5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (1 May - Review)

2. Can Anyone Explain Free Agency?

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Everyone made a huge deal about Brock Lesnar negotiating a deal in his contract that left him a free agent, but let’s be honest, it’s not like he’s the only one.

For starters, Omos was also touted as a free agent, but then don’t forget, Mustafa Ali, Dolph Ziggler and Von Wagner also were deemed to be able to roam between brands after SmackDown’s portion of the draft concluded.

And then later Monday night, it was revealed that Baron Corbin, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Elias and Xyon Quinn also had declared as free agents.

Got all that? Brock being a free agent is a huge deal, but nearly 10 other wrestlers did the same thing during the draft. And some “negotiated” this deal, while others “declared” as free agents.

Someone, just make it make sense.

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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.