7 Ups & 9 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 8)

7. Grating And Irritating

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Heel promos are supposed to evoke a reaction. But Seth Rollins’ promos are just so grating that it makes you want to change the channel.

Rollins giving his rundown of self-appointed nicknames isn’t Rock-esque – it’s obnoxious. His delivery is just irritating to the point that you would rather mute it and read a closed-caption of the promo. Even the bit where he talked about knowing Kevin Owens for years felt artificial.

There’s no denying that Rollins is a talented performer, but someone needs to sit him down and help him because this stuff doesn’t scream “future world champion;” it screams “obnoxious mid-card heel I don’t care about.”

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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.