8 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 14)

by Scott Carlson

1. KO Brings Out The Best

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Ever since he returned to WWE, Alberto Del Rio has been met with a mixture of disgust and boredom. Hes floundered since beating John Cena for the United States Championship and failed to really catch on with fans.

But Mexicos greatest export found someone he could play off of pretty well Monday night, and that person would be another fellow villain: Kevin Owens. KO perfectly played the tattletale suck-up kid everyone knew in grade school, telling Shane McMahon that Del Rio was late for the show and should be removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match. But Del Rio showed up, saying Owens reported him to security, resulting in a five hour delay.

Later, the two were forced to team up and defend their MITB spots against the Lucha Dragons. Even during the match, Owens continued his jerk heel ways, threatening to walk-out, and tossing Alberto back into the ring and tagging him, asking if he had to do everything for both teammates.

Owens is on another plane right now when it comes to getting himself and others over. If he doesnt win the MITB briefcase on Sunday, then hell find another way to win the title sometimes in the near future.

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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.