5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (Results & Review - 19 Oct)

by Scott Carlson

1. Wild IC Triple Threat Steals Show

WWE Raw Rey Mysterio Dragon Lee Chad Gable
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Since winning the Intercontinental Championship, Chad Gable has been a one-man hit factory, churning out excellent television matches while defending his title.

Monday, he decided to battle two of his former opponents at the same time: Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio (in his hometown). The result was a scintillating match worked at a blistering pace that featured counter after counter, and stacked sequences that built off one another.

Gable and Dragon had a nice powerbomb reversal sequence that ended with Lee hooking in the Styles Clash, only for Rey to springboard crossbody Dragon to break it up. Gable hooked ankle locks on both repeatedly. They had a fun moment with Dragon hitting his diving double stomp on Mysterio, then charged at Gable in the other corner, only to be thrown into the turnbuckles.

Rey looked to have the match won after taking out both men with 619s and then nailing Dragon with a frog splash, but Gable saved at the last second. Mysterio nearly pulled off a miracle in his hometown, but Gable managed to lock in a rollup for the win.

The good feelings did not last, though, as Ethan Page attacked Rey and Chad, while Big Cass wiped out Dragon outside. Page made it clear that he wanted the IC Title, setting up Gable’s next feud.

The attacks also provided an immediate page-turner (no pun intended) from the sting of Rey losing and focused fans’ venom on All Ego and Cass. Nicely done.

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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.