9 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 18)

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5. Can The Humberto Experiment Be Done?

Look, Humberto Carrillo is a young superstar who shows promise. But after watching him for the past few months, it’s safe to say he isn’t the next major Latino superstar.

Carrillo is good in the ring, but not great. His promos are getting better, but aren’t there yet. He’s just not clicking how he should be if he’s going to be the guy defending Rey Mysterio’s honor. He’s almost like the unqualified understudy – good enough to be the emergency option, but you pray the star doesn’t literally break a leg.

Humberto fell in relatively short order to Murphy Monday night after a Seth Rollins distraction. During the match itself, we saw the usual flurry of offense from Carrillo (and Murphy, for that matter), a brief, uninspired match.

It got the point across, but it seemed like a waste. You could have just had Murphy jump Carrillo when he came out to defend Rey and then have Aleister Black save.