On the last RAW of 2020, WWE has revealed the first name for the women’s Royal Rumble match. In a backstage interview, the former Women’s Tag Team Champion, Nia Jax, declared her spot in the fourth annual match. Jax did not participate in the 2020 rumble match as she was out of action due to … Read more
Charlotte Flair made her return to the ring tonight at the TLC pay-per-view as Asuka’s mystery partner in the Women’s Tag Team Championship match. This was her first match back in six months. The match originally was planned to be the champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler against the RAW Women’s Champion Asuka & Lana. … Read more
It has been officially announced that the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships will be defended at the TLC pay-per-view event on Dec. 20. For months now Lana has had her issues with the tag champs, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler. Week after week she has been put through the announcer’s table at ringside. This all … Read more
This week’s RAW kicked off with the ‘A Moment of Bliss’ segment. Although Bliss’s guest was not from the women’s roster, it developed into how important she is to The Fiend. Her guest was Randy Orton. Last week, Orton lost his match against Aj Styles which was to move into a number one contender match. … Read more
As the Sole Survivor from Survivor Series, Lana was sitting on cloud nine heading into tonight’s RAW. She would be interviewed backstage in regards to perhaps a reward for her winning the traditional Survivor Series match. The men earlier in the night received a reward for all five of them winning in a clean sweep. … Read more
As we begin the month of November, we get closer and closer to Survivor Series. With that being said, RAW focused on the women that will be on the red brand’s team for the traditional Survivor Series match. And by focus, I mean, have them against each other. There are still a couple of shows … Read more
The RAW team for Survivor Series is set, and the five that are involved are far from friends. We have the Women’s Tag Team Champions, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax, who barely get along themselves. Thrown in is Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose who have their eyes set on the titles. Lastly, Lana earned her … Read more
Women in the ring have been a huge part of people’s lives for at least 80 years. Over those 80 years, we remember a wide variety of women in various promotions who can call themselves ”Champion” since the days of Mildred Burke. Women used to be an aspect of the show, now in many cases, … Read more
On this week’s RAW, the team that will represent the women for the traditional Survivor Series match has been announced. Unlike the men who get qualifying matches, four of the five women were randomly decided. The fifth woman did have to earn her spot by winning a Fatal 4-way match. The women who were selected … Read more
It didn’t take long for Alexa Bliss to show that she along with The Fiend are going to be dominant after their move to the red brand. RAW opened up with Bliss in the ring surrounded by the red light that she has grown accustomed to. She welcomed The Fiend by saying “he’s here” and … Read more
This week’s RAW started off with a six-woman tag team match. It grouped together the feud between RAW Women’s Champion Asuka and Zelina Vega along with two tag teams that tangled in the ring last week. The teams for this match were Asuka along with new RAW members Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke taking on … Read more
RAW continues to have a roster where many things can develop. The two newest members of the roster, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke are the perfect example. Last week we saw Rose finally show up on-screen after her trade to RAW several weeks ago. Mandy Night RAW also brought with her from SmackDown Dana Brooke … Read more
!!Update!! WWE has announced that the Women’s Tag Team Titles will be on the line tonight. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax will be defending their titles against The Riott Squad. The Women’s Tag Team Champions, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax will apparently be on tonight’s edition of Monday Night RAW. Nia Jax posted on Twitter … Read more
WWE’s most recent pay-per-view event Clash of Champions took place over the weekend. An event that focuses on every championship being defended. Unfortunately for The Riott Squad, they were not able to go for the gold as the Women’s Tag Team Champions could not compete.
On the Clash of Champions Kickoff show, it was announced that the current Women’s Tag Team Champions, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler, were not medically clear to compete. This led to many fans showing concern and automatically thinking that one or both may have tested positive for COVID-19. Although them not being medically cleared could have been many reasons or even precautionary due to the current health pandemic, it still raised some concern.
Both Jax and Baszler responded to fans on Twitter. Baszler confirmed she does not have COVID and Jax says that she is healthy as well.
Girl….I could not be better ? I apologize that the announcement scared some, but all is great and healthy on my end & my tag partner’s end as well (not that I speak for her, but I kind of just did ?) https://t.co/8eQXodGAdN
There has been no official word about the status of the tag champs at this time from WWE. They mentioned when calling off the Clash of Champions match that this will discussed further on Monday night during RAW.
Check back in with Diva Dirt for further news and a Winners & Losers from tonight’s RAW.
Update!! It has been announced on the Kickoff show that Nikki Cross, Shayna Baszler, and Nia Jax are not medically cleared to compete. The Women’s Tag Team Title match has been scrapped and will be addressed on RAW tomorrow night. Bayley is in the building and she will address her match for tonight. Asuka vs. Zelina Vega has also been moved to the main … Read more
Update!! It has been announced on the Kickoff show that Nikki Cross, Shayna Baszler, and Nia Jax are not medically cleared to compete. The Women’s Tag Team Title match has been scrapped and will be addressed on RAW tomorrow night. Bayley is in the building and she will address her match for tonight. Asuka vs. … Read more
Another Monday Night RAW is in the books and the RAW Women’s Title picture seems to be even more confusing than it was before the show started. With Clash of Champions right around the corner, we have two matches booked. What is missing is the RAW Women’s Title on the card. Tonight, we witnessed the … Read more
WWE made it official just a few moments ago that the Women’s Tag Team Titles will be on the line at the upcoming Clash of Champions pay-per-view. It will be the champions, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defending their titles against the challengers – The Riott Squad. Jax & Baszler still are presented as an … Read more
This week’s RAW was a good showing for the women’s division. A total of four matches were on display. Although we do not know any matches just yet officially for Clash of Champions that will take place later on this month, we received a title match set for next week. Mickie James will go one on one against Asuka for the RAW Women’s Title on the Sept. 14 episode of RAW. This week? The two had to be on the same side of the ring as they took on the team of Nataly and Lana.
The matches on this week’s show were as follows:
Peyton Royce vs. Billie Kay
Mickie James & Asuka vs. Natalya & Lana
The Riott Squad vs. Shayna Baszler – 2 on 1 Handicap Match
The Riott Squad vs. Nia Jax – 2 on 1 Handicap Match
The first match was between the two former teammates. The IIconics were forced to break up last week following their loss to The Riott Squad. Now we have new entrances, new music, and two singles competitors in that of Peyton Royce and Billie Kay.
The two would face each other as the rest of us awkwardly looked on. There would be a hint of animosity as Royce blamed Kay for their break up. As expected due to a constant rumor that Royce was seen as high on Vince McMahon’s list, she would come out with the win.
After the match, Royce would help up Kay and hug her.
Initial thoughts:
Both of their new music is rather generic. I did enjoy the graphics for Billie though and her gear, it set her apart some from The IIconics. Peyton, however, for the one they seem to want to push more had the same gear she has been wearing. The match was okay, but I know they could have gone harder. Generally in my opinion, good friends can put on high caliber matches.
I could be wrong, but this seems to be a one-off match as the hug signified the end of the duo. As I half expected Peyton to attack Billie after the match, she didn’t.
EXCLUSIVE: Throughout a difficult time on #WWERaw, @PeytonRoyceWWE still has a lot of emotions to process. pic.twitter.com/45WPZskIiF
Next up we had the tag team match between Mickie James and Asuka as they face Lana and Natalya. James and Asuka played up the tension between the two with them tagging themselves in. Asuka steals the win from James at the end of the match as a result. She gets the win via submission via the Asuka Lock on Lana. James kept Natalya from saving Lana by delivering a Mick Kick on the outside.
Initial Thoughts:
It was a solid match – good storytelling between Mickie and Asuka. Seeing as they are both technically babyface, the build-up needs that much more effort. I am really enjoying the team of Lana and Natalya and I am glad Lana is getting back in the ring more. Assuming Lana and Natalya will likely cost Mickie her title match next Monday, this will lead up to what the Clash of Champions match will be for the RAW Women’s Title.
Lastly, we have two matches that involve The Riott Squad. First, we had Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott having to face Shayna Baszler in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. The dynamic between Baszler and Nia Jax as tag team champions continue to show that they are far from friends. Baszler arguing with Jax who was at ringside would ultimately do her in. Morgan would secure a win on Baszler for The Riott Squad as they go up 1-0 for the night.
The second match was the second 2-on-1 Handicap Match as The Riott Squad faced Nia Jax. Morgan and Riott did a fantastic job through the match with constant tags in order to keep Jax down as much as possible. The duo knew that they had to focus on keeping Jax off her feet if they wanted to pick up this win.
The Riott Squad was close to another victory as the lights started to flicker and go out signaling the emergence of RETRIBUTION. Morgan went for the pin on Jax and at the count of two the lights went out and the RETRIBUTION stable had their first promo. So that being said, the match ended without a result.
Initial Thoughts:
Personally, I do not like handicap matches. I think they show little creativity and are pointless. These two matches, however, I understood the point. With Shayna and Nia still not fully on the same page, and how they took out Sasha Banks and Bayley – this made sense. Shayna beat both Sasha and Bayley to win the titles and Nia pinned both of them in order to retain the titles.
I wish the second match had a result and wasn’t interrupted by RETRIBUTION, but that gives Nia a leg to stand on saying she wasn’t “defeated.”
As far as RETRIBUTION, the women of the stable didn’t say anything in the promo. However, I am convinced that the two women in the group are Mia Yim and Vanessa Borne.
Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:
WINNER: Liv Morgan
Liv getting a pin on Shayna was a nice surprise. These handicap matches were tricky, but it did make more sense for Shayna to lose. I am happy that the Riott Squad are back together, and Liv is continuing to shine as a result.
WINNER: Peyton Royce
Peyton is clearly the one receiving the push out of the artists formerly known as The IIconics. Her new music and entrance however I feel was way less impressive than Billie’s. I can only assume that Peyton may end up going to SmackDown though. Her going after the SmackDown Women’s Title just makes more sense.
WINNER: Asuka
Asuka was able to still squeak out a win even while being on a team with Mickie who is gunning for her. The way she won as well is reminding me of her initial heel turn, so she may end up being the heel in this scenario between the two. Her getting the win continues to make her look strong.
LOSER: Billie Kay
Unfortunately for Billie, Peyton’s win solidifies that she is favored as rumored. Personally I am worried about what is next for Billie. I wouldn’t mind a nice feud between the two, but with this randomness that was their break-up, I can see them now being on different brands. I just feel that Billie is going to get lost in the shuffle and not used.
What did you think of this week’s RAW? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below!!
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