4 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (Aug 24)

7. Silliness Instead Of Substance

Ivar Demi Burnett
WWE.com

Remember when the WWE tag team division was rooted in proving who was the best duo? Now, it’s about who wants the smoke, and who can snag a reality TV star with a turkey leg.

Seriously.

That doesn’t mean we can’t have goofy segments – this column approved of the initial Street Profits/Viking Raiders vignettes – but Monday night’s match between Angel Garza and Montez Ford was just a simple backdrop for Ivar to saunter out with a turkey leg to woo Demi Burnett, who had accompanied Angel to the ring.

Keep in mind that Garza & Andrade lost a Raw Tag Team Championship match the previous night, so theoretically, he should have been dialed in on winning that singles bout to try to get back into the hunt.

Come on guys, do better.

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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.