5 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (August 6)

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5. Corbin Gets His

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Baron Corbin has run his mouth. He’s pushed people around. He’s used his power to put others down. And he’s run from difficult situations.

So it was only fitting that Raw’s constable got a little comeuppance Monday night, being stuck in a match against Roman Reigns by GM Kurt Angle after Corbin mocked the Olympic gold medalist.

And then, when Corbin tried to take a powder because things were getting a little to hot for him, Finn Balor (who’s had his problems with Baron) came out and “escorted” him back to the ring, where Roman quickly got the win.

And then Balor dropped Corbin with a Coup de Grace to complete the comeuppance. It was a perfect little dose of medicine for the constable, who easily can throw his weight and power around to regain his stature. It’s a big difference in heel authority figures between Corbin getting showed up versus Stephanie McMahon who rarely gets shown up.

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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.