5 Ups & 8 Downs From WWE Raw (May 3)

2. That’s How You Squash

Angel Garza vs. Drew Gulak
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Imagine if WWE hadn’t wasted nearly an entire year with Angel Garza and had him running through lower-card wrestlers like he did to Drew Gulak on Monday night. Garza could be in his fourth month as United States Champion right now after a Raw tag title reign alongside Andrade.

Instead, Angel is emerging from a ridiculous hiatus where he has barely been seen on Raw, recently surfacing to flirt with Nia Jax… because it’s hilarious. On Monday, however, Garza absorbed some Gulak putdowns before promising to take his rose and shove it up Drew’s… well, butt.

And then Garza came out and sped through Gulak, overwhelming him and beating him in short order with a Wing Clipper. And yes, he followed through on his promise with the rose.

Regardless, that’s how you make a statement. Now, can WWE actually follow it up? Or will Garza job to Cedric Alexander next week? Stay tuned.

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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.