7 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (13 Feb - Results & Review)

1. ‘Can They Co-Exist?’ No, They Can’t

Carmella Natalya
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Oh look, it’s a match lumping all six superstars involved in a big “every person for themselves” match at the upcoming PLE into two teams based on the brand so the announcers can wonder how they’ll function together.

Answer: Not at all.

Thankfully, this match broke down quickly when Asuka decided to assault everyone, including her Raw teammates Carmella and Nikki Cross, laying out the entire field en route to winning. Of course, while this kept things mercifully short, it also made everyone look like a geek just five days before the Elimination Chamber match, where we’re supposed to believe that any of the six have a chance of winning a WrestleMania title match for the Raw Women’s Championship.

This was not how to accomplish that goal. It telegraphed that Asuka is the overwhelming favorite, with Raquel Rodriguez as the dark horse. And that’s all there is to that.

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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.