5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Raw (31 Mar - Results & Review)

1. A Ref Bump And Double DQ? Who Could Have Predicted?

Heading into the main event for Raw, the only open question was how WWE would arrive at a situation that would allow Rhea Ripley to be added to the Women’s World Championship match.

And yet, WWE still figured out a way to do it that made Ripley look even more like a whiny baby (who still got cheered over Bianca because fans are undiscerning goofs sometimes). As the special referee, Belair called the match pretty evenly until Ripley booted her to the floor inadvertently. Bianca might have sold on the floor a bit too long, but she did make her way back to count a Rhea pinfall attempt.

From there, it deteriorated fast, with Belair pulling Ripley off when both women were in the ropes, and Rhea swatted at the referee, which warranted a disqualification right there. But before Bianca would do anything, Iyo Sky accidentally dropkicked Belair, which led to a double-DQ and chaos between all three women.

That means Ripley hit the ref twice – once intentionally – and lost her shot at recapturing the title, but she presumably still will find a way into this WrestleMania match in the last two weeks. It’s incredibly contrived and poor storytelling, with Iyo somehow still playing third wheel despite being the champ, and the biggest babyface acting like the biggest whiny heel.

The dynamic is especially off because none of the three women are officially playing a heel (though Ripley certainly deserves some boos). Belair is becoming the de facto villain, despite doing nothing beyond being awesome at wrestling and earning her title match at 'Mania.