6 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (10 June - Results & Review)

by Scott Carlson

1. Frankenstein’s Monster

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Chad Gable has spent the better part of the past two months warping the minds of his Alpha Academy charges, and it might finally be coming back to bite him this weekend.

In an effort to fire up his prized pupil Otis, Gable has repeatedly berated and slapped the big man, bringing Otis to the brink of turning on his master, but he’s always reined it in. Monday night, Gable again slapped Otis repeatedly when he wouldn’t attack Sami Zayn until Otis finally put Sami down. But then Otis seemingly turned on Chad… before backing down.

You can only push a man so far before he breaks, and Gable might learn that lesson the hard way. He’s polluted Otis’ mind to the point where Otis believes that he’s nothing without Chad, having lost his Money in the Bank briefcase, Mandy Rose, and Tucker before Gable rescued him.

But fan reaction, his empathy for his fellow Alpha Academy teammates, and Sami’s urging might sway Otis to cast off Gable. If that happens, Gable will face the wrath of the monster he created.

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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.