8 Ups And 7 Downs From WWE SummerSlam 2017

5. Banks On It

Sasha Banks SummerSlam
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Since coming over to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, Alexa Bliss has been on fire, winning the Raw Women’s Championship almost immediately and dominating the division.

But her reign came to an end at SummerSlam, with Sasha Banks capturing her fourth Raw title. Banks and Bliss tangled in a solid match that saw the Goddess target the Boss’ left arm, with Sasha staying in the match and snapping on a Banks Statement out of nowhere for the submission.

It might seem odd to switch horses at this point, but considering that the heel side of the Raw roster looks a lot more stacked right now (Nia Jax, Emma and Bliss), it’s probably the right call, plus it gave Sasha something to cheer about in Brooklyn, where she has lost the NXT Women’s Championship and the WWE Women’s Championship the previous two years.

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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.