6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (14 August - Review)

3. Rhea Runs Over Hartwell

Rhea Ripley Indi Hartwell Candice LeRae
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No messing about here, and no reason to give Indi Hartwell anything more than the briefest of hope spots in her match against Rhea Ripley.

The Women’s World Champion steamrolled the Raw rookie without breaking a sweat, more indignant than anything that Indi managed to land a spinebuster and a few shots on her. Ripley might not wrestle often on Monday nights, but when she does, it’s with a viciousness that makes her stand out from everyone else on the roster. Hartwell – and many others – aren’t in the same league, so why bother to give her offense to pad out a match runtime?

This was nothing more than a good squash to remind fans that Rhea is more than an integral part of Judgment Day – she’s dominant in her own universe.

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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.