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We were worried about RAW's Clash Of Champions.
SDL's Backlash Six-Pack Challenge was historycal and dynamical and we tought that after the lack of events last week, prior the Clash, the match may not repeat the success of Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte two title matches at RAW's after-Draft editiona and SummerSlam.
We have another match to worried about and that was the Kickoff. Alicia Fox and Nia Jax had a lot of sights set on them, too! Would it be short? Is Nia going to dominate all the time?
But let's start from the beginning.
THE KICKOFF: IS THIS THE DAWN OF THE VETERANS?
Yes, that is the question that I am asking myself these days, thinking about WWE's Women Superstars division.
We saw great era's endings. Great generations of former-Divas, said goodbye. We know that when a huge number of new faces start to emerged in the main rosters, this is a sign for a slowly fading of the old generation. Yes, that is slow process. You need someone from the old generation to help the new breed to establish themselves, so you can't "fired" all of your previous, decade reigning Superstars and throw the rookies into the deep. Even if the rookies are product of NXT and are already established in some way.
Nia Jax start in WWE RAW, wasn't the greatest, you know. Week after week she went down the isle and brutalized some new infamous indie worker. The same thing she did in NXT - but there she had the opportunity to fight famous indies like Kay Lee Ray, Leva Bates and etc. In RAW she fought some "local talents" and all we have to do is waiting. Waiting to see who is going to be the first veteran to challenge her.
Luckily it was Alicia Fox. Fox has the unique role to be used by the company for refreshing the air. After a long, exhausting rivalry between two "Legend in construction" women, they bring Foxy for a match. To bring some new competition. They know that they can rely on her and Summer Rae, to do some good jobbing for the newcomers. Foxy is talented and there is no other great way for a rookie to made her PPV debut against her.
The match was limited by the time. There was 15 minutes to the Clash start, so Foxy and Nia were able to put whatever is needed in a time-limits of 10 minutes.
Actually I didn't realize that the match was long almost 9 minutes. It was nice. It was more competitive than Jax's other matches and I enjoyed. Both women gave nearly the maximum of their capacity. But it was about Nia. And I have nothing against that. Nia deserve it! Alicia's offense was great too. Her diving crossbody and the Axe kick were perfect attempts for victory. They were something different than the other girls ridiculous submissions. Alicia tried a real force to beat Jax. Something that Asuka successfully used in their match, months ago.
The match was nice. But what is the aftermath?
Foxy's lost doesn't mean that her career is done. No, she is in a sort of "Rosa Mendes mode". Stay around and wait. I think that for her that is more suitable than being released. To help the other building their characters and career is not less important. But at this point I can see her as a Women's champion.
Nia. I read one fan's comment that he is bored by powerhouse competitors and he doesn't like them. I am totally disagree about that. The Powerhouse wrestler is a real two sides challenge. At one side we have the "smaller", "tin" wrestlers who must work harder than ever to overcome a opponent like this one. On the othe side the challenge is for the Powerhouse - to evolve and out-jumping her/himself. Of course girls like Nia are not able to do Moonsaults and Headscissors, but they can find many other ways to be dominant. The powerhouse brings some diversity. You can't have only a "model size" women. Sometimes there is a need of some more powerful and natural looking women like Nia, to bring some destruction and challenege. Nia will evolve and if WWE allow her, she may accomplish a lot of great things in RAW or SDL.
