8 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (August 12)

5. Unlikely Allies

Braun Strowman Seth Rollins AJ Styles
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Finally! It was about time that someone in the locker room stepped up to help someone else out against the numbers game.

We’ve seen Ricochet have to battle The OC by himself in recent weeks, and it cost him his United States Championship and opportunities to regain the title. But no one ever ran to his defense with the numbers stacked against him.

But Monday, Seth Rollins faced a beating from The OC, and this time, Ricochet and Braun Strowman came to his aid, evening the odds and chasing AJ Styles and company off. No one is expecting the three to become best friends, but once in a while, a little camaraderie never hurts.

Looking forward to the predictable six-man tag match soon.

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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.