7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Oct 22)

by Scott Carlson

1. Street Profits Get The Smoke

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After all the buildup, you couldn’t have the Street Profits come out and lose in the main event, could you?

The duo has been de facto hosts of Raw for a few months now, but they finally made their in-ring debut Monday against The OC, and they didn’t come alone. After watching numerous teams fall to the numbers game, they enlisted the help of Kevin Owens, who hit a Stunner on AJ Styles to even the odds, allowing Montez Ford to nail a frogsplash for the win.

The big question for the Profits was whether their gimmick would translate in a big arena – it’s worked really well at the much smaller Full Sail. Ford and Angelo Dawkins danced through the crowd, hyping them up on the way to the ring, which did the trick. The match itself wasn’t that great, but the right team won, so that’s a positive step.

Memo to WWE: If you want to get them really over, distribute red Solo cups to fans facing the camera before the Street Profits come out so they can toast along with Ford.

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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.