4 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (Dec 19 - Review)

5. Distracted By Water

Finn Balor is a well-travelled professional wrestler with 21 years of experience. He also is apparently so confounded by a Solo cup of water that he loses all focus on his job and stares blindly for 20 seconds.

That’s what we’re supposed to take from the opening match on Raw, as Akira Tozawa provided a distraction when Balor went to head up top for a Coup de Grace. He approached Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio with Montez Ford’s Solo cup and threw its contents at them, hitting Dominik, who responded like he had been sprayed with acid.

During this entire ordeal, Balor stood against the ropes, transfixed. This allowed Ford to roll him up for the win, handing Judgment Day a rare loss and making Balor look like a colossal fool. It’s tough to say if this is worse than distraction rollup via entrance music, but it was pretty bad.