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

by Scott Carlson

1. The Feud Of Jericho (And KO)

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Does anyone want to place bets on whether Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens are writing their own material for this feud? Because it far exceeds almost everything else being built up for WrestleMania.

Jericho hosted a Highlight Reel that featured images and messages from Owens, including a picture of the then-16-year-old KO in a Y2J T-shirt in his parents’ basement. Jericho used the materials to paint the picture that he was Owens’ hero, and when Y2J’s music hits at Mania, KO will be transported back to being a teenage nerd wearing his shirt. It was awesome, personal stuff.

And then Samoa Joe sauntered out, providing a distraction for Owens to jump Jericho from behind and hit the Pop-Up Powerbomb. A perfect crescendo to this musical selection.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.