Shayna Baszler & Bianca Belair Return On WWE Raw
A huge boost for the WWE Raw women's division.
The WWE Raw women's division was given a much-needed shot in the arm with the returns of Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair on last night's show, as both performers made their presence felt on a strong night for the scene.
Belair's comeback went down first. A backstage segment saw her introduced as Ruby Riott's tag team partner versus The IIconics before they progressed to earn a quick, decisive victory over Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, with Belair scoring the pinfall. The duo embraced in the ring afterwards.
Baszler, meanwhile, was reintroduced as part of an angle involving R-Truth, Akira Tozawa, and the army of ninjas. Truth as in the ring with Tozawa's crew when 'The Queen of Spades' hit the ring, sent a couple of ninjas to the shadow realm, then used intimidation to ward Tozawa and Truth out of the ring. A quick promo saw her throw barbs at WWE's "weak-minded women's champions," promising to "shatter the illusion that they are in control with a hard dose of reality."
Belair hadn't wrestled on Raw since 20 April prior to last night, while Baszler's last match went down on 18 May. It was recently reported that Vince McMahon had soured on the latter - hence her televised absence.