4 Ups & 11 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 22)

by Scott Carlson

1. Lashley Dominant

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There was a thought about making it a “down” to have the Mysterios as babyfaces challenge Bobby Lashley to a handicap match, but sometimes, you have to brush that off in favor of the positive.

And let’s face it, Lashley overcoming two men to win was impressive, especially considering the opponents were former tag champs. Stuff like this is what got the All Mighty over with fans in the first place, as he looked dominant even while reeling from Dominik and Rey Mysterio’s attacks.

Dom and Rey used quick tags to keep Lashley off-balance, but he finally managed to gain the upper hand after shrugging off a double 619 and two Frogsplashes. He speared Rey and quickly caught Dominik in the Hurt Lock, putting him away.

You’ve got to wonder what’s next for Lashley – perhaps a United States Championship open challenge? Either way, it’s good to keep someone like him strong and in the wings.

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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.