8 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 11)
7. A Moment Of Silence
It was only a matter of time before someone finally got their hands on Xavier Woods trombone (Francesca, as hed named it) and snapped it in two. For months, Woods has served as the de facto manager of New Day, parading around on the outside, blaring his trombone while Kofi Kingston and Big E assault their opponents. Monday, Xavier was back in that familiar role, strutting around ringside while playing the trombone, laying in the trashtalk as well. There was a great moment as he marched around the ring playing and almost ran into Chris Jericho, and the trombone trailed off before Woods fled to the top of the ramp, yelling, Im not afraid of you! the whole time. But at the end of the match, Jericho got his hands on the trombone, blared it in Xaviers face, and then gleefully broke it over his knee, sending Woods into hysterics. This will probably now put Woods in a foul mood for the foreseeable future, possibly even challenging Y2J to a match, which could be fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNORHNdwEC0 Just please let the trombone make a comeback at some point down the road.
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.
