4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (July 19)

4. WWE = Major Leagues, Everywhere Else = Amateur Hour

AJ Styles Theory
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WWE loves to consider how they’re the only major wrestling promotion in the world. Everywhere else is several steps beneath them, and everyone aspires to get to WWE.

This really came out in Theory’s loooong promo Monday night, as he berated AJ Styles as a grizzled veteran who had to hit barefoot hillbillies in Georgia with Phenomenal Forearms for years just to scratch and claw his way to WWE.

Granted, this was a heel promo, but you can hear Vince McMahon’s beliefs coming out of Theory’s mouth as he basically put down AJ’s entire career until he reached the zenith that is WWE.

While not a big negative, it’s just another knock against the company that insists on acting arrogantly like its s*** doesn’t stink.

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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.