9 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Dec 26)

4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Oh come on, admit you had fun with Ariya Daivari and Jack Gallagher insulting each other using the word “scoundrel” liberally.

Gallagher is unique enough to make silly backstage segments like this stick, and Daivari played the straight man well. Even better was the duel, with Daivari asking if the Extraordinary Gentleman was Alexander Hamilton, and Gallagher responding that if he knew his American history correctly, he was more Aaron Burr. And you can't forget the gloved slap across Daivari's face.

For those who aren’t in the know, Burr and Hamilton actually had a duel, and Burr – the sitting vice president – shot and killed Hamilton in the skirmish. We won’t see something that dramatic, but it would be safe to wager that Gallagher should come out on top.

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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.