Tonight’s match was slightly changed as Mickie James took the place of Alicia Fox but that did stop Natalya & Ronda Rousey from scoring a victory against Alexa Bliss & Mickie James on Raw despite Alexa last-ditch attempt to throw her opponents off with a sub (her original scheduled partner was Alicia Fox until less than an hour before Raw began). But despite the victory, Alexa’s strategy, unsurprisingly, revolved around keeping Ronda Rousey out of the ring at all costs. Natalya & Ronda’s strategy, unsurprisingly, revolved around getting Ronda into the ring with the woman she beat at SummerSlam. Thanks to some tag-team chemistry (they broke out the Hart Attack in tribute to Natalya’s late father Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart) and some grit from Natalya, they got Alexa where they wanted her, but Alexa proved a greater threat to Ronda than anticipated.

Playing off Ronda’s single-minded aggression, Alexa lured Ronda outside the ring and went to work on her already-tenderized ribs, throwing Ronda torso-first into the barricade and apron. Ronda fought through the pain to submit Mickie with the Armbar, but she tellingly had to fight through a lot of pain to do it. And given that Alexa landed one more cheap shot that brought the champion to her knees, But Natalya ran Alexa off before Ronda could get her hands on her.

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Later tonight on Raw Natalya will team with Ronda Rousey to take on Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox in tag team action. Last Monday Alexa Bliss defeated The Queen of Harts Natalya by using Ronda Rousey’s Armbar finisher as The Rowdy One looked on from ringside. Can Ronda Rousey and Natalya score some retribution later tonight on Raw. Also Natalya said she was not feeling like her self last week after her lost to Alexa Bliss, Will that effect her going into this match with Ronda or will Natalya find a way to feel like her normal self and score a win.

Here are this week’s Natbynature.com’s week in review photo’s from Nattie’s Instagram, Twitter, & Raw

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It was announce in one of the first round matches for Mixed Match Challenge Natalya and Kevin Owens will go up against Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman. The new season of WWE MMC premieres Tuesday night, Sept. 18 at 10 ET/7 PT streaming live exclusively on Facebook Watch.

Finlay is a producer in WWE and has worked closely alongside the women superstars since 2001. He’s helped coach and mentor everyone from Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Jazz, Stacy Keibler, Beth Phoenix, The Bella Twins, Charlotte Flair, Lana, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks, Bayley and Ronda Rousey to dozens more.  Some of the most well-known women in the history of WWE have learned to shine on the brightest stage of them all because of Fit Finlay.

Fit was born in Northern Ireland in a seaside town called Carrickfergus.  On its shore sits an 800-year-old castle, which is where Fit was trained by his father, a second-generation wrestler, making Fit a third-generation wrestler. Fit’s son, David, is fourth-generation wrestler, proving it indeed runs in the family!

Fit’s first match was in 1974 in a small village in Northern Ireland called Glynn. The match came about because Finlay’s dad was a man short for a show he was running. He turned to a young Fit and said, “You gotta wrestle tonight son.” It was there at the age of 14, wearing his dad’s wrestling gear, that Fit had his first match.  And so the journey began.

I had the chance to ask Fit why it’s so important for him to help pass his knowledge onto the women of WWE.  He said: “I think it became important to me because I saw a need, and it seemed to me that the women’s division at that time was just standing still and spinning its wheels. I felt I had something to offer, not to teach anyone to wrestle like me, but to tap into what made each of the women special and to help identify their individual personalities.”

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It was announced by WWE.com that the return of Mixed Match Challenge will be returning on Facebook watch Starting  Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 10 ET/7 PT, with a special WWE MMC Pre-Show starting at 9:50 ET and this time the series will be a 30-minute episode and will feature two matches and not one. The 14-episode series will feature WWE Superstars from Raw and SmackDown LIVE competing in a round robin-style Mixed Tag Team Elimination Tournament in which all teams will face each other.

Natalya’s partner for Mixed Match Challenge will be fellow Canadian Kevin Owens.

Each season 2 episode will reflect a progressive approach to production, with elements optimized for mobile consumption, experimentation and social interaction, including the ability for fans to engage with Superstars during the show. Fans will have the opportunity to vote to impact and influence the show for all 14 episodes on Facebook throughout the season. The unique storylines for Mixed Match Challenge season 2 will continue between episodes across WWE’s Facebook Pages with short-form videos and social content. WWE will also promote and recap the series across its extensive digital and social footprint, including on the Mixed Match Challenge Facebook Watch Page