Ranking #15 – Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi
Last Week – 11 (Raquel Rodriguez) N/A (Shotzi)
Heading in to RAW, we are expecting new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions to be crowned after an injury forced Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to vacate the belts.
Rodriguez would be challenged by Damage CTRL to find a new partner for Smackdown but we didn’t have to wait that long to learn that Shotzi would be stepping up. The two have a history of tagging together before and after Shotzi made the save on RAW against Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville before then defeating Bayley and IYO SKY on Smackdown, the two have all the momentum heading to RAW.
Ranking #14 – Kiera Hogan
Last Week – N/A
From Impact to AEW to Ring of Honour, Hogan has been making the rounds in various promotions, not quite reaching the top of the division in either one… yet.
This week’s episode of ROH was filled with matches, several featuring familiar faces to women’s wrestling fans but the big talking moment came after Hogan would attack Athena and slam her face first in to her own title belt, a challenge officially issued.
Ranking #13 – Lyra Valkyria
Last Week – N/A
Bringing some new blood in to the championship picture on NXT was Lyra Valkyria who defeated Cora Jade, vengeance from Spring Breakin’, to go on to face Tiffany Stratton at Battleground.
Valkyria was working with an injured leg after a post-match assault from Jade on NXT and bearing in mind her previous leg injury, the favour was all but on the side of Stratton.
While Valkyria did not win the NXT Women’s title, she put on a solid match with Stratton and proved that new faces can be built up within the division. What’s next for Valkyria remains unclear but it seems she and Jade may have unfinished business.
Ranking #12 – The Death Dollz
Last Week – N/A
After leaving Jessicka for some time, Rosemary was nowhere to be seen on Impact when Havok faced off against The Coven’s, Taylor Wilde.
She would be unsuccessful in the match and would be targeted by The Coven after when the sands of the hourglass she had been watching finally ran out and we saw the debut of Courtney Rush.
Rush would make the save and later explain to Havok that she is Rosemary, or rather a vessel for Rosemary. The duo would then go on to defeat The Coven before the main Under Seige card, earning themselves another shot at the Knockouts Tag Team titles. Definitely a creative way of making this rivalry feel fresh but more tag teams are needed pronto!
Ranking #11 – Zoey Stark
Last Week – N/A
No other female NXT call up from the draft has been booked as well as Zoey Stark since her main roster debut.
She has been seen each week on RAW since her debut and has netted victories against Nikki Cross and most recently, Candice LeRae.
Her biggest moment came in a surprising twist at Night of Champions when she would emerge from under the ring to aid Trish Stratus in her match against Becky Lynch, busting open The Man and setting her up for a Stratusfaction.
This pairing is an interesting one and will give Stark an incredible chance to rocket to the top of the RAW Women’s Division.
