In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here), Dave Meltzer noted that there was originally going to be a WWE Women’s Tag Team match at Summerslam. Instead, this match happened on RAW, where Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss won the belts.
So why did this match not take place at Summerslam?
Meltzer says that it was Paul Heyman’s decision. Here is what he wrote:
The women’s tag team title match where Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss won the titles in a four-way over the champs, the Iiconics, an elimination match that also included Asuka & Kairi Sane and Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville was pulled off the SummerSlam card and moved to Raw six nights earlier.
That was said to be a Paul Heyman decision, probably figuring the title change would mean more with a longer match and could be showcased better rather then being a forgotten part of a long show. At one point Asuka & Sane were being groomed for the titles not all that long ago.
Do you agree with the decision to move the match to RAW? Or would have preferred to have seen a shorter version at Summerslam? Let me know in the comment section below.
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