5 Burning Issues For WWE Raw Tonight (Oct 9)
3. Ignorance Is Bliss
Even though AJ Styles (40) and Bobby Roode (40) wrestled in high profile matches at Hell In A Cell and Shane McMahon (47) went careering off of the structure itself, 38-year-old Mickie James is older than dirt and shouldn't be anywhere near a 'Women's Revolution' that apparently only concerns itself with those talents south of the dreaded big 3-0.
B*llocks of course, but they got by calling her fat when she wasn't for months too, so it's no surprise that James' first high profile programme with the Women's Champion comes at the expense of her experience rather than because of it.
The concept is broadly fine in a situation where the antagonist is clearly...antagonising. Lay-Cool's bullying of James was divisive due to the backstage prodding about her weight that actually went on, but as a storyline the mean girls took a comprehensive kicking for their cruelty. Here, James can't defend herself from barbs about her age, and will most likely lose the match for the very reason she says she won't.
It's little more than a speed-bump for the Champion as she awaits certain doom in the form of TLC debutant Asuka, but it's emblematic of the company that this lazy avenue would be the chosen direction when in need of a quick fix.