6 Ups And 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 18)

3. Rollins Gets Distracted

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Ah yes, the old “entrance music distraction finish” trope.

As much as this writer hates it, that technique is a common one for WWE to fall back on. When done properly, it can actually work. But maybe, just maybe, WWE should rethink using it for its biggest title match, with the underdog babyface getting distracted like a moron by the heel champion.

But here was Seth Rollins, turning his back on Drew McIntyre and staring at Brock Lesnar, before turning around into a Claymore kick to fall to the Scot.

Way to make your Royal Rumble winner look like a peach.

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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.