4 Ups And 7 Downs From WWE Raw (Dec 28)

by Scott Carlson

1. Lee Punches His Ticket

Keith Lee Drew McIntyre
WWE.com

Even if no one is expecting a miracle next week, Keith Lee stepped it up Monday night, earning a WWE Championship match on the first Raw of 2021.

Lee defeated Sheamus in a hard-hitting match that saw the Celtic Warrior get a cheap shot before the match with two Brogue Kicks and then target his shoulder for much of the bout. But Lee overcame that onslaught to stun Sheamus with a Grizzly Magnum and then pop him up into a Spirit Bomb for the title shot.

The Limitless One’s ride on the main roster has been a roller coaster, but picking up a win like this certainly has to bode well for him, even if he doesn’t win the title next week. It would just be nice to see Lee with a more defined direction in 2021.

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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.