10 Worst WWE RAW Moments Of 2019 (So Far)

2. The Becky Lynch Vs. Alicia Fox Horror Show

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WWE wished to feature a Becky Lynch in a match on RAW - eminently reasonable, for Lynch is one of the company's top stars.

But against whom?

Sarah Logan wasn't an inspiring choice, but she is a safe pair of hands. Riott Squad stablemate Liv Morgan impressed with her timing and commitment at Evolution in an unforgettable table bump. Both need screen time. Mickie James is a robust veteran presence capable of putting on a good-to-very-good performance. She is guaranteed to, almost. Nope: let's bring back Alicia Fox, a rusty talent mired in personal issues, for one night only.

That won't result in certain disaster!

Almost depressingly negligent on WWE's part, the match was a total nonstop train-wreck. After the customary shine, Fox ran through a basic heat spot. The formula was ho-hum enough, but this Lynch selling, for an age, for Alicia Fox. This was Stone Cold Steve Austin selling, for an age, for Men's Teioh. Michael Cole insistently said throughout that Fox would "position herself for a future Championship Opportunity" in the event of victory, and she hasn't been seen since.

Why 50/50 layout this?

Lynch attempted a tilt-a-whirl headscissors; Fox almost conspired to spike her with a Tombstone piledriver. Neither could agree who was meant to take a bump to the outside following Fox's escape from the Disarm Her, as if it wasn't obvious who didn't belong in the ring that night.

Senselessly destructive, Alicia Fox botched so often that she delivered the 300-400th cuts of The Man character's slow, ongoing death.

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