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

by Scott Carlson

1. Domination

Bobby Lashley
WWE.com

Once you accept that WWE is just never going to push someone like Cedric Alexander and that you shouldn’t bother caring about him, it’s easier to accept Bobby Lashley’s domination of him and Shelton Benjamin.

Lashley ran through his former Hurt Business running buddies after the two popped off at him in the ring, claiming they wanted their shot at the champ. If you’re prepping your WWE Champion to face Goldberg at SummerSlam, having him destroy two guys at once is probably a good start. The champ even used Goldberg’s Jackhammer on Benjamin, just to twist the knife a bit.

This feud isn’t exactly setting the world on fire, but it could be a fun, hard-hitting bout, and Lashley running through a couple of guys en route to that match doesn’t hurt… unless you’re a Cedric fan.

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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.