7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Raw (17 Feb - Results & Review)

5. Feeling Generous

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There is an argument to make that Roxanne Perez versus Raquel Rodriguez wasn’t a terribly good match, dragged down in part by a distraction finish, but realistically, this was a pretty good main roster introduction for Perez to WWE fans who don’t regularly watch NXT.

Facing the much bigger and stronger Rodriguez, Roxanne needed to resort to using her speed to stick and move throughout the match. She got a near-fall off a satellite DDT and a double-jump moonsault, but she ultimately was aided by a distraction when the tag team champions attacked Liv Morgan at ringside, allowing Perez to hit Raquel with Pop Rox for the win.

The entire match and video package that preceded the bout served as a very good introduction to Perez, who is long overdue for a call-up to the main roster. And by winning, Roxanne secured a spot in the Elimination Chamber, which means she’ll get to show off her talent on an even bigger scale.

Morgan also deserves credit for resigning herself to take an a**-kicking from Bianca Belair and Naomi, getting tossed from pillar to post at ringside, which justified Raquel being distracted. The Jade Cargill mystery is either your cup of tea or not, but this at least continued the intertwining of female acts into a bigger storyline.

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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.