8 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (July 15)

5. Natalya The Right Opponent

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Face it: Natalya is a well-respected wrestler on the main roster, but she doesn’t tend to get a huge reaction from fans and is probably best-suited as a trainer/sidekick/tag team partner.

However, pitting Nattie against Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship at SummerSlam – in Toronto, Canada – could be a stroke of brilliance. Natalya still can go in the ring, and her style should mesh well with The Man. Both women specialize in mat wrestling and submissions, while Lynch can add aerial assaults, and Neidhart can use power moves.

Nattie jawed a little with Becky after winning the four-way elimination match, threatening to rip Lynch’s “greasy, orange mop” off her head and pull her horseshoe out of her… well, you know.

If given the time and opportunity, this could be a solid match, a nice rebound opponent for The Man after having to deal with Lacey Evans for way too long.

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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.