6 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 11)

1. Ruby The Afterthought

Michael Cole nailed it when he noted that not many people – if any – are giving Ruby Riott much of a chance against Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women’s Championship on Sunday.

But man, oh man, WWE really doesn’t want you to think this match is anything but filler.

Not only did Cole blow her off, they had her face Nikki Cross in a match where the Twisted Sister controlled a large portion of the match, which Ruby only won after a quick finisher, but their match was interrupted for a backstage confrontation between Ronda and Becky Lynch. Rousey talked about their WrestleMania match, when she still has to win on Sunday.

We get it. Riott is not a threat to Rousey, nor should she be at this point. But way to alert fans that this is nothing more than a bathroom break match at Elimination Chamber.

They could have had Riott face someone else, like Alicia Fox (or Dana Brooke, since her planned match didn’t happen), and squashed her to look strong, rather than overcoming Cross’ onslaught. Or Ruby could have beaten stiff competition, but with help from the Riott Squad, foreshadowing what could come Sunday. We got neither, and Ruby got interrupted.

Plan out your bathroom breaks for Sunday accordingly.