Becky Lynch wanted to give someone she thought deserved a title shot a championship opportunity. Now The Man has to make sure she doesn’t regret that decision tonight on WWE Raw in Omaha.
When Lynch won the NXT Women’s Championship, she did it to cross a rare remaining line item off her career checklist, sure. But she also wanted to test herself against the best of the upcoming generation of wrestlers.
She did exactly that against Tiffany Stratton, but Lynch told Tegan Nox she is part of that conversation too. Nox got the seal of approval from Natalya after beating her, and now will look to make good on her moment in the spotlight against Lynch. There’s no question that it will be interesting to see where WWE goes with this.
That’s not the only intrigue in the women’s division. Nia Jax has been an absolute wrecking ball since she made her WWE return, with no one really able to stand up to her. That may end tonight, however, when she faces Raquel Rodriguez, whose gig is basically standing up to anyone who tries to bulldoze the division.
We’ll also see Kofi Kingston take on Ivar in a Viking Rules match, which means weapons with a Viking theme will be used based on previous matches in the past. Alpha Academy is now somewhere nodding slowly.
On top of all that, Fastlane shook things up for what is (was?) Raw’s most dominant faction, The Judgment Day. Damian Priest and Finn Balor now have to watch Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso parade around with the tag team titles that used to be theirs. Even worse, Rhea Ripley is bound to be enraged, and it was the unsuccessful assistance from wanna-be stable member JD McDonagh that turned the tide.
Will things come to a head in Judgment Day land tonight? Heck, who can they not?
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