7 Ups And 4 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 8)

1. Braun Destroys Everything

One of the things that helped turn Braun Strowman into a world-beater last year was his rivalry with Roman Reigns, where he periodically destroyed everything in front of him, at one point flipping over an ambulance with Roman inside.

Monday night, Strowman got back to basics, attacking Brock Lesnar and Kane backstage and laying both of them out in impressive fashion. But then, just to drive home the point, he grabbed a grappling hook(!) and pulled a metal truss down on top of both men. This led to Brock doing a stretcher job while Braun stood supreme.

It was a simple, if somewhat silly, display, but it worked at making Braun look like the favorite three weeks out from his triple threat Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble PPV. And if nothing else, it was a pretty damn cool visual.

(One curiosity question: Was that the same collapsing truss WWE used for the infamous segment where a truss fell on Vince McMahon as he attempted to give away $1 million?)