6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (August 26)

4. Banks Makes A Statement

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After returning and attacking Natalya and Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks has become a focal point of the Raw women’s division, so she needed to look crisp in her return to in-ring action Monday night.

Thankfully, we got just that, with Sasha taking a few bumps, but attacking Nattie’s injured arm before nailing a Backstabber and Banks Statement for the convincing tap-out win. And then, The Boss returned to the ring and slapped the Banks Statement back on Natalya to really rub it in.

That win, while expected, was just another step in the right direction for Banks in her buildup to the inevitable Raw Women’s Championship match against Becky Lynch.

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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.