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

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7. Neville Annihilates Ali

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Let’s face it: There really isn’t anyone on the Neville Level right now. If Austin Aries isn’t there, then who is?

Mustafa Ali certainly isn’t. Ali put up a decent fight, but he took far too long trying to set up his big move – an inverted 450 splash – twice. That led to Neville taking over and then demolishing Ali in quick order.

The big question here is whether Akira Tozawa, who faces Neville on Sunday, stands a chance. Tozawa didn’t have any facetime on Raw, but he certainly connects with fans with his war cry and will give the Cruiserweight Champion a run for his money.

But on Raw, Neville looked unstoppable.

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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.