5 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (Oct 24)

by Scott Carlson

1. The Legend Of Rhea Ripley Grows

Rhea Ripley Luke Gallows
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What can you say about Rhea Ripley that hasn’t been said already? From being mired in go-nowhere tag teams to languishing as Edge’s lackey, Ripley seemed to be way off-course for the longest time.

But Rhea has found herself in the new iteration of The Judgment Day as the group’s enforcer, much like Chyna was D-Generation X’s x-factor in its early days. Ripley has played off of and played up Dominik Mysterio during his heel turn, and she’s been a difference-maker during Judgment Day matches.

Monday, however, she hit the trifecta. Ripley pumped up Dominik in the promo and would deliver a low blow to Karl Anderson so Finn Balor could win his match.

But mid-match, she posted the massive Luke Gallows and then bodyslammed him, which was a pretty damn impressive feat. She even then made a point to mock LG with a “too sweet” in his face.

If you weren’t impressed by Ripley before Monday, you should be by now.

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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.