5 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 19)

by Scott Carlson

1. Cena Carries Budding Feud

Kane John Cena
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With only three weeks until WrestleMania, it seems odd that the man who has been synonymous with WWE’s marquee event has not confirmed his participation yet.

But even though the Undertaker isn’t being described as in or out yet, his presence is being filled by his potential opponent, John Cena. Cena called out Taker last week and demanded an answer, which he didn’t get. So he called UT a coward.

Only Cena could get away with that sort of thing. And it makes him the aggressor, trying to draw Undertaker out of the shadows, so when the Deadman finally does respond, it’ll feel natural rather than delayed, late booking. Kudos to Cena.

A match like this probably could have been made a month ago and carried a lot of the build and excitement for Mania, but instead it’s a midcard attraction match behind two world title bouts, a mixed tag match featuring Ronda Rousey and whatever Shane McMahon ends up doing.

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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.