WWE RAW 10/23/2023: 3 Things We Hated And 3 Things We Loved

I’s a good problem to have for us to force ourselves to hate something during these “Raw” reviews, but my least favorite element of Monday’s show involved Natalya and Nikki Cross as a hodgepodge tag team facing Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.

Mostly, this annoys me because it involved Nattie’s character once again playing the “I’m confused, I’ve got to figure a few things out” card that they’ve had her play several times over the years. Worse than that, it ended up involving the heavily underused Cross (which, great for the involvement and all) as Nattie’s surprise tag partner — only the former Sanity member is not doing her traditional sprint-to-the-ring-bite-the-ropes bit, but instead is waltzing ever-so-slowly to the ring in a catatonic state, staring into space for three quarters of the match, then walking off, never tagging in or getting into the mix in any way.

Earlier in the evening, Nattie wished Indi Hartwell well in her challenge for Becky Lynch’s “NXT” Women’s Championship, but when asked by Candice LeRae whether she was looking for a replacement partner for an injured Tegan Nox or what she was up to otherwise, she went with that “I’m confused” thing, and my eyes rolled. Why is Natalya, of all female competitors in WWE, confused about anything? She should be as confident as anyone, resolute in knowing what her next move is at any time. And maybe she is, really. Maybe this will play itself out and the Cross craziness will make sense in the coming weeks.

For now, though, all it did was lead to another loss for someone in Natalya who should be a stalwart of the division, if only she could ever, you know, not be confused and all. As for Cross, again, I’m glad she’s a part of something here. I can only hope it clicks. Sleepwalking to and through a match ain’t it, though.

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