5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (1 July - Results & Review)

4. Liv Morgan Survives

Liv Morgan Zelina Vega
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Well now, that was a much better title bout than anybody could reasonably expect between Liv Morgan and Zelina Vega. The LWO's Vega is hardly a true threat to the top prizes, but she can be a solid underdog challenger if bouts are booked correctly. This one was; Zelina scored a few exciting near falls on the champ.

Having Rey and Dominik Mysterio around ringside actually helped too, because the real drama with Liv surrounds 'Dirty Dom' anyway. Seeing Mysterio Jr Jr accidentally help Morgan retain her gold heaps more fuel on the fire. WWE had the smarts to reverse things later on as well, but we'll get to that in time.

It was especially pleasing to see Liv repeatedly get distracted by Dominik's mere presence around ringside. Also, do not be surprised if there's a mixed tag pitting Morgan and Dom vs. Zelina and Rey coming up on TV rather soon. Dominik can be a hesitant partner there, if necessary.

Good work, everybody.

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