5 Ups And 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 8th)
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5. Comedy Hour
Again, finding positives Monday night was tough at times, so this will get a thumbs-up simply because it at least keeps R-Truth out of a title match and uses him as a comedy guy, which is probably what hes best suited for now. During the godawful multi-man ladder match promo, Truth came out and talked about how he had overcome his fear of heights at WrestleMania XXXI (in the Intercontinental Championship ladder match), only to be informed that he wasnt actually in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Kane played straight man, allowing Truth to acknowledge that This is on me, before slinking to the back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oggcnIKZ9Po Some will find it a funny diversion, while some will think its a shame to see Truth being treated like a joke. WWE really missed the boat with keeping him as a paranoid, delusional heel, but if theyre going to just use him for comic relief and keep him out of the title picture then thats an effective use of him too.
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.
