4 Ups And 8 Downs From WWE Backlash 2018

2. At Least It Was Conclusive

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The Raw Women’s Championship match was not a great contest, but Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss do have some pretty decent chemistry. And their match at least delivered what it needed to: a convincing victory.

Jax dominated much of the match, but Bliss landed a couple big moves take over a couple times, including dumping Nia outside off a pump splash attempt, and then hitting a DDT on the steps. The champ stayed in it and caught a Twisted Bliss attempt in an impressive moment and hit the Samoan Drop for the win.

Nia either needed to win convincingly or lose through hijinks. Catching an aerial move and spiking her opponent was a pretty convincing move, and the bar was set so low Sunday night that we’ll give this an “up.”

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.