4 Ups & 11 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 22)
Ups…
4. Greener Pastures For Rhea?
Is it wrong to hope that Rhea Ripley & Nikki ASH losing their tag titles on Raw means that the Nightmare will finally branch back out on her own?
Ripley and Nikki lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Carmella & Queen Zelina in a match where the duo managed to neutralize Rhea by kicking her head against the ringpost, leaving them in a 2-on-1 situation with weak link Nikki ASH. The challengers quickly overcame Nikki, with Zelina nailing a Code Red to win the titles.
This outcome more or less makes sense, as the (now former) champs had rarely defended the titles, and Zelina & Carmella could use them more as part of their obnoxious act. Also, this could help spur Ripley to splinter away from Nikki and focus on her singles career rather than being mired in a tag team.
Maybe Ripley could be Becky Lynch’s next challenger after Liv Morgan. That certainly wouldn’t be the worst idea.