4 Ups & 10 Downs From WWE Raw (Oct 5)

by Scott Carlson

1. A Colossal Collision

Braun Strowman Keith Lee
WWE.com

Let’s set aside the whole "Braun Strowman showing up on Raw, looking for a fight" nonsense.

Braun versus Keith Lee is a matchup that could really be fun if done right. We’ve seen in the past that Strowman with an athletic big man can make for an entertaining feud, and Lee certainly fits the bill.

Their showdown Monday night was little more than an appetizer, with their exhibition ending in a count-out just moments after beginning. The brawl outside was a pretext to Lee tackling Strowman off the stage and through a few tables, an effective spot that concluded the melee but didn’t give anything away.

Now, we have to assume that either Braun is coming to Raw in the draft, or Lee is headed to SmackDown so this feud can continue. If that’s the case, then why didn’t they just wait until next week and have the new guy come out to the ring looking for a fight? That’s the only real knock here.

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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.