5 Ups And Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 17th)
2. Promo Class Is In Session
The longer the feud between Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose goes, the easier it is to forgive the godawful ending to the Hell in a Cell match last month. (By easier, it means that its now a 14 on a scale of 1-10.) Wyatt and Ambrose are two of the most unique promo guys in WWE today. They dont speak in the same stilted manner that others do. They dont repeat their own name or their opponents name 10 times. They dont start their sentences with You know like others often do. Pairing them up has given fans an opportunity for a very different kind of feud than what WWE typically serves up, with high-quality verbal sparring. Ambrose than pulled a trick that you wonder why isnt used more often showing a taped promo on the big screen while he sneaks up behind Wyatt to attack. Granted, the time allocated for their feud has been dwarfed by Team Cena versus Team Authority, but Ambrose and Wyatt are making the most of it, and it seems to have reinvigorated Wyatt. Itll be interesting to see if they book a decisive finish, as both men need a strong showing at Survivor Series.
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.
