5 Ups & 10 Downs From WWE Raw (Nov 15)

9. Tamina

This is a very sensitive subject to write about, and there’s no delicate way to say this, but let’s try.

On Raw Monday night, Bianca Belair squared off against Tamina in what could generously be described as a “bowling shoe ugly” match. Belair is such a gifted athlete, while Tamina clearly is slowed at this stage in her career. It looked like Bianca was running at quarter-speed so Tamina could keep pace and not look out of place.

But you can’t watch a match like that and think what someone like former Raw roster members Nia Jax or Mia Yim could have done. Throw in women like Ember Moon, Mercedes Martinez or Ruby Riott, and you get the point here.

The Belair/Tamina match played out to mostly silence because fans have literally no reaction to Tamina, and Bianca had to ramp down her style so much that she only got a couple eye-popping moments. It’s just frustrating to watch.