7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 18)

3. The Perfect Foil

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When Maryse returned to WWE alongside her husband, it was a safe bet that that would be a marked improvement for the Awesome One€™s character. Giving him a valet €“ especially a known commodity like Maryse €“ would help him really establish the arrogant Hollywood elitist character he€™s portrayed for some time now. The fact that she€™s also his wife so they can be a €œpower couple€ only helps.

In addition to this, Miz also is proving to be an excellent foil for the returning Cesaro, serving to bring out more of the Swiss Superman€™s personality €“ something WWE brass seemingly has felt was missing from his character. By having Miz be an obnoxious jerk, it€™s easier for Cesaro to play against that and take swipes like Monday€™s €œRowdy€ Roddy Piper impersonation from €œThey Live.€

And since Miz portrays himself as a Hollywood A-lister, it€™s worth noting that in his black suit and sunglasses, Cesaro bears a somewhat striking resemblance to a real A-lister, England€™s own Jason Statham, no?

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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.