Grading Raw's divisions before and after the Superstar Shake Up

Raw might no longer be considered the top show with SmackDown moving to Fox in October
Raw might no longer be considered the top show with SmackDown moving to Fox in October

Women's Division

Natalya was the first to challenge Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Title but was bested by new addition Lacey Evans
Natalya was the first to challenge Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Title but was bested by new addition Lacey Evans

Added - Naomi and Lacey Evans to Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Natalya, Tamina, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Dana Brooke

Lost - Ember Moon, Bayley, Liv Morgan, Mickie James

Other notes - Sasha Banks MIA, Nia Jax injured, Ronda Rousey on hiatus

Grade Before - B

Grade After - C

Like the tag team division on Raw, the ladies' division was also hit rather hard by the timing of the Shake Up for various reasons. Not only did they lose Bayley and a returning Ember Moon, but they also broke up the Riott Squad by sending Liv Morgan to SmackDown.

Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan will hopefully be given singles pushes unless WWE hopes to present them as a tag team. Becky Lynch is still champion of both brands and Raw desperately needs her to carry the division. Alexa Bliss could get a renewed push, but she and Lynch have already feuded before while they were both on SmackDown.

Lacey Evans finally got a home but will need more time to grow into an integral part of the brand. She's already getting a title shot but needs a lot more main-roster seasoning. Naomi was also added due to the show needing more faces and although Natalya still remains, her time at the top of the division has come and gone. But what hurt the most was the post-WrestleMania timing of the Shake Up.

Banks has been absent from the WWE since after Mania while both Jax and Rousey are out of action due to injury. The jury is out as to when Rousey will return, but when she does, it might be as a member of SmackDown. Banks could return any day but could also be moved to the blue brand. The division was truly hurt more than helped by the Shake Up and the untimely injuries robbed Raw of some of its top women.

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Edited by Gabby Duran
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