5 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 4th)

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5. Ryder Stands Tall

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As horrid as the main event elimination tag match was, you’ve got to at least smile a little at the fact that it was Zack Ryder standing tall at the end of Raw Monday night with fireworks going off.

Ryder managed to pin two of the last four men in the 16-man tag match, winning the bout alongside Big Show. Zack took out Sheamus for the final pin and celebrated in the ring with Show with pyro going off and fans cheering. It wasn’t quite a WrestleMania moment, but considering that his road since Mania hasn’t been smooth, it was a nice cherry for him.

Of course, it would be nice if this actually meant something, but it likely was a small token that will lead nowhere next week. So enjoy it while you can.

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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.