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

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6. Natalya: Black Hole Of Charisma

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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?

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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.