Instead of sharing about the matches on the shows for the week, I decided to look at the matches for Summerslam, giving you my thoughts on how things are shaping up for the biggest party of the summer.
Bianca Belair/Asuka/Charlotte — Triple threat match for the Women’s Smackdown Title. This could go any number of ways, with the belt going to any one of them. Is this a chance to get Bianca freshened up a bit, keeping the belt on Asuka as she is possibly heading for retirement at some point so it’s one last title run for her? Charlotte is still looking great, in better shape than ever. I think Charlotte still has time. (Tonight is Bianca facing Asuka, (watch the mist) they need to be careful how they take this) Well, the title is protected until SummerSlam. It was Bayley who copped the blue mist.
There is an invitational for the United States’ #1 contender for SummerSlam. Greyson Waller is one of the guys taking part. It’s too soon to put the title on him, from one heel to another. The title is barely getting defended when it is Austin Theory finding a way to steal the win if anyone is getting close to beating him. In my book, it’s gotten boring with him still having the belt. Waller just got cleared to compete, he has not paid his dues (so to speak) in my book.
**UPDATE — Jimmy Uso has ruptured rib cartilage from the events of last week on Smackdown and will be out for the foreseeable future. Per Michael Cole. This leaves Jey on his own to deal with Roman. Rumours are that the main event of SummerSlam will be Jey facing Roman, but they need to take Solo Sokota out of the equation to make it the match it deserves. Putting the belt on the line? I am reading it could happen, with Jey ending it all by winning.
Rhea Ripley facing Raquel Rodriguez for the Raw Women’s Title. I am reading that a lot of fans are tired of Rhea being the bully, spending way too much time with Judgement Day. When she does defend the title it’s as a heel/bully with the match a total waste of time. The recent match with Natalya was the best have seen from her for weeks on end. It’s not good enough. Her job is to help promote the Women’s division not to be helping Dom steal wins, (he is big enough, ugly enough to win on his own). Rhea needs a real wake-up call, by taking the belt off her, that would do it. Enough of Judgement Day, let’s just blow it up already.
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