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

by Scott Carlson

1. RK-Bro Grows On You

Randy Orton Elias
WWE.com

Yes, this is still most likely leading to Randy Orton turning on and dropping Riddle, but there was something charming about RK-Bro on Monday night.

The new tag team was victorious for the second consecutive week, defeating Elias & Jaxson Ryker after they had pelted Orton with tomatoes (don’t ask). Backstage, Riddle was annoying Randy, but he visibly softened about going out and winning their second match as a team. Then during the match, Orton seemed to grow more comfortable, even fist-bumping Riddle before the match and willingly tagging him in for the finish.

Sure, this all could fall apart in a week or two, but if they’re going to lean into it for now, and if Orton is going to really own it, then we’ll go along for the ride, for now.

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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.