6 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (30 Jan - Review)

2. Get Lashley Away From US Title

Bobby Lashley
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Why is Bobby Lashley still interacting with Austin Theory?

Unless Lashley is winning the title and going to defend it against Brock Lesnar, there’s no good reason to have him continuing to get sucked into Theory’s orbit. But this is WWE’s trope of having stars encircle a title.

Even after having him lose a singles match last week that set the table for Lashley/Lesnar at WrestleMania, Bobby still was interacting with Theory Monday night, which seemed to indicate that this story must continue. And now the possible Hurt Business reunion has been woven into this, with Theory taking swipes and MVP and then pulling him into the path of a Lashley spear Monday night.

It feels like an awful lot for someone who allegedly has his WrestleMania dance card punched. It that’s changing, that’s one thing, but this just feels like an awful long for a guy who’s sole focus should be Brock.

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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.