7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 26)

6. Elias Tries To Hang

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Running, hiding under the ring and using a fire extinguisher to blind your opponent and run away might not seem like the sort of thing that would be a show of courage, but when you’re talking about confronting Braun Strowman, then you have to give some credit to Elias.

The troubadour ran down Braun in his pre-match concert and tried to tactfully fight Strowman, albeit unsuccessfully. Facing a certain loss, Elias scampered under the ring, emerged with an extinguisher and sprayed Braun, causing a DQ and blinding his opponent. Elias tried to attack Strowman, but fled when it became apparent that he couldn’t stop him.

The chase extended to the backstage area, where Elias finally got away. It likely means that Elias has a target on his back now, but at least he wasn’t run over in 30 seconds. He at least didn’t look like a total jobber.

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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.