6 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 1)

4. Braun Obliges The Fans

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Normally, this writer gets a little put off by WWE treating established wrestlers like total jobbers, but when it’s done right and appropriately, then it works just fine.

And when it’s Braun Strowman dishing out the punishment, it’s usually the right case. Strowman took on Rhyno in what could have been a competitive match, but quickly turned into a handicap squash, with Heath Slater getting involved and the former SmackDown tag champs being decimated with powerslams.

Afterward, Braun listened to the fans’ “one more time” chants and dished out a total of six powerslams to Slater and Rhyno, leaving them flattened. It might have buried the duo as little more than cannon fodder, but it kept Strowman looking great, and it’s not like Slater and Rhyno were vying for the tag titles anytime soon.

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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.