5 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (29 April - Results & Review)

4. Wrestling In Molasses

Nia Jax Liv Morgan
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Some perverts probably think this references an Attitude Era Divas match, but alas, it was just a very middling match pitting Liv Morgan against Nia Jax in what should have been an aggressive, vicious battle between two rivals, especially ones who on paper should have matched up perfectly.

In Jax, you have a dominant, rejuvenated heel about to get a fresh start on SmackDown. With Morgan, you have a plucky underdog who relishes physical battles and fighting from underneath, with plenty to prove.

For whatever reason, Jax seemed to be on autopilot, cruising through a slow-moving contest. Perhaps she knew that she was taking the pinfall after a very contrived distraction – Tiffany Stratton just happened to sit ringside for the match, and Naomi just happened to show up, and they just happened to brawl onto the apron – and throttled it down.

Morgan picked up the victory to earn her Women’s World Championship match (more on that later), but what should have been a signature accomplishment felt like knocking off Tegan Nox or Indi Hartwell.

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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.