7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 1st)
2. Ambrose Is The Real Deal
Memo to the real authority of WWE: Dean Ambrose is not some flavor of the month. Week after week now, hes consistently been getting a solid reaction that only seems to get louder. The pop when he won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber was off the charts, and the response at the end of Raw Monday night was equally vocal. Its something WWE cant ignore, nor is it something where they can just shuttle him back down the card after the Money in the Bank PPV. One theory being kicked around that makes a lot of sense would involve Ambrose actually winning the title in two weeks and his buddy Roman Reigns winning the MITB briefcase, thus setting up an interesting relationship between the two friends. Reigns could cash in on Ambrose that night, or you could play it out over several weeks with Roman watching Deans back against the Authority but always a threat to cash in when hes vulnerable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VvGt1Hr5mg Either way, Ambroses resurgent popularity has to be a pleasant surprise for WWE, one that the company best not squander.
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.
