Raw Live Raw discussion thread, July 3rd 2023: Natalya/Rhea for the Womens World Title + MITB Fallout

[Jacyfer]

Dana and Tegan, talk about another random pairing for this godforsaken division.

 

[Jacyfer]

Emma and Nikki what the hell

Even Dana and Emma would have kind of made sense as they were partners on NXT

 

[Jacyfer]

Why is the announcing girl saying Chelsea's name that way?

 

[Jacyfer]

Trips really brought back Sarah Logan to job to Dupri

 

[Jacyfer]

If they split up the Judgement Day I swear

 

[R-Troop]

Whoever designed Maxxine's gear deserves a raise.

I'm all but certain the answer is Maxxine herself. Think she said that on After The Bell.

 

[Jacyfer]

I'm all but certain the answer is Maxxine herself. Think she said that on After The Bell.

She has good taste.

 

[Chris]

Natalya says the match she had with Rhea Ripley on Raw was one of the greatest of her career.

She appeared on Busted Open Radio on Wednesday and spoke about the match helping her regain confidence as a performer as well.

Natalya said:

I went into that match, the last month or so, my confidence had been rocked. After Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, it was just a really hard time for me because I was starting to feel like maybe I wasn't good enough, maybe I couldn't hang. And then going into that match and performing at that level, I just stopped and reminded everyone that not only have I fought to be here, and do I have the right to be here but I can also hang at the very highest level.
I started wrestling when I was 18 years old, and so not only can I hang at the highest level, I can lead and I can bring the very top women in WWE to the very best matches of their careers. And so, I'm damn proud of that.

Natalya has wrestled 1515 matches in WWE. She would later say her match against Ripley on Monday night was one of the top three she's ever had.

I think the match that I had on Monday would be one of the top three in my career. Rhea is a dream opponent for me and she proved to me why I wanted to wrestle her so much. She's truly one of my favorite people I've ever been in the ring with.

Some of Natalya's other top matches include against Charlotte Flair from NXT TakeOver on May 29, 2014, which received a four-star rating from our own Dave Meltzer. Other highly-rated matches of hers include against Ronda Rousey on the 12/17 Raw in 2018, the 2018 MITB match, and her match against Cora Jade in NXT last year, which received a three and three-quarter star rating.

Natalya was also recently given certificates for her six Guinness Book of World Records while in London for Money in the Bank. She spoke with Busted Open Radio about the significance the awards carry for her.

For me, these records are just a testament to my body of work. It's for the most matches overall for a woman in WWE, the most ppv matches, the most WrestleMania matches, the most wins, the most Raw matches, the most SmackDown matches, which just means 16 uninterrupted years in WWE with one injury. I'm not one to toot my own horn but sometimes you gotta step back and go, 'Hey, I'm really proud of you.' I'm really proud that I've had the longevity, and the endurance, the perseverance to go at the level that I've gone at.

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/natalya-calls-wwe-raw-match-vs-rhea-ripley-one-of-the-top-three-of-her-career

 

[Sha-J Lee]

It was a pretty good match

 

[Chris]

Def top 5 Nattie matches, I don't disagree with her. Just took 3 weeks to get it going lmao

 

[Deezy]

Why is the announcing girl saying Chelsea's name that way?

Because Samantha is a national treasure.

 

[Sha-J Lee]

Def top 5 Nattie matches, I don't disagree with her. Just took 3 weeks to get it going lmao

Yeah that was the story…

 

[Chris]

Yeah that was the story…

I'm aware, I can dislike it but still understand it

 

[Sha-J Lee]

I'm aware, I can dislike it but still understand it

I just thought Nattie getting bodied twice was fucking hilarious if anything

 

[Deezy]

NAttie had 5 good matches in almost 15 years.