6 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 7)

4. Facetime, But That’s It

Giving wrestlers facetime in backstage segments that don’t involve major action or development might seem like a waste, but it does serve a purpose: You at least remember that they still work there and have a bit of a connection to them.

Twice during backstage segments involving GM Kurt Angle, Zack Ryder and Goldust showed up looking for matches to earn a shot in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Both men were rebuffed in short injury, despite Angle keeping an open eye out for other possible competitors to vie for a match.

It must suck to be Ryder or Goldust, thinking you’ve earned a spot, and you’re just in there as comic relief. The two veterans might not be high-profile stars these days, but both deserve another moment in the sun if it presents itself.

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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.