6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (28 August - Results & Review)
1. Nakamura Looks Like A Killer
Where in the blue hell has this Shinsuke Nakamura been for the past six years? Or at least, where has this presentation of the King of Strong Style been?
Nakamura appeared via vignette when Seth Rollins called him out Monday night, and he looked as vicious as he ever has in WWE. Against a series of training clips showing a buff Shinsuke delivering stiff strikes, he spoke in Japanese about not just beating Seth Rollins the champion, but defeating Rollins the man.
He then did something Seth warned him not to do and brought the champion’s family into the mix, saying he wants Rollins’ wife to know the reason why she has to help him out of bed in the morning, or why he won’t be able to walk their daughter down the aisle when she gets married.
Without a ton of fanfare and just by letting Nakamura look dangerous and speak in his native tongue about wanting to hurt Rollins, WWE has made what felt like a throwaway championship feud a couple weeks ago look like serious world title rivalry. It still might be a B-show main event, but it definitely has been upgraded recently.