6 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (July 26)

2. Give Them 15-20 At SummerSlam

Sheamus Damian Priest
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Setting aside the entire “Damian Priest has officially entered the conversation…” b*llocks, let’s give it up to Sheamus and Priest, who had a satisfying appetizer of a match.

Priest basically made himself #1 contender for the United States Championship by beating the Celtic Warrior. The two veterans are perfectly capable of having a really hard-hitting match, and they flashed those moments, but they didn’t give it all away. Priest delivered a top-rope chokeslam and kicked out of Sheamus’ Alabama Slam and pump knee, which had fans roped in.

Watching this match, you get the feeling this could be a really good opener at SummerSlam if they tear into each other with strikes and stiff shots and near-falls galore. Sheamus usually rises to the occasion, and it could be a star-making turn for Priest.

One can only hope, and Monday’s bout fueled that hope.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.