6 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 23)

3. Riddle Chills Sheamus Out

Riddle Sheamus
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Kudos to Riddle for putting out the fire(face) by beating Sheamus on Monday night, earning a spot in next week’s triple threat #1 contender’s match.

The match itself was pretty decent, with Riddle absorbing a beating from Sheamus, who was also willing to lock in a few submission holds of his own against the former MMA fighter. Both men also went for knockout punches, with Sheamus hitting a White Noise off the second turnbuckle, and Riddle nailing a Floating Bro to the floor.

In the end, Riddle managed to turn a Cloverleaf into a rollup for the pinfall, giving him a hard-fought win that felt earned, despite the rollup finish.

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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.