WWE RAW: 2 Superstars who flopped and 3 who impressed – Backstage brawl between Drew McIntyre and Sheamus, champion gets pinned (Dec 7th, 2020)

#2 Flopped on WWE RAW: Shayna Baszler

Shayna Baszler deserves better on WWE RAW

Before anything else, allow this author to state that Shayna Baszler’s match against Asuka on WWE RAW this week was quite promising for the most part of its duration. They started out well, keeping their in-ring battle in complete balance. Both Superstars took turns to gain dominance inside the ring and Baszler looked a lot like her old, brutal self.

The closing moments of the match saw Nia Jax attacking Lana who was present at ringside. The latter managed to overturn the attack and sent Jax crashing into the ring post. Following that, she skilfully escaped from Nia Jax and ended up pushing one-half of Women’s Tag Team Champions through the announce desk. This series of events distracted Baszler who fell victim to a quick roll-up that eventually allowed Asuka to win their match on WWE RAW.

This marked the third week when Baszler ended up taking a pinfall. Despite a good match, the result ended up making Baszler look extremely weak inside the ring. Unfortunately for WWE RAW, they can’t afford to make the toughest competitors of their women’s division go through such booking at the moment. Hopefully, this will lead to a good storyline where Baszler eventually unleashes the beast inside of her. As unfair as it may sound, this week Baszler had to be included in the list of flops, but the creative should be the one taking the blame for this mess.