5 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE Raw After WrestleMania 36

4. Once, Twice, Thrice

Street Profits Bianca
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It’s pretty clear watching Raw that the wrestlers were instructed to go out there and have lengthy matches to fill the three-hour program, but why did we need three matches with two DQs to accomplish that with one segment?

The Street Profits were defending the Raw Tag Team Championships against Angel Garza & Austin Theory when Zelina Vega interfered, causing a DQ. Vega then got physical with the Profits, sparking Bianca Belair to officially debut on Raw and come to the aid of her husband (Montez Ford).

This led to a singles match between Vega and Belair, which then ended in a DQ when the men wrestled into the ring. And then, Ford called for a six-person tag match, so we got a third match involving these participants. And finally, that match ended decisively, with Belair hitting a KOD on Vega for the pin.

Why did we need to have that singles match in the middle with a DQ? They could have simply had Bianca save, make the six-person tag match and have a lengthier contest (which should be easier with 3-on-3 action) that ends with Belair getting her hand raised.

Not the worst thing in the world, but it was a bit ridiculous after a while.

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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.