6 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 1)

3. The Emasculation Of Mike Kanellis

Becky Lynch Mike Kanellis
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Maybe it was stipulated in Mike Kanellis contract when he re-signed with WWE that he will be belittled on national TV when he finally gets there.

Kanellis and his wife Maria have been relegated to 205 Live since returning to action, leaving them out of view of the majority of WWE viewers. That is, until Monday night.

Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins were discussing their upcoming mixed tag match when the Kanellises interrupted to call them out and challenge the couple to a match that night. The bout itself was nothing, with Mike unable to get anything going with Rollins, before Seth forced a tag to Maria, bringing in Becky.

But things broke down quickly, with Maria immediately announcing she was pregnant, stopping Lynch in her tracks. And then Maria ran down Mike and questioned his manhood over and over. Because that is what gets wrestlers over with the crowd.

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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.