7 Ups & 4 Downs from WWE Raw (9 June - Results & Review)

4. Bayley Exacts A Measure Of Revenge

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After Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria’s excellent Women’s Intercontinental Championship match at Money in the Bank on Saturday night, two competing philosophies emerged: the two should run it back at Evolution for the main roster trilogy, or they should be kept far apart until the stakes have been raised even higher.

Monday night, it looked like the two Irish wrestlers were headed toward a third encounter when Lynch called out Valkyria to apologize for nearly dislocating Becky's shoulder when raising her hand (what a heel comment!) on Saturday.

But before Lyra could make it to the ring, Bayley jumped Becky and pummeled her, getting some payback for taking the Role Model out of WrestleMania 41. Valkyria looked confused as Lynch ping-ponged between the two, bailing into Lyra and then being sent back into the ring, only to flee again.

It seems that the smart play now would be for Bayley and Becky to settle their feud at Evolution, while Lyra finds a new quest. Then again, given Triple H’s penchant for multi-person matches, it wouldn’t be shocking if they shoehorned a triple threat between all three women.

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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.