Austin Theory Gets Brand New Character On Last Night's WWE Raw

Former Money In The Bank holder shockingly bounces back from rock bottom.

by Michael Hamflett
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Austin Theory underwent a character transformation of sorts on last night's Monday Night Raw.

Having attempted to rationalise why he chose the United States Champion Seth Rollins over Roman Reigns for his failed Money In The Bank cash-in attempt seven days prior, Theory destroyed Dolph Ziggler on the arena floor in a match that went to a No Contest before returning at the end of the night to assault Rollins following 'The Visionary Of Drip's win over Finn Bálor. He then held the belt he'd failed to claim last week aloft as the show went off the air.

In need of a big week after last week's total disaster Theory spoke of being "more alive than ever" after the setback and pledged to be the "face of the franchise" going forward.

Noting that multiple cash-in attempts on Roman Reigns had failed and suggesting The Bloodline would have put paid to even his best efforts, the former Vince McMahon pet project said he felt he had no choice but to challenge Rollins, and blamed Bobby Lashley's involvement for falling short. He also seemingly abandoned the self-obsessed element of his character, ditching the phone he'd typically take his trademark selfies with during prior programmes.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett