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

by Scott Carlson

1. Vikings Topple Tag Champs

Viking Raiders Dolph Ziggler
WWE.com

Hey now, this is more like it!

The Viking Raiders finally broke free of weeks of battling The OC and took on the Raw Tag Team Champions in a non-title match Monday night, and guess what? The Raiders defeated Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode cleanly.

Erik & Ivar continue to be impressive in the ring, but they seem to be missing one thing to get them to the next level with fans (no, it’s not coming to the ring in a giant longship). Still fans rallied being the bruising duo as they traded near-falls with Roode & Ziggler before scoring the win.

Here’s hoping WWE doesn’t drop the ball with the Viking Raiders, as they have a chance to pull the trigger at the right time with them next week, and they have the Authors of Pain waiting in the wings.

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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.