NXT stars shook up both the RAW and Smackdown Live Women’s divisions this week. First on RAW we saw a returning Paige appear alongside Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose From NXT. On Smackdown Live we saw Ruby Riot, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan make their WWE main roster debuts as a trio.
Let’s speculate on the potential reason for the recent influx of talent from NXT coming to RAW & Smackdown Live.
Scenario 1 – The recent influx of female talent is due to WWE doing a Women’s Royal Rumble match this year. We have seen the Women of WWE participate in some history-making matches over the past few years (Hell in a Cell & Money in the Bank for example). Maybe a Royal Rumble match is next. With the recent call-ups, that leaves 21 Women on the active roster. They won’t have enough for 30 but they could do a smaller one. This was a popular theory being discussed among fans after Smackdown Live.
Scenario 2 – WWE won’t be doing a Women’s Rumble match but will be introducing a Women’s Tag Team division and titles. With the number of Women on the roster now they could make it work. Would give the Women outside of the main title picture something to do. Would be a bit tricky though since it would have to happen on either RAW or Smackdown Live.
Scenario 3 – Both attacks are connected in some way for an NXT invasion on both brands. Both teams of 3 did a similar pose in the middle of the ring on both RAW & Smackdown. Their debuts were also very similar: backstage attack and in-ring attack.
Scenario 4 – This was not done for any reason other than to add some depth to both Women’s rosters. This provides us with fresh matches and storylines for both RAW and Smackdown moving forward.
What do you think the purpose of the call-ups is? Would you like to see a Women’s Royal Rumble match or are you just happy to see the rosters get freshened up? Let us know in the comment section below.
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what stood out is that it happened 2 nights in a row, 3 women each night, with each night resulting in them attacking people backstage and in the ring. Back pocket idea is an NXT invasion but then again it was just female call ups
Probably #4. According to most “insiders” … paige was projected to be the fifth woman in the SS match. However, once her pictures got out that she was returning, WWE decided to swerve everyone and placed bayley in the match.
Personally, i think its punishment from WWE making paige share her return spotlight w/ NXT greenhorns for posting that IG pick day of her initial return.
Paige is a stand alone star. Always has been. She is better solo. I dont think its coincidence that she had to share her return with two other rookies.
‘But they did the same thing on SD w/ 3 new girls…’
Yes, they did. But I don’t think paige was necessarily slotted for that role (SS, remember?). I think they put her in that role as punishment for blowing her kayfabe (NPI).