3 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 21)

Ups…

3. Perfectly Acceptable Tag Wrestling

Let’s put this out into the universe quickly: Alpha Academy are a vastly underrated tag team that has managed to have good matches with several teams during the past year.

So, it’s no shock that they had a good match on Raw Monday night against Matt Riddle & Elias. The four gelled well overall, with Chad Gable and Riddle doing the bulk of the work and Elias and Otis playing their roles nicely. Even though it was their first time teaming, Elias & Riddle had some nice double-team moves, including an elevated Broton with Elias hoisting Riddle up for the move.

Only two things detracted from the enjoyment overall: the fact a first-time pairing beat former Raw tag champs who are still in their prime, and a feeling of whether this will matter next week.

That’s probably a holdover sentiment from the former regime, because for all the faults emerging under this new leadership, things do proceed linearly.