7 Ups & 6 Downs For WWE Raw (21 July - Results & Review)

3. 'Becky Hogan' Leans In

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If you’re Becky Lynch and you’re facing mouth-breathing fans who derisively call you “Becky Hogan,” you might as well go all-in on the gimmick.

Lynch once again on Monday wore red and yellow to the ring, speaking about holding everyone down “but at least I’m honest about it.” Becky’s disconnected-from-reality persona continued as she blasted Lyra Valkyria for being greedy because she held two titles (albeit for barely 24 hours) – “Who needs two titles?” – though what Lynch pulled off at WrestleMania 35 was different because it was groundbreaking.

Becky painted herself into a corner a bit, trying to get Lyra to agree to a stipulation that she would never challenge for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship again if she loses, but Valkyria called her bluff and made their SummerSlam rematch a no-DQ bout.

It will be interesting to see how the women use this stipulation, but Lynch/Valkyria has been really good to great almost the entire way, so there should be a fair amount of confidence that they’ll nail this one.

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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.