7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 22)
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7. Elevating The Dudleys?
It looks like were witnessing a slow build to a WrestleMania match between the Dudley Boyz and the Usos. The two teams have been at odds since the Dudleys put the brothers through tables in a much-needed heel turn a few weeks ago. Monday, the Usos squashed the Ascension (Hey! They still have a job!) while the Dudleys looked on. The theme for the Dudleys is that they are not some nostalgia act or one-trick ponies defined by their use of tables. Its a great idea and a great way to freshen up the act, but the duo needs some victories to make this stick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtnisc3HG8s And maybe its selfish as an Attitude Era fan, but seeing the Dudleys get one more run at the top of the tag division as a no-nonsense team would be fun. The Usos are fine, but realistically, whats their act? Theyre Samoan brothers who yell their name a lot. And theyre related to Rikishi, Roman Reigns and the Rock. Thats not a knock against them, but who has more well-defined characters? Plus, it would be interesting to see if Bubba Ray Dudley gets a chance to shine on the mic as he did in TNA.
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.
