3 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (April 5)

6. Just Filling Time

Drew McIntyre
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So five days out from their big clash at WrestleMania 37, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley spent the opening segment of Raw debating sacrifice, whose era it way, whether they should just fight on Monday night, who was going to beat their respective opponent that night… oh and King Corbin was there.

Five days out from Mania, the go-home hard sell for a WWE Championship match should really be simple. Of course, that relies on having a strong build that really is just amplified at this late stage. If you don’t have that, you’re forced to use that summation as part of your buildup, and that’s what we got on Monday night.

The opening segment promo was just a waste of time and felt like they were trying to cram a bunch of stuff into this feud at the last minute, which isn’t how you should be making your closing argument for a world title feud.

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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.