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

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6. A Glorious Win

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It’s been a topsy-turvy time for Bobby Roode on the main roster.

The former NXT champion inexplicably debuted as a babyface on SmackDown, where he won the United States Championship. He lost the title quickly to Randy Orton and had a lackluster triple threat match at WrestleMania. Then he came to Raw as the final acquisition and seemed to be pegged for something big.

Then he lost to Elias and danced with No Way Jose’s conga line at Backlash.

But Monday, Roode pinned Jose to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Sure, the Glorious One might not be the favorite (that’s gotta be Braun Strowman), but at least he’s in the signature match of the upcoming PPV.

And there’s always hope that Roode will at some point soon turn into the vain, villainous wrestler he’s perfect at portraying. But for now, we’ll take the W.

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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.