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Diva Dirt Discussions: What Went Down 04.04.21

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Diva Dirt Discussions is back for another edition of What Went Down. This week we talk about all of the goings-on across the world of women’s wrestling from WWE, AEW, IMPACT, NWA and NXT. Check out this week’s discussion/rant on WWE’s incredibly poor booking of the RAW women’s division leading into WrestleMania. Plus, the shocking … Read more

Paul Heyman motivates Natalya & Tamina on Talking Smack to get a WrestleMania match

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Natalya & Tamina were guests on this weekend’s Talking Smack. During this, Natalya cut a promo stating she is tired of being a doormat and tired of being the nice one or the politically correct one.

Natalya says, “We are that directive. We are the directive. Is that good enough for you Kayla [Braxton], was that a good enough answer? Was that politically correct enough for you? Am I being sweet enough, kind enough, awesome enough? Am I pretty enough? Am I enough for you anymore? Or should I knock on Vince’s door and ask him what the hell he wants from me? Because I am tired of being a good girl. Being a good girl, being a doormat, got me nowhere, and doormats get walked on. Bitch. Did I answer your question?”

As of the time of this writing, there is no tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships for the big two-night event coming in less than a week. This is obviously going to change with the melee of tag teams we saw get into it on Friday Night SmackDown.

This added to the rumor that the first night of Mania will see a number one contender tag team match between multiple teams. The winner of that match will face the champions, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler, on Night Two.

Natalya defeated Baszler in mere seconds on last Friday’s SmackDown and then after the tag teams were done battling it was Natalya & Tamina as the last one’s standing as the champions retreated up the ramp.

After Natalya’s response to Braxton, the Talking Smack host tried to calm her down by explaining she can see how passionate she is. This is where Paul Heyman stepped in.

Heyman says, “You know I love you right?” Natalya responds with, “I hope.” He continues, “If I haven’t proven to you over the years, with all the support that I’ve given you. With the 3 A.M. text messages back and forth, I love you. I love you as if you were my own sister. I’m gonna tell you something from the bottom of my heart, cut the shit, please. Come on. Stop bitching and moaning and complaining and kvetching about not being in WrestleMania and do something about it. And if knocking on Vince McMahon’s door, or kicking down Vince McMahon’s door, or stretching Vince McMahon down on the ground doesn’t get the job done then smack around every single person on the female roster until there’s no roster left and the [you will be] only females left to be on WrestleMania to represent a female empowerment movement. Just eliminate all the competition that stops you from being on WrestleMania and there shouldn’t be competition for the two of you being on WrestleMania because you have earned your spot on WrestleMania for years, and years, and years and it’s not like you just fell off a cliff. You deserve it and you’ve earned it now.”

He continues by adding in the legacy of both Natalya and Tamina as a motivator to get them to do what they need to do to get on the WrestleMania card and to the thop of the division.

“If your father [Natalya’s] saw you this way he would pull the hair off his chin and the chin off his face and if your grandfather saw what you were doing he’d beat the crap out of your father for raising you this way. And I won’t even say what your father [Tamina’s] would do if he saw you this way. Do something about it, damn it. Stop bitching, moaning, and complaining. You wanna be on WrestleMania, get your asses on WrestleMania. Impose your will as you’ve done for years. That’s what your family and her family has always been about. You’re a member of the Hart family. You’re a member of a dynasty. If they left you off WrestleMania wrongfully, get your asses on WrestleMania. Okay?”

Tamina then gets in the face of Heyman and responds with, “O-Kay.”

What did you think of this segment on Talking Smack? Check back in with Diva Dirt as we continue to provide coverage for WrestleMania which will take place on April 10 and April 11.

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 04.02.21

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WrestleMania is only eight days away and tonight was the second to last SmackDown before the two-night event. Tonight’s SmackDown’s booking was thrown together which we are going to just end up having until after the biggest event of the year. So let’s just get into it. Let me first start off by saying this … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 03.19.21

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The last SmackDown before Fastlane had the focus on the match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles which will be defended this weekend. Nia Jax took on Sasha Banks with the SmackDown Women’s Title on the line at the top of SmackDown. Prior to the match, Banks and her partner for this Sunday and opponent at WrestleMania, Bianca Belair, had some words backstage.

Belair was trying to understand why Banks would agree to have this match. Banks allowing Reginald to get into her head is something that Belair has constantly been concerned about as they need to be on the same page for Fastlane.

It is also clear that Belair wants to have the upcoming highly anticipated WrestleMania match against Banks and not Jax — which we can all agree with. The EST then let her know that she wouldn’t be coming out to bail her out but she did make an appearance during the match to hype up Banks.

Reginald was not present as he was treated to a “day at the spa.”

Sasha Banks (c) defeats Nia Jax to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship

It was all Jax on the offense in the first half of the match. Shortly after Belair came down to the ring, Banks started to gain some momentum.

After a failed sunset flip by Banks, Jax tried to capitalize with a standing leg drop but missed. Banks then executed a reverse Meteora but couldn’t get the three count.

Moments later, Banks tried to get Jax to the mat so that she could lock in the Bank Statement but she had to counter out of the strength of her opponent to deliver. After planting Jax, Banks was able to apply the submission in the middle of the ring.

Baszler and Belair then stir on the outside and the fight heads into the ring. Baszler went to deliver a kick to Banks but missed and nailed Jax instead. Belair tosses Baszler out of the ring for Banks to execute a jackknife cover to get the three count and retain her title.

After the match, Baszler tried to apologize to Jax who was concerned that they may be in trouble come Fastlane. She says she will face Belair later on in the night.

Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair ends in a no contest

This match was rather quick and Jax left ringside as the match was considered a no contest when both Belair and Baszler were attacked by Natalya and Tamina. This shows even more why the booking is all wrong as we head into the last pay-per-view before WrestleMania.

Building up Natalya and Tamina is a solid thing for them. As veterans in the business and not seeing either one of them grabbing a singles title anytime soon them going for (and winning), the tag titles would be a nice thing to see. What doesn’t make sense is why aren’t they facing Baszler & Jax at Fastlane?

Banks and Belair could build-up to their WrestleMania match without being involved in the tag titles. They could have continued to use Reginald and Carmella who apparently can only be shown on Network Exclusives or short backstage segments as of late.

Speaking of Carmella, she was seen in a Network Exclusive discussing getting a new sommelier. Billie Kay was caught in the background eavesdropping as Carmella was being interviewed on what qualities she looks for in a sommelier. After Carmella walked away, Kay says she is updating her resume and wants to see #KayforSommelier start trending.

Prior to SmackDown airing, both Chelsea Green and Santana Garrett posted separate photos on their social media. They were each standing in front of the SmackDown sign backstage which had many hoping they would be used on last night’s show. Green is a member of the roster but went out with an injury from her debut match in November. Garrett was rumored to have been called up to the main roster but hasn’t been seen last July other than a Royal Rumble appearance.

This would have been a nice introduction to have two more women introduced into the roster but of course, we can’t have nice things.

Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of the week:

Please note that it was very hard to pick any Winners & Losers from this week and not in a good way.

WINNER: Sasha Banks

She retained her title, kept the one exciting thing I am looking forward to WrestleMania for intact. That’s the biggest win of the week for the blue brand. I am just ready for after this Sunday where she can start actually feuding with Bianca instead of them trying to be a team. Hopefully, they won’t win the tag titles because we don’t need a reason to not have the tag titles stand alone in a WrestleMania match.

WINNERS: Natalya & Tamina

Just add them to the match for Fastlane at this point and let them take the titles. Have Shayna face Asuka at WrestleMania and let’s move on. Please.

LOSER: Shayna Baszler

Old Shayna would have never apologized to Nia. Let’s please have them go their separate ways. This team has run its course. Shayna is definitely getting the short end of the stick out of everything as well.

What did you think of this week’s SmackDown? Who were your Winners & Losers? Leave your thoughts below.

Tamina & Natalya pick up a big win on SmackDown; Nia Jax gets title shot next week

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The quest for a double champion continues. Sasha Banks has the opportunity to become a double champion heading into WrestleMania as she teams up with Bianca Belair at Fastlane on March 21. Banks, the current SmackDown Women’s Champion, and Belair will be facing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 01.15.21

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SmackDown this week was a lot like last week with the exception that we did get one match. The match centered around the storyline of Billie Kay “joining” the Riott Squad as Liv Morgan faced Natalya. Kay joined commentary while Ruby Riott was at ringside for Morgan and Tamina for Natalya. Kay said she was … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 12.11.20

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Instead of waiting for the TLC pay-per-view event a week from Sunday, Carmella made her return to the ring on this week’s SmackDown. This was her first match since April back when she took on Mandy Rose. She faced Sasha Banks this week in the main event for the SmackDown Women’s Title. A title she … Read more

Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair pick up a tag team victory at Tribute to the Troops

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WWE aired its annual Tribute to the Troops episode today. This event that started in 2003 hosted its 18th event the best way it could in order to honor the members of the United States Armed Forces. There was one women’s match on the card and that was a tag team bout featuring the ladies of SmackDown.

In what most would call a dream team, Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair teamed up to face Bayley and Natalya.

The match whittled its way down to the SmackDown Women’s Champion Banks and the ring-veteran Natalya. Belair rolled outside the ring with Bayley to make her a non-issue. As Natalya went to use the ropes for her patented move, Banks tripped her up to apply the Bank Statement. This caused the tap out and the victory for Banks and Belair.

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As much as it was great to see Banks and Belair team up and get this win, many are waiting for them to face each other for that SmackDown Women’s Title. In the meantime, Banks will defend her title against Carmella at the TLC pay-per-view while Belair has her hands full with Bayley for the past few weeks on SmackDown.

What did you think of this match? Did you like to see the pair of Banks and Belair together? Leave your thoughts below!!

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 12.04.20

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This week’s SmackDown had one match and it was the build for the feud between Bayley and Bianca Belair. This all started at Survivor Series where Bayley claimed to be the captain of the team by being handpicked to be a part of it. Belair has laughed off the notion of Bayley being captain but … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 11.27.20

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This week’s SmackDown certainly didn’t deliver a lot for their women’s roster. One match we did receive however was Bianca Belair taking on Natalya. Bayley was on commentary. Bianca Belair defeated Natalya In a direct fallout from Team SmackDown’s loss at Survivor Series, we have Belair who was the last for the blue team, Natalya … Read more

Natalya qualifies for Survivor Series as Bayley rounds out the team

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In a last chance match to join Team SmackDown for Survivor Series, Natalya finally gets her win. She went one-on-one with Tamina. It’s been a long road for Natalya and she hasn’t been happy about it. She has been involved in every qualifying match and kept losing after the eventual winner would sneak in the … Read more

Speculation on the final two members for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series

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Heading into tonight’s SmackDown, there are still two women that have to be added for the traditional Survivor Series match for the blue brand. Survivor Series is this Sunday, so with this being the last show, the two in question will most likely be announced. A lot of speculation has occurred with who one of … Read more

Natalya is the only woman to have survived more than one Survivor Series match

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Survivor Series is now less than a week away and like most things this year, it feels a bit different. Due to the most obvious reasons, there hasn’t been any type of “invasion” type of build-up this year. Instead, the teams are focused on their own brands. Both RAW and SmackDown have down two different ways to showcase their talent heading up to the event.

One thing both rosters have in common is they are focused around one woman on each brand. RAW’s focus is on Lana as she is the only woman who had to qualify for a spot on the team. The team itself implodes every week with the members fighting amongst each other and ending up with Lana going through the announce table by the hands of Nia Jax. SmackDown’s focus is a little different from who they are focusing on, Natalya, who hasn’t earned her spot yet.

Natalya has been involved in three different matches to try and qualify for a spot on Team SmackDown. The storyline is panning out in the aspect that she keeps getting cheated out of the win and keeps having to try and qualify for a spot every week. Her being self-proclaimed as the “Best of All Time” is infuriating her that she can’t earn her spot. The main difference between how the brands are handling the build for their teams is that the blue brand is actually putting on weekly qualifiers.

Ironically the fact that Natalya is being put in this position leads to looking into the history of women in traditional Survivor Series matches. She is the only woman out of the 33 year-long history of the event that has been last standing in a Survivor Series outing more than one time. She sits at surviving two.

The first win occurred in 2013 where she survived with Nikki Bella in the Total Divas vs. True Diva match. The second was in 2014 where she survived with her whole team in a total sweep alongside Alicia Fox, Emma, and Naomi.

Survivor Series has not been kind to the women as a whole when it comes to the historical reference of the event. For the 33 year history, there has only been a total of 10 all-women traditional matches (11 – after this year). Below is a list of the years and the survivors of each match:

  • 1987 – Jumping Bomb Angels
  • 1995 – Aja Kong
  • 2008 – Beth Phoenix (Team RAW)
  • 2009 – Melina & Mickie James (Team Mickie)
  • 2013 – Natalya & Nikki Bella (Team Total Divas)
  • 2014 – Natalya, Alicia Fox, Emma, & Naomi (Team Natalya)
  • 2016 – Bayley & Charlotte Flair (Team RAW)
  • 2017 – Asuka (Team RAW)
  • 2018 – Nia Jax (Team RAW)
  • 2019 – Candice LeRae, Rhea Ripley, & Io Shirai (Team NXT)

There was a match in 2000 which involved Chyna. She joined Billy Gunn, K-Kwik, and Road Dogg in a losing effort against The Radicalz.

Natalya also holds the most times in a Survivor Series match at six. She is followed by both Naomi and Alicia Fox with five appearances each.

This year’s match is current shaping up as follows:

Team RAW – Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, and Lana vs. Team SmackDown -Bianca Belair, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, and two more names to be announced.

Do you think that Natalya will end up making it on Team SmackDown? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for all news, rumors, and results from this year’s Survivor Series event.

Chelsea Green makes her long-awaited debut on SmackDown as Liv Morgan advances to Survivor Series

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After months of inactivity, Chelsea Green has officially made her debut on SmackDown. She was last seen quitting the Robert Stone Brand on NXT in May after a successful victory with Charlotte Flair against Io Shirai and Rhea Ripley. In a backstage segment, Natalya was yet again providing her frustrations to WWE authority, Adam Pearce … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 11.06.20

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This week’s SmackDown kicked off with an incredible match between the SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks facing Bayley in a rematch from Hell in a Cell. There is certainly a reason why they don’t give these two a one-on-one match very often and that is because when they do, they kill it. This match was … Read more

Ruby Riott earns her spot on the SmackDown Team for Survivor Series

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Ruby Riott qualifies as the second member of Team SmackDown for the upcoming Survivor Series match. She joins Bianca Belair at this time as teammates. There are three more spots left for the blue brand whereas the RAW Team has already been assembled. Belair qualified last week against Natalya and Billie Kay in a Triple … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 10.30.20

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We’ve finally reached Friday in order to see the new SmackDown Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks, on our television screens. Banks made her way to the ring with not only her newly won title but the chair that symbolizes the demise of her friendship with Bayley. Banks goes over the destruction of her relationship with Bayley … Read more

Lana wins Battle Royal and will face Asuka for the RAW Women’s Title

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Lana becomes the number one contender for the RAW Women’s Championship as she is the last woman standing from the Dual-Brand Battle Royal. The match took place in the main event, despite having the attention taken away from it by Randy Orton and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre fighting backstage. The match was slated to have … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 09.14.20

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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

Winners & Losers: RAW 09.07.20

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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.

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!!

Winners & Losers: RAW 08.31.20

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RAW this week was definitely one that had heavy moves in both the RAW Women’s & Women’s Tag Team Title pictures. And for one team, many hearts were broken. Two main matches were had other than RAW Underground and they were: Mickie James vs. Lana The Riott Squad vs The IIconics – Winner becomes number … Read more

Mickie James returns to the ring in a loss against Natalya

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In a controversial moment, Mickie James loses her in-ring return match. James returned in a backstage interview last week from her knee injury that had her out for over a year.

She came back saying that she was ready to get some gold around her waist before Natalya and Lana entered the picture. As a result, we receive a match between two in-ring veterans.

During the match, instead of WWE focusing on the women, it focused on Seth Rollins confronting Samoa Joe at the announce table. If that wasn’t aggravating enough for fans of the returning six-time champion, after waiting for so long to see James back in the ring, she loses via count-out.

After the match, James would get “the last laugh” and hit Lana at ringside with a Mick Kick. Both James and Natalya would comment on the result from their match on Twitter. James also takes to a WWE Exclusive to share her frustrations.

What did you think about this return? Were you among the many who wanted better for Mickie? Do you think she will be put into a title picture soon? If so, which title? Leave your thoughts below!!

Winners & Losers: RAW 06.22.20

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As Extreme Rules inches closer, we have our first women’s match announced for the event. By the end of RAW, we now know that one-half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks has challenged RAW Women’s Champion Asuka for the RAW title at the upcoming event. This news came after Banks and Bayley successfully … Read more

Winners & Losers: RAW 06.15.20

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There is a lot to unpack from this fallout episode of RAW from Backlash. The championships are still intact with Asuka as the RAW Women’s Champion and Bayley and Sasha Banks are still the Women’s Tag Team Champions. A rematch was made as a result of Asuka retaining her title from a double count-out result … Read more

Five Backlash matches to rewatch

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The Backlash pay-per-view is today and on that card is two women’s matches with championships on the line. The Backlash event itself has a long history with the company. It is an event that has come and gone since it debuted in 1999. For ten years straight it was something to watch annually and didn’t … Read more

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