7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 9)

2. Ember Burns Bright In Debut

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After she lost the NXT Women’s Championship at TakeOver: New Orleans, you had to wonder if Ember Moon’s days in developmental were limited.

And it turned out that they were, as Moon made her Raw debut Monday night, teaming with Nia Jax to take on Mickie James and Alexa Bliss. Ember got to showcase her talents for the Raw audience, hitting a handspring forearm, springboard crossbody and of course, the Eclipse to pin former champ Bliss.

Moon really didn’t have much else to prove in NXT, and she’s a welcome addition to a Raw roster that could use some fresh blood.

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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.