4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 9)

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4. Orton’s Coked Promo

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Normally, Randy Orton delivers his promos like he’s just taken a handful of Ambien, drifting slowly through his lines. But on Monday, you might have wanted to check his nose.

Orton stormed the ring during Miz TV and got right in Miz’s face, yelling at him for plugging his reality TV show. The WWE Champion then railed against both Miz and John Morrison about being kicked out of the locker room and leaving WWE to run to the “minor leagues,” respectively.

But then, Orton dared Miz to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase, turning his back to him and begging him to take his shot. It was an aggressive, angry promo that came at a good clip, which, when compared to his normally methodical pace, looked like he was on speed.

Either way, this was actually good and even made Miz look more serious because Orton was taking him seriously as a threat by confronting him directly.

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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.