7 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 14)

3. Win Or Go Home

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Fear can be a big motivator when it comes to winning or getting something done. Fear of losing your job can be a really big motivator. So why is Stephanie McMahon repeatedly threatening Raw superstars with “changes” if they lose at Survivor Series on Sunday a negative?

Quite simply, this the McMahon playbook, and it only has one play: Exert your dominance and superiority over the wrestlers at all costs, belittling them and threatening them at every turn so everyone knows who the real star of the show is. It’s amazing that this is the same WWE that saw Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock and D-Generation X rise to prominence by bucking authority and not taking those lectures lying down.

Can you really see Austin, Rock or Shawn Michaels taking Vince McMahon threatening their jobs and not lashing back at him verbally or even physically? So why can Stephanie in 2016 run her mouth constantly at the talent and they just stand there meekly, never standing up for themselves. It’s aggravating every time it happens, and this is no exception.

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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.