5 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 4)

by Scott Carlson

1. Lynch, Baszler Face Off

Funny how it’s the women who seem to know how to do a rivalry the right way.

Becky Lynch was doing a backstage sit-down interview when Shayna Baszler interrupted and sat down with the Raw Women’s Champion to chat. The two verbally sparred, with the NXT Women’s Champion saying she really wanted to meet Becky, noting that she’s not her friend Ronda Rousey, and that she was either going to pin or submit Lynch at Survivor Series.

The Man responded that she’ll show Baszler who the “baddest woman on the planet” really is at the PPV. Without yelling, punching or resorting to goofy jokes, Lynch and Baszler managed to make a rivalry between two Alpha females feel very real, very fast.

Nicely done. You almost have to feel sorry for Bayley, who already is the third wheel in this storyline.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.