#6 This is a great week for the women
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The WWE made history this week by having a women’s match main event all three of their signature programmes. And the best thing about it was that fans hardly noticed. It didn’t feel out of the ordinary to have these matches close out their respective shows, which is a true testament to how far the women’s revolution has come.
Even more impressive was the fact that all three of these bouts were special gimmick matches. RAW had a gauntlet match to crown a new number one contender, while Smackdown held the second ever Money in the Bank match. NXT followed up by putting on a Last Women’s Standing match, and it’s safe to say all three delivered.
The gauntlet match on RAW did a great job initially of showcasing Nia Jax. It made sense for her to start the match off and reach the final two. The only issue was that Bayley’s involvement was pretty minimal and thus did nothing to repair her broken image after her feud with Alexa earlier this year. Sasha Banks is probably the best choice for number one contender right now.
She has the talent in the ring and on the mic to square off with Bliss, and the other women on the roster all need more time to hone their skills before being considered championship worthy.
The best match of the three was probably the Last Women’s Standing match between Asuka and Nikki Cross. These two have great chemistry together and that really showed on Wednesday night. They even put together a short backstage segment with Cross attempting to attack Asuka who was being driven to the arena.
This made the dynamics of the match work really effectively. Cross looked like the hungry challenger, and Asuka came across as the arrogant, protected champion. The action itself was very compelling, with a few nasty looking bumps here and there.
The super-plex through the announce table from the top of the ladder was a great way to end the match and to end the week overall. Asuka retained her belt, which was probably the right decision, but maybe they could have had the match end with a double count out. It’s unclear whether these two will wrestle again in the near future, as you’d expect Ruby Riot to get an opportunity fairly soon.
One thing’s for sure though, the women did the fans proud this week while the men generally failed to impress.
