7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 3)

4. Slater Comes Close

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It’s funny how a guy coming out from the back and simply issuing an impassioned promo and challenge can get fans pumped up and rally them to his side. Rather than having an authority figure making matches backstage, which doesn’t do nearly as much.

Case in point, Heath Slater came out while Miz and Dean Ambrose were arguing over the Intercontinental Championship and pointed out that he pinned Miz recently and felt he deserved an IC title shot. he pointed out that he’s been in WWE for eight years and had never gotten a singles title shot. He (of course) noted that he’s got kids. And then Kurt Angle granted him a title match.

Slater hung in there with Miz, scoring numerous 2-counts and nearly pulling it off. But some outside shenanigans cost him the match. Still, Slater looked good and had a ton of support, which is what you want in this type of impromptu match.

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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.