It’s no secret that The WWE NXT women’s division has long impressed WWE Hall of Famer Cooley Ray. Going out On this week’s episode of WWE Raw, However, rising stars may now have some unexpected competition for his attention.
On “Lost Open Radio” Rae heaped praise on WWE’s red brand for women in wrestling, especially the six that were in the spotlight during the Oct. 26 telecast.
“For as long as I can remember now, I’ve been coming to this show and running the NXT women’s division,” Rae said. “Getting them to the point where I said they’re the best women’s division in WWE. I believe they are the best women’s division in all of wrestling. Those NXT women get over their a**, they perform. NXT does a great job of constantly bringing in new quality female talent. But I’ll be damned if those women don’t cash in on NXT last Monday night. Great job last night.”
Monday night’s episode of Raw took WWE to Fresno, California, where six women competed in three contests. The former pitted Lyra Valkyria against her former tag team partner Bayley in a no disqualification match, with “The Model” emerging victorious after Valkyria was forced to hit a crossbody with a kendo stick.
The second saw WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Raquel Rodriguez in a non-title match with IYO SKY. SKY got the win after the Tejana Bomb was reversed.
The main event on Raw featured a title match between WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan and her rival, Becky Lynch. This fight particularly stunned Ray as it came out of the pit Arguably one of WWE’s all-time greats against a fast-growing champion.
Morgan and Lynch deliver the raw main event
“I believe that after the ‘Busted Open’ in Philadelphia, where Liv Morgan sat down and said, “Start watching tonight because everything changes for Liv Morgan tonight.” We kind of heard that song and dance from Liv before. Start, stop, start, stop, gas, breaks. But I’ll be damned if he doesn’t come out on top every time from that day on,” Ray said.
“And when Liv gets in the ring with women who are technically better wrestlers than her, better wrestlers perceptually than her, she steps up to the plate and she delivers. There are some who consider Becky Lynch to be the best women’s wrestler in the WWE. It’s up for debate, but there are some who believe it. with Becky Lynch last night.’
Originally, plans called for Lynch to face Stephanie Walker in a number one contender’s match. As Raw CEO Adam Pearce later revealed that Wacker did not receive medical clearance to competethey battled Morgan vs. Lynch for the show’s main event championship.
According to Rey, the chemistry between Morgan and Lynch was evident last night and potentially better than what fans could see from Lynch and Walker in the ring.
The Man appeared to call Morgan back in Fresno when he delivered the Man Handle Slam. Before she Lynch could secure a full pinfall, however, Morgan’s doomsday co-stars Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez entered the ring to cause an intentional disqualification. As a result, Lynch technically won the match, but Morgan officially retained the WWE Women’s World Championship.
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