5 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 4)

by Scott Carlson

1. Braun Smash!

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We could gripe about Bobby Roode getting demolished Monday night, but it really was for a bigger purpose.

Braun Strowman dominated his match against Roode on Raw, and performed another of his ever-growing list of feats of strength. Roode had placed a ladder bridge from the apron to the barricade and led Strowman on a chase, ducking under the ladder and then mocking Braun.

Strowman then roared and smashed the ladder in half with one clubbing blow, which led to a great reaction from Bobby, who collapsed to the floor in shock and just mouthed, “Oh my God” before trying to run away.

Sure, former NXT champ Roode looked like a step above cannon fodder, but Strowman was the beneficiary, so it worked out fine, and it was pretty nicely done.

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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.