The two had a match last week in which Jax pinned the RAW Women’s Champion. The bout had a lot of eyes on it as the two seemed to have some real animosity in the match leading to a very stiff encounter.
Flair is newly champion after defeating both Nikki A.S.H and Rhea Ripley at SummerSlam. Jax is a previous RAW Women’s Champion but hasn’t held the title since 2018. She is more recently a two-time Women’s Tag Team Champion with Shayna Baszler.
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Despite last week teasing Alexa Bliss as Charlotte Flair’s next competitor, it appears that Nia Jax will be the next woman to go up against The Queen. On tonight’s RAW, Nia Jax took on Flair in a non-title bout. In a very stiff match, it ends with Jax getting a pin on the RAW Women’s … Read more
With SummerSlam now over, things seem to be moving forward now on the RAW brand in some situations. Charlotte Flair became the new RAW Women’s Champion at SummerSlam when she forced Nikki A.S.H. to submit in a match that also included Rhea Ripley. Finally, we seem to be moving past these three feuding for a … Read more
For the third week in a row, the women of the RAW brand main evented the show. This time, RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H. faced Charlotte Flair in a No Holds Barred Match. Nikki demanded to have this match directly after she lost to Flair last week. Flair is still reeling that she was cashed … Read more
On this week’s RAW, Nikki Cross continues with her new gimmick she started last week and has coined that she is “Almost a Superhero.” Claiming that her name could end up being Nikki A.S.H as a result, commentary went back and forth between calling her both names throughout her match against Shayna Baszler.
Prior to their match, Baszler was seen backstage by herself with a deck of cards. Nia Jax and Reginald approached her making sure she was focused heading into her match with Cross. After they walked off-screen, Alexa Bliss was seen lurking in the background. Last week, Bliss and Cross qualified for the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match after they defeated Jax and Baszler. Cross pinned Baszler so The Queen of Spades was looking for some revenge against her and further had plans to take care of Bliss.
Bliss came out during the Cross vs. Baszler match and although she interacted with Jax and Reginald, the match continued. Baszler was distracted by the happenings on the outside, however, Cross wasn’t able to get the pin right away. After a clothesline took down Cross, she regained momentum by locking Baszler’s arm and placing her in a cradle for the victory.
Moving on to a rematch from last week, Doudrop and Eva Marie took on Naomi and Asuka. Last week, Naomi and Asuka got the win after the Eva-Lution has already started to have cracks in its mission. After Eva gave the pet name of Doudrop to Piper Niven, the “protege” wasn’t too happy. She stepped off the apron instead of accepting the tag which allowed Naomi to pin Eva. Naomi and Asuka qualified for the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match as a result.
This week, we saw distrust again between the new members of RAW but this time Eva Marie jumped down from the ring apron and refused to tag in to help her partner. This time, however, Doudrop was able to maintain focus and she won the match after hitting a crossbody off the ropes on Asuka. Although this was a tag team match, Eva took the mic from the ring announcer and said that the winner of the match was just herself. This left Doudrop fuming in the ring as the segment ended.
The third and final women’s match of the night was the advertised six-woman tag team match. RAW Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley teamed up with Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke to face Charlotte Flair and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Tamina and Natalya.
For the first half of the match, Flair/Tamina/Natalya isolated Brooke in their corner keeping her away from her team. Once she was finally able to tag out the match broke down with each woman being highlighted and Brooke/Rose showing some solid tag teamwork. In the end, the two legal women would be Rose and Flair.
Flair delivered the big boot to get the win for her team. She wasn’t able to celebrate for long as Ripley re-entered the ring and chop blocked the left knee of Flair. Flair tried to go right after her but she had already rolled out of the ring. She taunted her on the outside to end the segment.
What did you think of this week’s RAW? Join the discussion in the comment section below.
Prior to any matches taking place, Naomi & Lana along with Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke were arguing backstage with WWE Authority Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville on who would be next to get a title shot. Now that we have new champions, the teams are wanting another go.
Naomi mentions how every time her and Lana would have a match they would always get interrupted in some capacity. Mandy and Dana stated that they were on the winning team last week against the former tag team champions.
Deville then asks the ladies to give her and Pearce a moment with Flair as they have something to discuss. No surprise, Flair stated that she wasn’t the one to take the pin during last night’s Triple Threat match, so she wants Rhea Ripley one-on-one for the RAW Women’s Championship. Deville says that she understands where she is coming from (as always) but says she will have to defeat Asuka later in the night in order to get another title shot.
Rhea Ripley says what every single fan has been saying for a while now….that she is here and she wants to take on some NEW competitors. Yes Rhea! Fresh matches…we WANT to see it.
As for the match between Asuka and Flair, it ends up much like their match did a few weeks ago. Asuka gets the pin, which was very much needed for her, from some assistance on a distraction by Ripley. So does this mean that Flair might not be facing Ripley again, or….?
If that is the case, who would Flair go for next? Could we maybe see Sonya making a return to the ring after perhaps she doesn’t feed into Flair wanting another title match? I may just be getting my hopes up to see some new matches.
As for the Women’s Tag Team Title rematch, let’s take a trip to Alexa’s Playground first. She invited the new champs, Tamina & Natalya to visit. Tamina definitely wasn’t having it and wanted out every second she was there.
They start off by talking about their tag team win. Nattie says that it was no easy task beating two of the toughest women in the division but it was something they will cherish and it was also Tamina’s first title win.
Bliss responds, “super duper, that is nice” as she holds Lilly up. Tamina, who had been staring around the playground, asks if they can leave now. Bliss then says that she hasn’t even asked the “tough questions yet.” She says Lilly wants to know what their favorite colors are. Nattie of course says pink but Tamina says black and blue which is what Alexa’s face will look like if she tries anything weird.
Bliss says that wasn’t very nice but Lilly likes Tamina. She really liked it when Tamina beat up Reginald and wanted to know if that was fun. Tamina says it was and if he tries to interfere in the rematch then she will have no problem “swatting” him again. Bliss then goes on to say what Lilly likes in regards to dead bugs as Tamina and Nattie quietly exit.
Once Bliss realizes they are gone she says she will be watching the tag team match. And that she did.
Bliss came out with Lilly in hand on the stage during the match just as Reginald was creeping up the steel steps to the ring. Tamina had Baszler up on her shoulders, but Baszler countered and was trying to lock in the Kirifuda Clutch. As Reginald was on the steel steps the ring post pyro went off and burst into flames causing him to be launched back to the barricade. Jax went to go check on him as he kept his eyes covered.
Tamina then took advantage and held up Baszler for Nattie to execute a clothesline to get the pin and retain their titles.
This keeps me hopeful also that we may end up seeing the end of Baszler & Jax vs Tamia & Nattie. With their loss they should be put at the back of the line.
As for Bliss and what’s to come, it seems as though she is definitely targeting Baszler and Jax. She did some voodoo magic on Baszler’s knee last week and then went after Reginald this week.
We did get another new promo for Eva Marie. It was similar to last week’s where it definitely seems like she will first step into perhaps a managerial or mentor role. She talks about being in film and compares herself to a heroine just like Angelina Jolie.
Lastly, there was a Nikki Cross sighting. She was a lumberjill during the lumberjack match between Damian Priest and John Morrison. She was the only woman out there and was front and center. Unfortunately they didn’t do much with her, but it was good to at least see her out there.
Let’s get into the Winners & Losers of this week’s RAW:
WINNER: Asuka
A great bounced back and much needed win for Asuka. It was almost certain that Asuka was going to take the fall at WrestleMania Backlash, and she did just that. Although it was a great Triple Threat, Asuka tends to take the fall in type of matches. This win against Charlotte tonight though still gave her that fight that she needs to not be brushed aside. Not sure where this is all going next, but her getting that win kept her in a good light.
WINNERS: Tamina & Nattie
First successful title defense – check! Not sure about anybody else, but I was holding my breath thinking that they were going to take the titles off of them this quick. It’s WWE, so I wouldn’t have been surprised. I thought the interaction with Alexa Bliss was great also….and I am looking forward to them hopefully facing The Riott Squad on SmackDown.
Side note: I am all for the tag team champions being used on both brands – they are supposed to be. However, the fact they have to be used on both brands every week shows how badly we need some new faces on both brands.
LOSERS: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
It seems to be obvious that they are probably Alexa’s target. If that’s the case I am all for them moving on and away from the title. However, them losing should put them at the back of the line.
LOSER: Charlotte Flair
Much like Nia & Shayna, Charlotte losing should put her in the back of the line. But this is Charlotte Flair, so I won’t count my chickens until I see what happens the next couple of week’s. I would really love for her and Sonya to feud next. Maybe that’s just me really wanting Sonya back in the ring, but I honestly think they could have some great one-on-one matches together.
What did you think of this week’s RAW? Who were your Winners & Losers? Discuss in the comment section below!
WWE has announced a six-woman tag team match for this Monday’s RAW. Charlotte Flair will team up with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler as they face Asuka, Dana Brooke, and Mandy Rose. WrestleMania Backlash is a week from today and Asuka and Flair will be involved in a Triple … Read more
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships will be on the line for next week’s SmackDown. The champions, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler will be defending against Tamina & Natalya. For weeks now, the team of Natalya and Tamina have been besting the tag champs. Whether it has been singles matches or as a tag team, … Read more
Naomi & Lana were unsuccessful in their title shot against WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax on last night’s RAW. While Naomi was preoccupied with Jax on the outside, Lana had Baszler pinned for well over a three-count. The issue was the official for the match was distracted by Reginald on … Read more
WWE has officially announced that WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax will be defending their titles against the team of Naomi & Lana. The match will take place on this Monday’s RAW.
Baszler & Jax has had rivalries with both Naomi & Lana and the team of Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke on the red brand while battling Natalya & Tamina on SmackDown. Last week’s RAW saw a six-woman tag match which had Baszler & Jax along with RAW Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley defeating Naomi, Lana, and Asuka.
Naomi & Lana do have a tag team win over the champions from the April 19 episode of RAW and Naomi had a singles victory over Baszler in March. Ravishing Glow had a shot at the belts on the March 8 episode of RAW but was unable to walk away with the gold.
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A match was made official yesterday for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania Backlash which is set to take place on May 16. Bianca Belair will renew a rivalry that she had earlier this year as she defends her title against Bayley. On SmackDown, Bayley was talking a lot about Belair’s win at WrestleMania. As … Read more
The RAW after WrestleMania witnessed a rematch for the RAW Women’s Title where new champion Rhea Ripley faced off against now-former champion Asuka. Their match at WrestleMania Night Two yesterday has received mixed reactions. Personally, the match over the weekend certainly faired better in my opinion to what we saw tonight. Before we talk about … Read more
Update: WWE WrestleMania’s Twitter account has removed the tweet that included Carmella and Billie Kay in this match. It is not known at this time if they will be involved. We will keep you updated on this. The speculation for the past week is true, a multi-tag team match will be taking place on Night … Read more
We have reached the final RAW before WrestleMania and boy has it been a hard road. On this last stop for the red brand, there is one match announced which will be RAW Women’s Champion Asuka teaming up with her WrestleMania opponent Rhea Ripley. They will be facing the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna … Read more
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
In a recent report from PWInsider, the plan as of now is to have two additional matches added to WrestleMania. They have confirmed with multiple sources that both matches will surround the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Yesterday, the material was taped for next week’s RAW to set up for these matches. First, on night … Read more
As we approach the end to Women’s History Month, WWE certainly has failed to put any effort into their women’s division. With the biggest event of the year WrestleMania just around the corner, that makes it even more disheartening. Other than providing random praise of their female talent on social media throughout the month, the … Read more
Not sure how everyone else is feeling but it has been a frustrating past two months to be a women’s wrestling fan when it comes to WWE. That is of course aside from NXT. Let’s dive into this Fastlane event. There is absolutely no reason to continue to have the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions … Read more
Tonight’s Fastlane event is the second pay-per-view in a row where the women’s roster has been put on the back burner with poor booking. Regardless, it is the last stop on the road to WrestleMania that takes place next month. The show will include a rematch from Elimination Chamber where the WWE Women’s Tag Team … Read more
Tonight is the last show before Fastlane this weekend and Sasha Banks is set to defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Nia Jax. At the event this weekend we will see a rematch from Elimination Chamber as Jax & Shayna Baszler will defend their WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Banks & Bianca Belair. What … Read more
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
WWE announced that SmackDown Women’s Champion, Sasha Banks and her WrestleMania opponent, Bianca Belair will team up once again. They will face WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at Fastlane. Banks and Belair teamed to challenge the tag team champs last month at WWE Elimination Chamber. The champions successfully retained when … Read more
The storytelling was there, the action was there, but when it came to Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez getting the win it wasn’t in their favor. What caused them to lose however was controversial in nature. Kai went to sleep as she was locked into Baszler’s Kirifuda Clutch which led to the call for the match. However, Kai wasn’t the legal competitor.
Prior to this decision, Gonzalez tagged into the match. She then took out Jax who was on the ring apron but at the same time knocked the official (Aja Smith) down. With the referee unresponsive, the two went launching over the announce table leaving Baszler and Kai in the ring.
With the referee still down, Adam Pearce shows up with a RAW referee in tow to finish the match. That official, Shawn Bennett, then calls for the bell with Kai locked in the Kirifuda Clutch.
I am grateful to have had you at the ready when @RefAjaWWE unfortunately went down. Don’t listen to the vitriol, Shawn. You called the action in front of you and none of us can ask any more than that. Total respect to the four incredible women in that battle! #WWENXThttps://t.co/wdA0mEq90z
Because of this controversy, General Manager William Regal and Pearce were seen arguing later on in a conference room. Afterward, Regal made a big statement that he will be making an announcement on next week’s NXT that will change the landscape of the brand. What could this mean?!?!
What did you think of this match result? Do you think Gonzalez & Kai will end up getting a rematch? What is Regal going to announce? Leave your thoughts below.
Tonight’s NXT is a big night for two women in particular. Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez will face Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. For Gonzalez, this will also be her first televised title opportunity in NXT. As for Kai, this is a full-circle moment. She debuted facing Jax and … Read more
On last night’s RAW, Charlotte Flair threw out the idea of challenging Asuka and her RAW Women’s Title. Prior to laying out the challenge, Flair says that when she returned from her hiatus that her thought wasn’t to be in the championship picture. In fact, she said she didn’t want to be around the RAW Women’s Title picture because Asuka has worked very hard since becoming champion.
She continues by saying that all she ever wanted was to be a good tag team partner for Asuka and show her that respect. Along the way, Lacey Evans and Charlotte’s father, Ric Flair, got in her way.
What did end up happening was they became Women’s Tag Team Champions for a little over a month. Asuka was not present on this week’s RAW as she suffered a legitimate injury last week after she lost a tooth from a kick to the face by Shayna Baszler.
Flair acknowledges that the SmackDown Women’s Championship match is set for WrestleMania. Bianca Belair chose Sasha Banks. Where does this leave the RAW Women’s Championship for the biggest show of the year? When Asuka returns, Flair plans on issuing the challenge.
Before she could continue, the Women’s Tag Team Champions made their way out. Baszler let Flair know that this year’s road to WrestleMania isn’t what she is used to. Jax added the notion that Flair is no longer the power in the RAW Women’s division and the power has shifted. She says it will be either Baszler or more likely herself that will face Asuka at WrestleMania.
This encounter led to a match between Basler and Flair. Flair had to overcome the numbers game as Jax did everything she could to try and distract her. After the Natural Selection, Flair was able to get the win.
As for Jax, she was able to pick up a win for herself earlier in the night as she defeated Naomi via pinfall after delivering a powerbomb.
Naomi & Lana are still awaiting their shot at the tag team championships, but who will end up being the champions when they do? Jax & Baszler need to get through the team of Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez this week on NXT first. In a WWE Exclusive, the champions deliver a message for their challengers on Wednesday.
Due to Flair spending years on the SmackDown brand, she hasn’t held the RAW Women’s Championship since she dropped it to Bayley in February 2017. With WrestleMania still weeks away, there could be the option to include Rhea Ripley as she is coming soon to RAW.
Who do you think will end up facing Asuka at WrestleMania? Is it going to be a singles match or do you think we may get a Triple Threat? Leave your thoughts below.
RAW this week was very par for the course on what it has been. The booking continues to be questionable at best, however, there was the slightest bit of progression. Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka certainly aren’t a tag team any longer. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated Asuka & Charlotte Flair Nia … Read more
