7 Ups And 5 Downs From WWE Great Balls Of Fire

by Scott Carlson

1. Braun Continues To Dominate

Braun Strowman Roman Reigns
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It’s absolutely astounding how incredibly well WWE continues to book Braun Strowman. Despite being unable to book many elements of its programming, the company has protected Strowman in a way not seen in a good while.

Braun won Sunday night’s ambulance match, overcoming an assault with a steel chair (and yelling, “Hit me, son of a b****!” at one point) and dodging a spear attempt to secure the victory. But the match really was a prelude to what came after.

After Roman Reigns’ brutal attempted vehicular manslaughter, Strowman emerged from the ambulance, waved off medical attention and headed off, a bloody mess. It was a chilling visual, and it only added to Braun’s growing legend.

And above all that, Strowman won the match fair and square. No chicanery, no crazy gimmicks, just a dodge to the right.

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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.