7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (August 24th)
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Who knew that Xavier Woods was a man of many talents? Breaking out a trombone to play bits of Frank Sinatras iconic New York, New York while Kofi Kingston and Big E sang New Day, New Day was just a stroke of genius. Once again, New Day showed that they have rapidly become one of the most entertaining parts of Raw. Xavier didnt let up with the introductions though. He sounded off in time with his teammates stomping, and then played Taps as Kalisto ate the pinfall loss. It was tremendous fun, and it looked like New Day was really enjoying themselves as well. They should: They finally recaptured their tag team gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BblWjBuAjSY On a personal note, its gratifying to see this trio break through like this after a stalled push as a unit last year, and then the horrific original concept that turned fans against them.
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.