Beth Phoenix On Raw

I mean, honestly, i'd rather if Ronda was going to have a programme between Rumble and Mania, it had been with Beth, and Nattie being the bridge in the story to bring that together.

Nattie could have gotten beaten down by Ronda after already reintroducing Beth as part of her pre-show work, and it would work better since Nattie is still full time, didn't all that long ago take a title shot, and Beth is, hopefully, not looking to return inring full time, as I think she'd have an even tougher time now getting a top spot on the card.

two matches at EC and Fast Lane, and then transition into a tag title match with Nattie at Mania would have been good enough, and wouldn't have felt as thrown away as Riott's attempts, but would still have been as obvious in their outcomes.

Kondor wrote: WWE made a good move to use Beth as a way to enhance the Edge vs Randy feud. Beth's appearance adds a level of reality; and this is probably better than having Edge himself appear even with a neck brace. I thought Beth did a good job with her facial expressions while listening to Randy's bullshit and the RKO was done well; obviously Beth can take a move from a male wrestler no problem.  Maybe it's just cause Raw was in Brooklyn; but with the edgier product the crowd is getting more attitude era like (which I love.) Some were actually cheering Randy for the RKO. It reminds me of the crowd going crazy after Stone Cold Steve Austin's first ever Stunner on Vince at Madison Square Garden in 1997.