem all that strange… other than the fact that his ties aren’t usually sports-oriented.

And then you slowly realize that Raw emanated from Boston Monday night. The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is baseball’s most historic, storied feud, going back 100 years. Heyman wore a damn tie just to jab at the Boston crowd, to remind them that he’s a heel, through and through.

No outspoken cheap heat, just a subtle call-out for those who were observant. That’s dedication, and that’s attention to detail.

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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.