How WWE should book: The RAW Women’s Division Until Wrestlemania 35
The Raw Women's Division is pretty stacked currently with the likes of Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Ember Moon, Mickie James, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ruby Riott, and a few others. So I thought looking at how things may shape up going to next year's Wrestlemania would be interesting.
KEY PLAYERS: Nia Jax, Ruby Riott, Sasha Banks, Bayley
KEY PLAYERS: Nia Jax, Ruby Riott, Sasha Banks, Bayley
Now currently the champion is Nia Jax and will probably be the champion going into the Money in the Bank Pay Per View, and for my money’s worth, I see Alexa being the challenger for the title at the Money in The Bank PPV. This frees up Ember, Bayley, Sasha and Ruby to participate in the Money in the Bank match itself, assuming that it will be an 8 woman match, which would be a great idea so they could allow more women for the match itself. Also, this can allow them to keep the big names busy. I do think Nia will retain, while the women’s MiTB is rather interesting. Looking at who may be in the match, Sasha makes the most sense. The reason being that Bayley wants to still be friends with Sasha, so Sasha may use this to her advantage and allow them to team up and one of them win, and that being Sasha after Bayley elbow drops someone off a ladder.
While looking for challengers for Nia at Extreme Rules, I see it being Ruby Riott.
While looking for challengers for Nia at Extreme Rules, I see it being Ruby Riott.
The reason being this would be the perfect case for the Riott Squad to get involved and be a nuisance. Yes, at Extreme Rules I see Ruby Riott winning the title from Nia, thanks to Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan being involved in the decision. This can be something that leads into Nia getting her rematch at SummerSlam with the Riott Squad being banned from ringside. This would allow Ruby to show how good she is as a singles wrestler. This would also allow Bayley and Sasha to continue their slow build in their feud.
I do think Ruby will retain against someone at Hell in a Cell, possibly Nia again or even Alexa. Then at TLC, I would love to see Ruby vs Bayley in a ladder match. This would be a big moment for both of them since I believe it would be the first women's one on one ladder match in the WWE, and we know how much they love having the first ever historic first historic women's historic match in history.
I do think Ruby will retain against someone at Hell in a Cell, possibly Nia again or even Alexa. Then at TLC, I would love to see Ruby vs Bayley in a ladder match. This would be a big moment for both of them since I believe it would be the first women's one on one ladder match in the WWE, and we know how much they love having the first ever historic first historic women's historic match in history.
This would be the best place for Bayley to win back the title again, well at least for a minute. Sasha then comes down and ‘congratulates’ her on winning. She then attacks her with the briefcase and cashes in, winning the title in the process. This would complete the heel turn for Sasha that would work so much better for her character of The Boss.
Then at Survivor Series, we can’t see any title changes at that PPV, so that will be Sasha. Then I can see that Sasha and Ember maybe at Clash of Champions, or Royal Rumble, which would finally allow her to get a successful title defense at a PPV. This could also play into the Royal Rumble itself. Right now I think the final four of the Women’s Royal Rumble Match will be Ruby Riott, Nia Jax, Bayley, and Ronda Rousey (this will be explained in the Smackdown Women’s booking done later in the week, hopefully). I see Bayley eliminating Nia, then Sasha gets involved and eliminates Bayley, like Miz did to Cena in 2011, costing Bayley the match. This will lead into the Raw Women’s Elimination Chamber, 1 out of possibly 4 Chamber matches for that night. I think the Raw Women’s Chamber will consist of Sasha, Nia, Alexa, Ember, Bayley, and Natalya.
Then at Survivor Series, we can’t see any title changes at that PPV, so that will be Sasha. Then I can see that Sasha and Ember maybe at Clash of Champions, or Royal Rumble, which would finally allow her to get a successful title defense at a PPV. This could also play into the Royal Rumble itself. Right now I think the final four of the Women’s Royal Rumble Match will be Ruby Riott, Nia Jax, Bayley, and Ronda Rousey (this will be explained in the Smackdown Women’s booking done later in the week, hopefully). I see Bayley eliminating Nia, then Sasha gets involved and eliminates Bayley, like Miz did to Cena in 2011, costing Bayley the match. This will lead into the Raw Women’s Elimination Chamber, 1 out of possibly 4 Chamber matches for that night. I think the Raw Women’s Chamber will consist of Sasha, Nia, Alexa, Ember, Bayley, and Natalya.
The final 3 would probably be Sasha, Bayley, and Ember. Sasha cheats to eliminate Bayley and Ember to keep her title. The next night, the same 5 women who didn’t win the match go on to participate in a beat the clock challenge, but since Raw has 11 women's competitors someone has to be left out (sorry Dana). Bayley wins that, beating the time Ember put up by 10 or so seconds. We then get the payoff we wanted at this years Wrestlemania, and Bayley finally overcomes Sasha and wins the Raw Women’s Championship.
TITLE CHANGES I PREDICT:
Nia Jax: Champion from Wrestlemania 34 through to Extreme Rules
Ruby Riott: Champion from Extreme Rules through to TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs
Bayley: Champion from TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (only briefly)
Sasha Banks: Cashes in Women’s MiTB at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. Holds title till Wrestlemania 35.
Bayley: Wins title at Wrestlemania 35
Nia Jax: Champion from Wrestlemania 34 through to Extreme Rules
Ruby Riott: Champion from Extreme Rules through to TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs
Bayley: Champion from TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (only briefly)
Sasha Banks: Cashes in Women’s MiTB at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. Holds title till Wrestlemania 35.
Bayley: Wins title at Wrestlemania 35
