5 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Raw (Jan 16 - Review)

by Scott Carlson

1. All-Out Crazy Main Event

Seth Rollins Omos
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Hats off to everyone in the six-man elimination match for a United States Championship shot next week. Finn Balor, Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Miz and even Baron Corbin worked an action-packed, entertaining main event.

It’s impossible to get into the specifics of the match, but it’s worth noting that nearly everyone got moments to shine, with Ziggler in particular looking like a beast right up until Rollins eliminated him with a Pedigree. Seth played the opportunist, sneaking into the ring and hitting knockout blows when no one expected them. He eliminated Miz via stomp while Miz was trapped in a reversed Figure Four. He booted Balor with a stomp right while Finn was getting up from nailing a Coup de Grace.

The closing minutes saw Bobby Lashley take over with his power, spearing Corbin and then Rollins out of the match to earn a title match next week against Austin Theory. It was fun mayhem, which at least ended this show on a positive note.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.