6 Ups & 7 Downs From WWE Raw (May 9)

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6. Nikki Needs A Makeover

Doudrop Nikki A.S.H.
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That’s where this is heading, right?

Doudrop & Nikki ASH teamed up Monday night to take on the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Sasha Banks & Naomi. And for a while, the champs looked to be in trouble. Doudrop controlled much of the match, but Nikki tagged herself in, refused to tag out and promptly lost the match.

This led Doudrop to once again berate Nikki about needing to take things more seriously, which she also said last week after the near-superhero’s adventures with the 24/7 Championship.

This all seems to be leading to Nikki ditching her “Almost a Superhero” persona, as that would probably have to be part of Doudrop’s demands to take things more seriously. Running around in a mask and cape can’t be seen as taking things seriously.

If that’s where it’s going, then great, we’re all for it. But if we’re going to get a serious heel superhero (not a super-villain), then this is just more shortsighted WWE booking. For now though, we’ll give positive marks.

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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.