7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 15th)
6. Ziggler Puts Up A Fight
Its safe to assume at this point that weve found Dolph Zigglers station in his WWE life. He takes a hell of a beating and fans always rally around him, so hes going to be the guy who gets wins here and there, maybe even a midcard title run or a huge upset win against main eventers. But his primary purpose is to make those tippy-top guys look like a million bucks. Case in point, Zigglers match against Kevin Owens was another solid contest in a series of them for the NXT Champion. Owens beat Dolph from pillar to post, but Ziggler got in a fair amount of offense and near-falls to keep the fans invested in the match, even though it was obvious he wasnt winning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qit5tjSK1So Sure, its frustrating as a Ziggler fan to see him get beaten like that, but if its in the name of actually making a new, deserving star, then its worth it. And it was an entertaining match, so theres that too. One thing that could be a negative though: Lana appears to be a bad luck charm for Dolph. Has he won a big match since she started hanging out with him? Also, kudos to Owens for selling the impact of the match and making it look like although hes a dominating wrestler, he still takes a beating and it affects him.
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.
