Was That The Worst Segment In WWE Raw History?
Shayna Baszler, Alexa Bliss, and Lilly "star" in an all-time low for WWE Raw.
Speaking on The Colin Cowherd Podcast in April, WWE's president and chief revenue officer, Nick Khan, said that WWE isn't a wrestling company, adding that "we don't use that term around here."
This is nothing new. Vince McMahon has been spinning a similar narrative for decades, doing all in his power to separate his industry-dominating juggernaut from the rasslin' of old, hence "Sports Entertainment". Nonetheless, it's time to stop sneering whenever somebody outwith the promotion states that WWE is no longer a wrestling company.
It's time to start listening to Khan and McMahon.
Last night's Raw was another shoddy show in a long line of shoddy, shoddy shows, lowlighted by its main event: a segment that had nothing to do with professional wrestling.
After weeks of Fiend magic, exploding ring posts, flickering lights, and other such nonsense, Shayna Baszler confronted Alexa Bliss in her playground. The infantilised 29-year-old's possessed doll, Lilly, was the focus, as Bliss invited Baszler to be their new friend if she'd apologised to the prop. When Shayna responded with "I'm sorry you're just a stupid doll," an enraged Alexa jumped her. Baszler responded by trying to "kill" Lilly with a stomp.
The inevitable Fiend magic came into play after this. The ThunderDome's electronics malfunctioned and pyro shot from the ring, sending Baszler scampering to the back. Shayna, a former MMA champion and genuine contender for baddest woman on the planet, literally ran away from a stuffed doll, barricading herself in a locker room. Lilly's reflection then appeared in a mirror, the doll seemingly summoning Bray Wyatt's powers of teleportation, so Shayna shattered the glass, screamed, and descended into the abyss.
The worst segment in WWE history? See for yourself below, but the play-by-play above isn't at all exaggerated.