6 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Raw (12 June - Review)

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6. Reed’s Train Derailed

Bronson Reed Ricochet
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Bronson Reed has been on a roll lately, but that doesn’t mean it’s all smooth sailing from him.

Reed went to war with Ricochet Monday night, with the One and Only unloading on him with a flurry of kicks, strikes and other offense before Shinsuke Nakamura got revenge on Bronson for last week’s attack. The DQ finish was a downer, but seeing Ricochet and Nakamura figure out that they could thwart Reed together was enough to balance it out.

Bronson continued to look like a borderline unstoppable beast, while the two smaller babyfaces looked valiant and desperate – but not pathetic. Even the tension afterward between Ricochet and Shinsuke was a nice touch, with both men wanting to put Reed down, but not willing to step aside for the other.

Reed as a result looked like more of a monster without overtly weakening the babyfaces. The good guys spinning off from this into a “respect” feud at least will feel earned rather than just something to occupy time before Money in the Bank.

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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.