6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (June 25)

4. Where’s Nattie’s Title Shot?

Natalya Alexa Bliss
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Kudos to Natalya for being smart enough to bring some backup to counter Mickie James, but you can’t help but wonder if Nia Jax thinks her path is still clear to the Raw Women’s Championship.

Jax provided help to Nattie as she faced Alexa Bliss, distracting the champ after her partner did the same to Natalya. And just like that, Natalya had avenged her friend (and training partner, Ronda Rousey) by defeating the champ.

So, where’s Nattie’s title shot? She made the champion tap out convincingly. That should have sparked a title opportunity discussion but instead, they simply moved on to how Jax faces Bliss in a few weeks at Extreme Rules. Doesn’t Natalya have a say in whether she gets a title match?

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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.