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

3. Brawl Ties In To Cena Return

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It was already announced that John Cena was returning to Raw this week, but you had to wonder how he’d get inserted into a one-night feud.

The answer was simple: Have the Seth Rollins/Bobby Lashley brawl restart, sprinkle in a little Dean Ambrose, and voila! Cena saved Rollins, Drew McIntyre (more on him later) attacked Cena, and Finn Balor evened the odds.

Instant six-man tag match.

The match itself was a bit too long for a thrown-together opening match, but it was pretty decent overall, and it provided Rollins an opportunity to showcase his talents. Cena also got some ringtime, which also provided a nice treat for fans.

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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.