7 Ups And 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 1)
7. Truthfully, This Stinks
Lets get this out of the way: Goldust is a wonderful character to have on the roster, a highly entertaining, experienced wrestler who still has something to bring to the table. And R-Truth, despite being largely an overused joke, can make a good contribution to WWE still. Regardless, these two men are in their mid-40s and havent been serious contenders for anything in a few years. (Goldust was a tag champ with Stardust in late 2014, but that was a blip on the radar rather than long-term viability.) Instead of them being the already in the ring opponent, they are getting backstage segments to highlight Goldusts courtship of R-Truth for a tag team that will probably be headlining Main Event and Superstars soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_qR5WUfh0 Meanwhile a tag team like the Ascension is the already in the ring team, and Tyler Breeze is getting squashed by Titus ONeil. Wouldnt a backstage segment for these guys help establish them just a little, give fans a reason to get invested in these relatively new wrestlers, rather than focusing on longtime, outgoing talent? Just a thought.
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.
