5 Ups 8 Downs From WWE Raw (Oct 19)

2. The Jumbo Caped Crusader

El Gran Gordo
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Let’s just acknowledge right away that Otis donning a pink mask, tights and cape to pose as “El Gran Gordo” so he could wrestle on Raw was dumb and a ridiculous loophole on par with Mr. America.

That said, once you just realize it’s all supposed to be comedy anyway, you can just let go and laugh a little. Otis is comic relief, but he’s also a pretty endearing character, which lets him get away with a lot more than most people would be able to survive. Even a pink mask and cape.

El Gran Gordo polished Miz off with a Vader Bomb, which actually is a perfect finisher for Otis, and it gave him a measure of revenge against the A-Listers after losing his girlfriend and tag team partner.

The only loser here is Tucker, who looks to be lost unless Otis finds a way over to Raw. Maybe he can reinvent himself as a singles wrestler, but it’s gonna be a tough road.

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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.