6 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 12)

4. 2-Out-Of-3 Equals A Tie

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It’s pretty obvious that WWE is prepping fans for a blowoff match between the Hardys and Cesaro & Sheamus, likely at (*groan*) Great Balls of Fire.

But to announce and tease a 2-out-of-3 falls match for the Raw Tag Team Championships throughout the program and then deliver what they did can’t be anything less than a huge disappointment. The first two falls breezed by pretty quickly, and even though it was a hard-hitting match that fans were reacting to strongly, it felt truncated.

And then came the third fall.'

The four men brawled to the outside, and the ref kept counting… all the way to 10. And thus, the tag title match ended in a tie. It was a disappointing ending, and while it’s understanding given where the feud is likely going, that doesn’t excuse the non-finish.

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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.