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4. The Women's Triple Threat Was A Raw Repeat

Becky Lynch Mandy Rose Sonya Deville
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WWE have been leaning heavily on these Triple Threat matches pre-Money In The Bank. It's leading to some lazy booking, especially in the women's division.

Becky Lynch vs. Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville was a carbon copy of the Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James match on Raw. They barely even tried to hide it; the early goings had the heels double-teaming the babyface, and WWE even used the same friction between them to work the baby back into the match.

The only difference was the finish. Lynch, the face, won instead of one of the heels. Still, the match came across as little more than a Raw repeat, and that (along with the fact Rose and Deville aren't quite there in-ring) didn't help it run smoothly.

Becky was swimming against the tide here.

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