5 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 20)

4. New Day Throws Fans A Bone

After photos and videos leaked from Paige’s smartphone went viral over the weekend, fans had to wonder what WWE’s reaction would be. The only wrestler on TV right now is Xavier Woods, so would he – or New Day collectively – be taken off TV for a week as a cool-down move?

The answer would be a resounding “no,” as the WrestleMania hosts were indeed featured on Raw, but in a backstage segment. Still, New Day gave a nod to fans in the know, with Kofi Kingston and Big E flanking and staring at Xavier suspiciously, with E adding, “Is there something you want to tell us about?”

Woods paused, and then launched into a promo for Mania, which changed the tenor of the segment, but it still was an interesting nod toward the viral videos without saying a word.

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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.