10 Things You Missed From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 9)

2. Hometown Heroine?

Sasha Banks
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Speaking of Sasha Banks in particular, let's run this down.

She is, objectively, one of the Women's Revolution's most decorated performers. She's extremely popular, boasts a big-match record that compares favourably with anyone in the division, and is still laced with potential at 26 years old. On top of this, Raw was in Banks' Boston, MA hometown last night. It's a traditionally hot wrestling city, and she's playing babyface in a feud many people still believe in, yet the company restricted her to less then two minutes of airtime away from the arena.

That's almost beyond comprehension. WWE could've used this moment to breathe life into the lagging Bayley feud with an awesome segment in front of the live crowd, drawing huge pops, and roping those audience members who've already lost faith back in. Instead, they kept 'The Boss' hidden behind pre-recorded dreck.

We don't expect A1 presentation from WWE every week, but how could they let such an obvious lay-up go to waste?

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.