9 Ups And 2 Downs From WWE Raw (June 2)

2. Charlotte, Asuka Click Wonderfully

Charlotte Asuka
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Well, you knew they couldn’t have Charlotte Flair or Asuka take a pinfall or submission loss during their champion-versus-champion match Monday night.

But aside from that, the two women had a banger of a match going for a while, with Charlotte targeting Asuka’s knee while the Raw Women’s Champion kept throwing submission holds on Flair like it was going out of style. She countered a Natural Selection with an armbar and transitioned to a triangle. When Charlotte maneuvered into a Boston Crab, Asuka was able to grab a kneebar.

Yes, the match ended with a countout when Nia Jax came out to distract Asuka, but at least it was less offensive than a distract/rollup finish. And someday, Asuka is going to have to best Charlotte in the ring.

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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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.