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

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7. Cleveland Smokes?

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Backstage promos sometimes can be just silly enough to merit inclusion on this list as a lighthearted laugh.

The OC was discussing their budding rivalry with the Street Profits when AJ Styles appeared confused by their catchphrase about wanting “the smoke.” Styles stopped and pointed out that they were in Cleveland, and it’s “illegal here, morons.”

That sparked a frown from Luke Gallows, who lamented the news, whining, “Cleveland doesn’t rock. Cleveland sucks!”

It was a really silly segment, but that’s exactly what it was supposed to be – and most importantly, it worked.

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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.