8 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 17)

by Scott Carlson

1. Strowman Wreaks Havoc Again

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They’ve got to be building to Braun Strowman breaking through to the top, right? Or is he just a top-level foil for Roman Reigns?

Regardless, Strowman’s interference in Monday’s main event left the #1 contender’s spot for SummerSlam up in the air while leaving fans giddy as the behemoth annihilated Roman and Samoa Joe with relative ease. Considering that he just beat Reigns last week, wouldn’t that make him the #1 contender? At the very least, he should now be in the conversation.

Seeing Braun destroy two top guys who have tangled with Brock Lesnar raises the interesting perspective of Strowman versus the Beast, and it also leaves more unanswered questions for upcoming episodes of Raw, which also helps build interest.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.