7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 13)

6. A Powerful Encounter

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Big-man matches can either be entertaining, or they can be disastrous. And when you have a fairly green monster in the mix, it’s even dicier.

But Monday night, Braun Strowman and Mark Henry managed to put together a decent little power bout, with Henry stepping to Braun and pushing him a bit before the mountain of a man surprised him with a running dropkick and powerslam for the three count. It’s a shame that Henry has turned into a jobber to the stars, but at least he didn’t roll over in 30 seconds, which we’ve seen before.

The match wasn’t something you’ll see on any “Best of Raw” compilations, but it got the point across, that Strowman can repel the attacks of big men like Henry, which is what he needed heading into Fastlane against Roman Reigns.

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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.