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

4. Cesaro, Ambrose Showcase Talents

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The feud between Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose and Sheamus & Cesaro clearly is leading to a tag team match at SummerSlam, but considering that all four men are accomplished singles wrestlers, it’s no surprise we got a great match between two of the four.

Cesaro and Ambrose captivated the crowd with a great back-and-forth match that featured hard-hitting moves, counters and numerous near-falls. It was a solid match that showed what we already knew – that Cesaro is a wrestling machine – and what we might have forgotten – that Ambrose is no slouch himself.

The ending was a bit of a letdown, but it wasn’t surprising that Sheamus would factor into it a little. And after beating on each other for 20 minutes, a solid rollup might be disappointing, but it’s not 100% unbelievable.

Still, if these four lock up at SummerSlam in a tag match, this could be a show-stealer.

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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.