5 Ups & 10 Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2022

9. ‘Blood’ Feud Lacks Fire

Naomi Sonya Deville
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WWE would have you believe that Naomi and Sonya Deville are locked in a heated feud, with Deville abusing her power as an official and Naomi constantly unable to overcome the obstacles put in front of her.

Saturday, Naomi got a measure of revenge when she eliminated Sonya from the Rumble… after Deville had tossed Naomi’s friend and former fellow Funkadactyl Cameron. Later, Deville pulled Naomi off the apron, eliminating her despite not being in the match.

Now, how would you react if you were Naomi? If you answered, “Pout, stomp slowly after Sonya, stop, wander around, get held back gently by a referee, then finally sit on the floor instead of chasing Sonya to the back,” you could be a WWE writer.

Seriously, how hard is it to book Deville retreating or having 2-3 refs hold a violently upset Naomi back? She looked like she was going to have a breakdown rather than break Sonya’s arm. Just pathetic and unrealistic.

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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.