6 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Raw (12 June - Review)

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7. Mirroring The Men

Rhea Ripley
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Once we saw Asuka’s new WWE Women’s Championship on SmackDown, it was only a matter of days before Rhea Ripley’s SmackDown Women’s Championship disappeared.

But the end result? The WWE Women’s World Championship, a near-replica of Seth Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship, is just another example of follow-the-men with titles. The Big Gold Belt knockoff sized down and on a white strap isn’t exactly a great look, and the name is literally just one word off Asuka’s title.

Overall, this is better than a SmackDown Women’s Champion defending her title on Raw and vice-versa. But it feels like they made the decision for the men and then just had the women follow suit, and that’s not a good look… especially when you consider that both men’s titles have gotten a decent amount of scorn.

Not a huge negative, but certainly not getting positive marks here.

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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.