Vince Russo buries WWE following female star's appearance on RAW (Exclusive)

This week's episode of Monday Night RAW opened with the newly crowned WWE Women's World Champion, Naomi. The 37-year-old became champion after successfully cashing in her Money in the Bank contract at Evolution 2025. Last night, she addressed the crowd and explained her decision.

She was interrupted by the two women whose match Naomi gatecrashed to become. Adam Pearce later came out to address the situation. Pearce confirmed that The Glow was now officially part of the RAW roster, having been part of SmackDown before. The champion wasn't the only member of the SmackDown roster on the show, as Chelsea Green also wrestled on the red brand this week.

Talking about the subject of brand split on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW, Vince Russo voiced his annoyance. He criticized WWE's decision to book Green in a match on the red brand, despite her status as a SmackDown Superstar.

"So I'm watching this show and I'm like Naomi's on SmackDown, Chelsea's on SmackDown. But now they're on RAW, and then we're going to have a Draft, and the marks are going to be going online. Who's going on? It is unbelievable. The level of intelligence of these people is unbelievable to me, man," Russo said. [From 35:00 onwards]

WWE holds the Draft annually as a way to freshen up the roster. It generally takes place in the weeks after WrestleMania, but no announcement has been made for this year. WrestleVotes reported that the WWE Draft would take place this year, but the date hasn't been confirmed yet.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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