6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (15 July - Results & Review)

4. Liv’s Best Foot Forward

Ever since a mic was first put in her hand, Liv Morgan has never been regarded as a strong promo - her halting, plaintive style of speaking can grate and detract from whatever she’s actually trying to say - but Monday night, Morgan delivered what might be her best promo in some time, if not ever (which still isn’t saying a ton). And really, it needed to be as she entered probably the biggest program of her career against Rhea Ripley heading into SummerSlam. Liv’s the undersized, underdog heel champion trying to keep the returning challenger off-balance while looking like a serious threat herself.

Alternately playful and serious, Liv insinuated her voice was hoarse due to screaming while spending time with Dominik Mysterio and suggested she actually had grown close to Dom-Dom. She pointed out that she wasn’t the same person Ripley knew before – and honestly, that’s true. This version of Liv is much more confident than the person cutting the “revenge tour” promos in the immediate aftermath of WrestleMania 40.

While Morgan isn’t the most electric person on the mic, she has been blessed with a red-hot angle with a nuclear opponent in Rhea, so she just needs to carry her weight, which she did Monday night. On its own, this was far from a home run, but Liv stirred the pot just enough here.