8 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE Raw (Feb 24)

4. Black Overcomes Beating, Rowan

Aliestar Black Eric Rowan
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Once upon a time, Albert and Kane had a big man match that was better than it had any right to be, because both men had freaky chemistry with each other.

Monday night, we saw the second match between Aleister Black and Erick Rowan, and they had a pretty nice little back-and-forth, with Black battling not just Rowan, but injuries sustained from The OC earlier. The Dutch Destroyer absorbed a series of slams and stomps to finally put Rowan down, hitting him with a barrage of strikes, kicks and knees.

It helped that Rowan knocked his stupid animal cage off the steps, which led to him getting distracted and tending to it, then walking right back into two Black Mass kicks for Aleister’s win.

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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.