6 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (27 Feb - Results & Review)

3. Simple Sell For Friday

Cody Rhodes
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Not everything has to be a 10-minute soliloquy to sell someone on an angle or to convince people to tune in to watch a show.

In the case of Cody Rhodes Monday night, it took him less than 30 seconds… with a couple weeks of setup.

In recent weeks, Cody has remarked how he has yet to come face-to-face with his WrestleMania opponent Roman Reigns. It painted the picture of Reigns either ducking him or not deeming him important enough to face, while also building anticipation.

Then on Monday after defeating Chad Gable, Cody grabbed the mic, reiterated his point about Roman, then noted that Reigns would be on SmackDown this week… and so would Rhodes.

Just like that, you’ve got a reason to DVR the blue brand or tune in Friday night to see if the two come head-to-head finally. Done and done.

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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.