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

6. Just Filling Time

Drew McIntyre
WWE.com

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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.