8 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 9th)

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8. Nattie Spars With JBL

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When all is said and done, JBL will probably be considered one of the bigger disappointments as a heel commentator. His latest run with WWE is nowhere near as good as his first one on the commentary desk nearly a decade ago. Bradshaw yells nonsensical stuff (likely repeating what comes through his headphones), shouting about how much fun everyone is having and mock crying when a babyface is robbed of victory.

That€™s why it was great to see Natalya go right back at JBL Monday night. JBL claimed he heard Nattie submit during her Women€™s Championship match against Charlotte at Payback, prompting her to call JBL senile and delusional. When JBL talked about Bret Hart being at Payback, Natalya offered to call the Hitman to have him put the announcer in the Sharpshooter.

While this incarnation of JBL might be barely tolerable at times, Natalya putting him in his place multiple times made it much more enjoyable, and showed that Nattie has more to offer than just an in-ring talent and a famous family.

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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.