6 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE Raw (August 17th)

1. Hometown Heat

Now this is the reaction WWE probably wanted initially with Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker. At Battleground last month, fans cheered when the Undertaker appeared and interfered in Lesnar€™s title match against Seth Rollins. They applauded despite Taker low-blowing the hero after costing him the world championship, which was understandable given the Deadman€™s legacy. But change venues to Lesnar€™s hometown and have Undertaker spoil his homecoming? Big difference. Fans booed Taker for interrupting the celebration, and really let loose when Undertaker kicked Brock low again. It resulted in a much more obvious line in fan reaction between the two warriors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4r4KTkfyc It seemed pretty clear in essentially repeating the scenario from Battleground that WWE was trying to do just that: Establish Undertaker as the bad guy in this feud, a man who hasn€™t gotten over Lesnar beating him at WrestleMania XXX last year. The boisterous cheers for Brock beforehand as he beamed ear-to-ear at the reaction only solidified things. Now, let€™s see if they can deliver with all the hype that€™s been bestowed on this match.