7 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE Raw Christmas Night (Dec 25)

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4. Cena Sleeps In For Christmas

John Cena Elias
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John Cena is one of the best big-match wrestlers in WWE this century. That’s not hyperbole.

But when he’s sleepwalking through a match, it’s pretty obvious. And Monday certainly looked like he was on autopilot.

Granted, Cena on automatic is still better than a lot of other wrestlers. But his match against Elias lacked something and was very punch-and-kick heavy. There were some nice moments – and Elias looked competitive in defeat – but it just felt very basic overall. It’s hard to describe, but this wouldn’t be one to put on the highlight reel for 2017.

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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.