7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (March 30th)

6. A Budding Rivalry

Sometimes putting two popular guys in the ring and letting them work their magic is the right call. In the case of Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler, an Intercontinental Championship match between the two to open RAW in front of a hot crowd was absolutely the correct move. Bryan and Ziggler continued their rivalry from WrestleMania and even during the lead-up to the event, with Ziggler beating Bryan twice in a row before Mania. Bryan managed to retain his IC title, but there€™s a good chance we€™ll see more of them in the ring. Fans will be guaranteed quality matchups, but hopefully this won€™t be a rivalry played on an unending loop. That will help no one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVwulNxZv08 It€™s probably too much to ask for to have Bryan and Ziggler elevate the value of the Intercontinental Championship by being booked strongly themselves, but much like Christmas when you were little, you€™ll never get a present if you don€™t ask. For now though, fans should just enjoy quality matches like Monday€™s bout.
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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.