6 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 15)

5. Bliss Pushes Buttons

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If there’s one thing Alexa Bliss excels at, it’s working over fans and other wrestlers.

The Raw Women’s Champion gave the Newark, NJ crowd a reason to boo her, then ran down Bayley after the former champ emerged. She continued to demean the Huggable One until she finally did something uncharacteristic – she lashed out at Bliss. But Alexa came back with a vicious kendo stick, furthering the feud between the two and created the much-needed (/snark/) stipulation for their Extreme Rules rematch.

Bliss is just vicious enough to make her a credible heel champion. If her in-ring skills continue to develop, she could be a significant player. But for now, she continues to do what she does well.

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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.