Best and Worst of RAW: WWE repeating a storyline from 2016, Big mistake made with 2 Champions (May 24th, 2021)

#3. Worst: Rhea Ripley made to look bad as RAW Women's Champion

#TeamNikki or #TeamRhea?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/LyXGK8WK6X

— WWE (@WWE) May 25, 2021

It's always great to see Nikki Cross on WWE TV, and this week, it was a direct match against RAW Women's Champion Rhea Ripley. The concept of the match was odd. It was a "Beat The Clock" challenge without any prior match that set the standard in the first place.

The RAW Women's Champion was supposed to beat Nikki Cross within two minutes. Since she was unable to get the job done, Nikki Cross technically won. A Rhea Ripley-Nikki Cross match would be fun to watch, but this wasn't the way to go about it.

GO NIKKIGO NIKKIGO NIKKIGO!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/JCmHtw6bvG

— WWE (@WWE) May 25, 2021

The sad part is that Rhea Ripley was the first of two Champions on RAW this week to be badly utilized. If WWE is attempting to establish Rhea Ripley as the next big superstar on RAW, then they need to handle her better than what they're doing now.

In some ways, however, this treatment shouldn't come as a surprise. But Rhea Ripley can bounce back and hopefully more screen time comes around for Nikki Cross.