5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Oct 3)

2. Otis, Gargano Show Off Chemistry

Johnny Gargano Otis
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Why yes, the big man/little man dynamic really does work well in wrestling.

Otis and Johnny Gargano played their parts nicely during a brisk match that saw the Tree Trunk dominate with his power while Johnny’s array of kicks and DDTs kept Otis off-balance.

However, it was Austin Theory that was the difference-maker. Chad Gable distracted the referee, allowing Theory to hit Gargano with the Money in the Bank briefcase. Otis followed up with a World’s Strongest Slam for the win.

Later in the show, Theory announced a match between him and Gargano next week, paying off the interference and giving us the match we wanted. And Otis got a win out of it, so there.

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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.