6 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 14)

by Scott Carlson

1. Burning It Down

Seth Rollins IC Title
WWE.com

On the opposite end of the Shield spectrum, witness the rebirth of Seth Rollins.

As much as fans on Monday night could barely contain their disdain for Roman Reigns, they were 100% behind Rollins, completely captivated by his Intercontinental Championship defense against Kevin Owens. Rollins and KO had a barn-burner of a match, trading finisher attempts, countering aerial moves and generally beating the hell out of each other.

Rollins got the win with an opportunistic Blackout stomp, making him look like he was better on this night, but fortunate to win. That kind of performance is what fans respond to so strongly, and yet he’s not in the Universal Championship picture.

It really is ridiculous to see Seth having the best matches night in and night out and not be elevated, but maybe that day will come soon enough. For now, just enjoy the show.

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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.