4 Ups And Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 24th)
2. When Talking Goes Right
Normally, a 35-minute opening promo(s) would be a death knell for Raw, but Mondays opening promo from the Authority, followed up by Daniel Bryans mic time was must-see stuff for fans who have endured WWEs roller-coaster programming during the past 15 months. Its proof that while wrestling is supposed to be the name of the game, if fans are invested in characters and angles, then they will sit and willingly (and attentively) watch a long promo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mpa01ghJGM This doesnt mean Raw should open every week like this, and hopefully with Triple H supposedly gone, it wont be the norm. But with the big news of the Authority being ousted and Bryans surprising return, this worked well. Triple H and Stephanie managed to put over Sting and Dolph Ziggler on their way out the door too, which also made it worthwhile.
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.
