6 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 18)

by Scott Carlson

1. Rousey Gets Written Off For A Month

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When GM Kurt Angle was holding Ronda Rousey back as Alexa Bliss verbally laid into her, fans clearly chanted, “Let them fight!” Thankfully, we got what we wanted.

Unfortunately for Rousey, her temper and overzealousness led to a 30-day suspension. Waffling the general manager repeatedly with a briefcase and attacking referees probably didn’t help matters. That means after coming seconds away from winning the Raw Women’s Championship in her first singles match, Ronda is off TV for a month.

This is actually a win-win. From a storyline perspective, it’s smart because it allows Nia Jax to get her rematch against Bliss without Rousey hanging over them, and when Ronda returns, she’ll have a natural feud. In reality, it gives Rousey, who overperformed Sunday night, a month to train and get better in the ring without being taken off TV mysteriously.

Hopefully, this will work out on both fronts for the former UFC champion.

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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.