Mickie James and Alexa Bliss killed it on WWE Raw. Credit: WWE.com
WWE Raw continues to progress post-No Mercy and is slowly, but surely building towards its next pay-per-view TLC in less than three weeks.
While this week’s WWE Raw wasn’t the most exciting Raw of all-time and was a bit all over the place at times, it did present a few new possibilities for the TLC pay-per-view. And with still nearly three weeks to build to the event, there is still more time to include new developments.
Much still has to happen in the buildup for TLC, but last night’s Raw served its purpose at times. With that being said, let’s take a look at five takeaways from the Oct. 2 edition of Raw.
5. Alexa Bliss’s Backstage Joke Towards Mickie James Was Quality Humor
The highly-decorated and former six-time Women’s Champion Mickie James had been an afterthought on Raw since coming over from SmackDown during the superstar shakeup back in April. But James is finally back in a prominent role within the women’s division and her feud with Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss has already been a memorable one.
The seeds were planted for this feud when Bliss called James an “old lady” on Raw Talk following the No Mercy pay-per-view. James responded the next night on Raw by calling out and subsequently running Bliss out of the ring. But last night’s Raw saw a humorous moment backstage that was needed for not only this feud, but Raw in general.
With James looking for Bliss backstage, Alicia Fox and Emma directed her towards her locker room where Bliss left James a surprise of sorts. In James’ locker room stood a box of Depends and a walker, continuing with the “old lady” theme. It was truly humorous and with how the WWE has failed miserably with humor in recent months, it was a welcomed addition.
Bliss’s “This is Your Life” segment towards Bayley a few months back was as cringe-worthy as any segment in a long time, but this subtle jab at James made its mark and added a different layer to their rivalry for the Raw Women’s Championship and upcoming match at TLC.