7 Ups And 6 Downs From WWE Raw (June 22)

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6. Natalya: Black Hole Of Charisma

This is nothing personal against Natalya, but when was the last time she was ever interesting or a compelling character, heel or face?

Because this new turn with Lana in her corner certainly wasn’t working Monday night. Whether it’s because she sounds like she’s reading her lines off a cue card with as little emotion and conviction as possible, or that her matches, while often technically fine, are often lacking in passion, a Nattie heel turn and push doesn’t exactly inspire this writer.

At this stage in her career, Nattie should probably be settling into a trainer role, maybe forming a tag team with a younger wrestler and going after the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Beyond that, flipping her between heel and face hasn’t done anything to revitalize her in recent years, so can we just drop it?