7 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 16)

3. Bayley Fires Up

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She started slowly Monday night, but by the time she was done, Bayley had found a bit of a spark that hopefully will carry her.

The Huggable One found herself chasing off Charlotte Flair after the Raw Women’s Champion showed old photos of Bayley as a fangirl getting autographs and original poems she had written. At first, Bayley almost meekly suggested that Charlotte didn’t need to do that, but she quickly bowed up and dug in, laying into Charlotte, who has gotten quite good at playing an unlikeable heel.

By the end of the segment, Bayley might have been reciting childish poetry, but it worked for her, and she was using it to display confidence in herself. And fans had rallied to her side, which made everything even better. Hopefully that bodes well for her long-term in WWE.

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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.