7 Ups & 9 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 31)

4. The Biggest Diva Of Them All

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Last week, Charlotte took a major step forward as a character by unceremoniously ditching her father, humiliating him and declaring that she was the woman and didnt need him anymore.

This week, she was Stephanie McMahons b*tch.

Once again, Stephanie inserted herself into the womens division to show that shes the real alpha female in WWE, getting in Charlottes face to engage in a little pot/kettle, calling the Womens Champion a spoiled, selfish, self-important brat. Charlotte tried to point out the hypocrisy of the Billion-Dollar Princess calling her out, but Stephanie proceeded to shout her down and call her a waste of talent, leaving the champ standing there sullen.

Now, theres at least a chance that Steph will get her comeuppance, but considering that Charlotte is the heel in this equation, does this mean that Stephanie is painting herself as the heroine who finally topples the champion? Or will she enlist someone (Sasha Banks?) to be her avatar?

Or was this just Stephanie McMahon reminding everyone that no woman is more powerful than her? Weve seen this before, and it hasnt ended well (for the actual in-ring talent), and theres no reason to expect anything different this time.

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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.