7 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 25)
6. A Matter Of Respect
You have to give Triple H his props. For as bad and Stephanie and Vince McMahon have been as heel authority figures, Triple H has been able to salvage this angle somewhat upon his return. For example, Hunters comment about how WWE is his religion and Vince is God actually resonated well when he talked about Roman Reigns lack of respect. Triple H made Roman out to be a disrespectful punk who didnt deserve the world championship, and thats why he took the title. Hunter is world champ not because he has to be, but because he wants to be. Yes, thats an extremely arrogant reason, but it makes you hate the character and want to see him get his comeuppance. Thats known as heat, exactly what this kind of match should have. Its a shame that Vince and Stephanie cant figure this sort of thing out. After all, the McMahons invented professional wrestling, correct?
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.
