7 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 26)

5. Asuka Stands Tall

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After being driven through a barricade Sunday night, the #1 contender for the Raw Women’s Championship needed to get back on track.

And that’s exactly what happened on Raw, with Asuka shining with a flurry during the six-woman tag match to open the show. Asuka ran wild on everyone, keeping Nia Jax at bay and tapping out Mickie James with an armbar/kneebar combo.

It was a quick reminder of how impressive Asuka is, and that Alexa Bliss could be in serious trouble at WrestleMania. (If WWE was looking to make a moment, they’d have the Empress of Tomorrow trounce Bliss in record time, like she defeated Dana Brooke a few months back.)

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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.