6 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 28)

2. KO’s Motivational Speaking Tour

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Can we have Kevin Owens on commentary every week? He’s lightyears beyond the current team (minus Corey Graves on most days).

Owens sat in on the Braun Strowman/Finn Balor match, doing his usual awesome shtick of putting down his opponents while giving the announcers an earful (“Are you guys wearing Braun Strowman T-shirts under your blazers?”). But the best part came when KO grabbed a mic and taunted Braun and Finn separately.

In taunting his Money in the Bank opponents, he was encouraging them to hurt each other more, while getting into their heads a little. And then of course, Owens interfered in the match and attacked (or tried to attack) both men with a ladder, retreating when Braun repelled him.

It was a perfect character beat for KO, doing what he does best.

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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.