Natalya defeated Alexa Bliss, Naomi, and Carmella on RAW this week. As a result, she earned a RAW Women’s Championship match against Becky Lynch at Summerslam.
I wanted to pass along my theory about why I think that WWE booked this match.
The easy speculation is that Summerslam is taking place in Canada, which is Natalya’s home country. I am not buying that as the reason though as I think there could be something bigger in store.
My theory is that the storyline between Natalya and Lynch will lead towards the return of Ronda Rousey. That might sound crazy on first glance but let’s go through some reasons why this could make sense.
Ronda recently released a video to her Youtube channel titled “Ronda Misses It”. In the video, she talks about missing WWE during her recent time off. Her husband also says that “you know you can go back at any time”. There has been no mention of pregnancy from Rousey, so this definitely feels like an option still. Original rumors suggested that Ronda would take some time off after Wrestlemania and return around Summerslam.
We also can’t forget that Paul Heyman is now in charge of RAW. The rumor mill suggests that Heyman worked very closely with Ronda during her run with WWE. It would make sense for Ronda to want to return now that Heyman has some creative control on RAW.
WWE booking Becky vs Natalya makes no sense to me unless there is something bigger planned. Natalya and Ronda’s friendship has already been established by WWE, so they could easily use this to bring back Ronda to WWE television. Ronda could attack Becky after the match at Summerslam or something to reignite the feud between them. Becky vs Ronda is still a singles match that fans want to see. There is also the Four Horsewomen vs Four Horsewomen match that is still on the table.
I am thinking that the feud between Natalya and Becky is going to lead to the return of Ronda. Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below.
On a related note, check out some of the latest rumors floating around about Summerslam.