8 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (July 10)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Fun Main Event That Teased More

Seth Rollins Finn Balor
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Raw's six-man headliner was actually shorter than predicted.

The match did serve multiple masters, at least. First, Finn Bálor and Damian Priest are back on the same page for now. Second, members of Judgment Day (Priest and Dominik?) are probably challenging Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed Tag belts at SummerSlam.

Is it slightly concerning that Seth Rollins doesn't have a locked-in opponent for the PLE? Sure, but there's still time to build something quickly, and he's likely heading down rematch road vs. Bálor (with resumed aggro between Finn and Priest) anyway.

There was an odd bit of miscommunication on a slingblade spot between Seth and Bálor here, but it didn't kill the match or anything. Sometimes, there's nothing wrong with pushing house shows-style bouts like this on TV to gobble up a week, especially when they fit the stories being told.

What did you think of this week's WWE Raw? For more like this, check out 4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage 100 (July 7) and 10 Times Wrestlers Attempted Murder In WWE!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.