3 Ups & 9 Downs From WWE Raw (Jan 25)

3. No One Looks Good

OK, that’s not entirely accurate. At least Bobby Lashley looked good.

But Riddle and the rest of the Hurt Business didn’t look good as a result of the gauntlet match on Monday night. Riddle scored two quick wins via distraction: First, Shelton Benjamin got rolled up while arguing with Cedric Alexander. Then, MVP got caught in a heel hook while trying to break up an argument between the Raw Tag Team Champions. How that makes Riddle look strong – eking out wins because his opponents are incompetent goofs – is beyond us.

Alexander and Riddle had a better match, but Cedric showboated a bit too much and got rolled up too. This means Riddle defeated the tag champs and their mouthpiece individually and single-handedly, rendering the Hurt Business – the only cohesive, successful group on Raw – impotent.

And then Riddle himself had whatever shine he gained from two distraction wins wiped out when Lashley attacked from behind to lay him out. Wow, sign us up for the PPV match between these two. (Wait, we saw that two weeks ago, and Lashley won in less than 2 minutes.)