6 Ups And Downs For Last Night's WWE Raw (March 2nd)
2. The Best Kind Of Celebrity
You can tell the difference between a celebrity who is cashing a WWE check and who genuinely enjoys being there. Jon Stewart clearly not only enjoyed being on Raw Monday night, he was living his dream as a longtime pro wrestling fan. Stewart had been engaged in a war of words with Seth Rollins for the past week, with Rollins crashing Stewarts The Daily Show program on Comedy Central Thursday night. Monday, Stewart returned the favor and joined Rollins on Raw. Unlike many other celebrities who badly mangle their few lines of dialogue and leave fans groaning, Stewart not only nailed everything (saying Seth looked like a SWAT team stripper with Lady Gaga hair), he showed a solid knowledge of wrestling history. It also helped further Stewarts argument with Rollins that he attended the Money in the Bank PPV last year, so he was able to take another swipe at Rollins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn-iHzOZk2M The verbal confrontation ended when Rollins grabbed Stewart and was about the throttle him when Randy Ortons music distracted him, allowing the Daily Show host to low blow Rollins and flee. Yes, the celebrity once again got the better of the wrestler, but Stewart was clearly afraid and kicked Rollins low to get away, not to pin him for his briefcase. All in all, it was a pretty entertaining segment that didnt really harm Rollins.
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.
