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
Rhea Ripley vs Nikki A.S.H. vs Liv Morgan vs Doudrop vs Bianca Belair
A simply fabulous Gauntlet match! Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley absolutely tore it up!
Winner: Bianca Belair
Rating: 4/5
AEW Dark: Elevation
Thunder Rosa vs Riley Shepard
Squash City!
Winner: Thunder Rosa
Rating: 2/5
The Bunny, Emi Sakura, & Nyla Rose vs Ruby Soho, Tay Conti, & Anna Jay
These teams are in a holding pattern - the matches are decent, but please, shake it up AEW!
Winner: Ruby Soho, Tay Conti, & Anna Jay
Rating: 2.5/5
WWE NXT 2.0: Vengeance Day
Toxic Attraction vs Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta
I did not get into this match as much as I hoped I would, with Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta failing to inspire. At least Toxic Attraction once again looked like the diamonds of the NXT 2.0 women's division.
Winner: Toxic Attraction
Rating: 2/5
AEW Dark
Emi Sakura vs Angelica Risk
Squash City!
Winner: Emi Sakura
Rating: 2/5
AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite
Thunder Rosa vs Mercedes Martinez
As a fairly violent weapons match, this was a better way to present Mercedes Martinez. Thunder Rosa won, which was the best way to set her up as Britt Baker's eventual conquerer.
Winner: Thunder Rosa
Rating: 3/5
Impact Wrestling
Masha Slamovich vs Kira Dream
Squash City!
Winner: Masha Slamovich
Rating: 2/5
Lady Frost vs Gisele Shaw
Pure garbage!
Winner: Lady Frost
Rating: 1/5
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
There were no women's matches this week on SmackDown.
AEW Rampage
Serena Deeb vs Angelica Risk
Squash City! More of the same to further re-inforce just how devastating Serena Deeb can be.
Winner: Serena Deeb.
Rating: 2/5
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
Rhea Ripley vs Doudrop vs Bianca Belair vs Liv Morgan vs Nikki Ash vs Alexa Bliss
The quality on show here was not as strong as the inaugural women's Elimination Chamber match, but this was a decent effort nonetheless. Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley looked like stars, whilst the intrigue surrounding Alexa Bliss' in ring return seemed justified. Liv Morgan also gets extra points for her Britney Spears influenced outfit - I just wish the women didn't have to dress differently to appease the Saudi Arabians.
Winner: Bianca Belair
Rating: 3/5
Becky Lynch vs Lita
Lita has well and truly returned to WWE, putting on a performance that was better than I could have ever imagined. She was as fast, agile, and calculated as she was in her previous tenure, and that is without noting that she almost seemed to defeat Becky Lynch. The WWE Raw Women's Championship was eventually retained in a solid sequence, but I really feel like both women came across superbly here.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Rating: 4/5
Naomi & Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville
Meh. I was not a fan of this match, and it only served to worry me further about how Ronda Rousey will be presented on The Road to WrestleMania.
Winner: Naomi & Ronda Rousey
Rating: 2/5
MATCH OF THE WEEK:
Becky Lynch vs Lita
This was the fantastic match I hoped it would be.
WOMAN OF THE WEEK:
Bianca Belair
Bianca Belair had one of the best weeks of her career. A shining light on Raw.
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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