#3 Alexa Bliss knows how to handle difficult crowds
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We’ve all known it for quite some time now, but Alexa Bliss is surely destined for great things if she keeps going the way she is. While I still think losing Charlotte has damaged the Raw women’s division, Alexa is proving she has what it takes to hold the others up.
This week her promo skills were on full display. After enjoying the natural babyface reaction one tends to get from their hometown crowd, Alexa was facing a far more hostile audience on Raw this week. A few lines into her monologue, the crowd annoyingly started chanting “WHAT?” at her –as if we really need to hear that again! A lesser talent would have become flustered and probably raced to the end of their segment to avoid too much embarrassment, but Alexa was quick to acknowledge and deal with it like a pro.
Even before she took any notice, the chants themselves weren’t working because Alexa doesn’t follow the typical WWE promo style of stopping after every line, which generally makes the “WHAT?” chants so tempting. She speaks in a believable way and gets her point across effectively. This is exactly what we need from our superstars today, especially in the women’s division. Here’s hoping she becomes the champion on Sunday.
As for the rest of the roster, Bayley’s likeability is still dragging her along, but her mic skills need a vast improvement, quickly. Sasha is marginally better on the mic and can go in the ring, but after she interrupted Alexa on Monday night, it felt like the whole segment fell flat. Bliss is the measuring stick at the moment, and it’s time the other women stepped it up a little.
