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Podcast: Wrestling Is Real Wrestling Podcast
Episode: WWE Squanders Stranger Things Collab with Upside Down Booking
Description: The January 5, 2026, edition of Monday Night RAW from Brooklyn was a bizarre, disjointed attempt at a cross-promotional spectacle that ultimately left fans feeling like they were trapped in a creative void. Despite the high-stakes billing of the first RAW of the year and the one-year anniversary of the move to Netflix, the "Stranger Things" integration felt like a hollow gimmick that actively hindered the show’s momentum. Rather than providing meaningful storytelling, the "Upside Down" was represented more by the show's backwards logic and flat energy; while the production team leaned into the aesthetic with thematic filters and gra...