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Wrestling legend Vince Russo was far from pleased with how WWE presented Damage CTRL on this week's RAW, as IYO SKY lost to Bianca Belair.
The stable has been a dominating force on the red brand ever since they debuted at SummerSlam 2022 by confronting RAW Women's Champion Bianca Belair. Dakota Kai and IYO SKY even went on to become the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, further strengthening their hold over the women's division.
However, Kai and SKY have been losing singles matches lately, thus hampering their credibility. On this week's episode of WWE RAW, Belair defeated SKY, and this booking decision left Vince Russo baffled.
Speaking on Legion of RAW, the former WWE head writer said though it's okay to have tag team champs lose in singles matches, it needs to be done in a way they don't lose cleanly.
"It's the 70s mentality of well, they are the tag champs, it's alright if they lose singles matches. Now Chris [Featherstone], what you do to get around this is, bro. Have a Street Fight where the finish could be something so creative that you're not beating someone with a 1,2,3. There are so many different ways to do this," said Vince Russo. [20:50 - 21:15]
Furthermore, Russo added that he's unable to figure out why Bayley would recruit SKY and Kai into Damage CTRL since they rarely win singles bouts.
"I have said this three weeks in a row. Why did Bayley choose two girls who are gonna lose all the time? This is the third week in a row I have said that," added Russo. [21:21 - 21:30]
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Check out the full results of this week's WWE RAW here.
Vince Russo on WWE RAW Women's Champion Bianca Belair beating non-established stars
Russo added that RAW Women's Champion Bianca Belair doesn't stand to benefit anything from defeating unestablished stars. Moreover, Vince Russo explained that WWE booking SKY to lose even before establishing her further reduces the chances of people caring about her character in the long run.
"Especially against these women who are not established. They are not established. She's [Bianca Belair] beating a nobody [YO SKY] in the eyes of casual fans. And think about this. You're beating her even before we know who she is. Why do I care who she is now? She's a loser, that's what she is. Why would I care now?" [22:08 - 23:00]
Bianca Belair is slated to defend her RAW Women's Title against Bayley at Extreme Rules in a Ladder Match. It's safe to assume Dakota Kai and IYO SKY will be lurking around to help their Damage CTRL stablemate win.
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