6 Ups And 8 Downs From WWE Raw 25

3. Elias Gets Some Shine

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Someone high up in WWE clearly thinks highly of Elias, and presumably not just for his guitar-playing or multitude of scarves.

The vagabond troubadour ran into fellow scarf aficionado Chris Jericho backstage and traded lines with him, before ending up on his List of Jericho. In the ring, Elias ran down a bunch of legends before John Cena interrupted and dared him to stop him.

Cena ran wild on Elias, but a low blow stopped the 16-time world champion dead in his tracks, and the Drifter then wiped Cena out with a guitar and his finisher. Just like that, Elias left Raw with one of the better nights. Sure, that probably means Cena will toss him from the Royal Rumble on Sunday, but he got a moment in the spotlight.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.