6 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (March 11)
4. Phenomenal Patter
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Xavier Woods was selling the pain of AJ Styles' Raw promo on The Undertaker as if it had been the one to injure his achilles, highlighting how 'The Phenomenal One' pulling the curtain back on 'The Deadman's life was an attack on his nostalgia.
Styles was set to guest on the show shortly after the discussion, but this was an enjoyable accoutrement to the post-Elimination Chamber Raw moment that generated the most buzz after the show.
The group added agency to Styles' powerful words, questioning how both would raise the stakes on the 'Road To WrestleMania' while still finding time to heap praise on a programme that has only truly sprung into life in the last few days.
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