5 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 9th)
4. Connor The Crusher Lauded
One of the most touching stories to come out of WWE in the past several years has been the companys infatuation with Connor The Crusher Michalek, a sick child whose desire to meet Daniel Bryan led to an unusual relationship. Diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer, Connor managed to make such an impression on WWE wrestlers and brass that they invited him to WrestleMania XXX last year and rolled out the red carpet. He got to pin Triple H in a mini-match and was on hand to help Bryan celebrate his title win at Mania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ej73ZNbMNY Shortly after Mania, Connor passed away at the age of 8. The Pittsburgh native was honored in his hometown Monday night by being named the first recipient of the Warrior Award, an idea the Ultimate Warrior mentioned in his Hall of Fame speech last year. Its a fitting tribute for a kid who clearly had an impact on several superstars.
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.
