Welcome to another edition of WOMEN'S WRESTLING WEEKLY—a rundown of the events which have transpired in the world of women's professional wrestling over the past several days not just with the Superstars on WWE programming, but with Impact Wrestling's Knockouts, ROH's Women of Honor, and even a glimpse at the women on the independent circuit.
WWE Monday Night Raw
Alexa Bliss vs Doudrop
Doudrop lost because she was scared by a supposedly winking puppet? Get out of here with that bullshit! This is up there with the very worst in wrestlecrap!
Winner: Alexa Bliss
Rating: 1/5
Nikki A.S.H. vs Rhea Ripley
This was yet another instance of Nikki A.S.H proving herself as Raw Women's Champion, and ultimately, it was a success. She worked well with Rhea Ripley, but any enjoyment value to the match was invalidated by Charlotte Flair's involvement. Super Flair it is again...
Winner: Nikki A.S.H. (via DQ)
Rating: 2.5/5
AEW Dark: Elevation
Red Velvet vs Renee Michelle
Squash City!
Winner: Red Velvet
Rating: 2/5
Tesha Price vs Hikaru Shida
Squash City!
Winner: Hikaru Shida
Rating: 2/5
Jade Cargill vs Amber Nova
Squash City!
Winner: Jade Cargill
Rating: 2/5
WWE NXT
Dakota Kai vs Sarray
Should Sarray have been fed to Dakota Kai in the fashion she was? Perhaps not, but Kai certainly looks like a dangerous threat to Raquel Gonzalez. Both women worked well here, putting on a fresh and exciting match.
Winner: Dakota Kai
Rating: 3.5/5
Gigi Dolan vs Amari Miller
Squash City!
Winner: Gigi Dolan
Rating: 2.5/5
AEW Dark
Thunder Rosa vs Zeda Zhang
Squash City!
Winner: Thunder Rosa
Rating: 2.5/5
Red Velvet vs Skyler Moore
Squash City!
Winner: Red Velvet
Rating: 2/5
Nyla Rose vs Valentina Rossi
Squash City!
Winner: Nyla Rose
Rating: 2/5
Penelope Ford vs Sahara Seven
Squash City!
Winner: Penelope Ford
Rating: 2/5
Tay Conti vs Robyn Renegade
Squash City!
Winner: Tay Conti
Rating: 2/5
AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite
Nyla Rose vs Kris Statlander
This was a sluggish match, all things considered. Kris Statlander is still not at 100% following her injury, whilst Nyla Rose is currently only entertaining in squash matches. Statlander stole the victory here, but she didn't enhance her reputation as a result. It also did not help the match that Rose had attacked Statlander prior to the contest.
Winner: Kris Statlander
Rating: 2.5/5
Impact Wrestling
Tenille Dashwood vs Taylor Wilde
Standard Knockout's fare. For me, Tenille Dashwood is starting to flag on Impact, and is in desperate need of a new x-factor.
Winner: Tenille Dashwood
Rating: 2.5/5
WWE NXT UK
Amale vs Nina Samuels
Squash City!
Winner: Amale
Rating: 2/5
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
There were no women's matches this week, although we did witness a pretty cool beatdown of Bianca Belair by Sasha Banks, Carmella, and Zelina Vega.
AEW Rampage
Britt Baker vs Red Velvet
A serviceable main event for the first episode of Rampage, but Red Velvet was never in danger of winning. The post match reveal of Jamie Hayter as an ally of Britt Baker was not well received at all. The most egregious part of this was how people in the FITE TV Rampage chat thought it was Becky Lynch!
Winner: Britt Baker
Rating: 2.5/5
MATCH OF THE WEEK:
Dakota Kai vs Sarray
Dakota Kai vs Sarray was easily the most entertaining and competitive match of the week.
WOMAN OF THE WEEK:
Britt Baker
Britt Baker headlining the first episode of Rampage was a huge show of faith, and she did her hometown crowd proud!
So there you have it, the breakdown for the week in women's wrestling. What were some of your favorite and least favorite moments from these women? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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