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

3. Rollins Adds Substance

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One of the few bright spots for Raw Monday night was Seth Rollins, who not only won his competitive match against Dolph Ziggler, but also got fans fired up about the upcoming triple threat world title match.

However, Rollins probably got a different reaction than the WWE brass wanted when he talked about Roman Reigns and said that his career was a joke and that he didn’t belong in the triple threat – and the fans cheered. It makes a redemption story a little more difficult to come by if the fans don’t even think you deserve another chance.

Rollins and Dean Ambrose did a nice job continuing their feud and reminding fans to stay invested in the battle between former Shield brethren. It might be a little stalled right now with Reigns out on suspension, but these two seem to have things in hand.

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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.