4 Ups & 9 Downs From WWE Raw (July 19)

3. Drip Stick Payoff And Payback

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For the past several weeks, we’ve watched Miz and John Morrison use kiddie toys to spray water at their opponents, often as a distraction that’s helped them gain a modicum of success.

The drip sticks finally backfired in a glorious way.

During a six-man tag match, Riddle stole Miz’s drip stick and sprayed Omos from behind, then gave it back to Miz. Naturally, the Personal Colossus turned around to spot Miz and began to stalk him. Morrison tried to intercede, but he got chucked back into the ring, where he ate a Viking Experience for the loss.

It was a bit of ingenuity for Riddle, turning the heels distraction tactic back on them and leading to their defeat. And it was a perfect kind of visual gag, with a wheelchair-bound Miz begging off from a 7-foot giant like Omos.

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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.