6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 22)

2. Over-Exposure

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Has the WWE legal department weighed in yet on whether it can pry loose the Broken Matt Hardy and Brother Nero characters? Because right now, the Hardy Boyz are caught in a weird purgatory where they are still way popular with the fans but not doing much of note.

Since returning, the Hardys have spent the vast majority of their time feuding with Sheamus & Cesaro, helping to facilitate their heel turn. But we’ve only seen three tag matches involving the brothers since they returned nearly two months ago. The rest of their bouts have been singles contests against Cesaro & Sheamus.

It just feels like while the Hardys are still riding a wave, eventually something is going to need to change, whether it’s their opponents or their characters, because the nostalgia train is going to derail at some point. But for now, we’ll call this an advisory “down.”

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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.