Sasha Banks beat Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship at the end of last month and is ready for her rematch with the ‘Empress of Tomorrow’ at SummerSlam.
Alongside this, Asuka will be challenging Banks’ best friend, Bayley, for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
There are plenty of scenarios that can happen here. Will the ‘Golden Role-Model’s’ still hold all the gold together? Can Asuka gain a Championship or two? Finally, will Bayley and Sasha Banks turn on each other leading to their expected feud?
The number of curves WWE can throw in here makes this feud very intriguing and means these set of matches should be some of the best on the card. After this, Banks and Bayley will have to defend their Women’s Tag Team Titles at Payback. Then… who knows?
If Sasha Banks remains Raw Women’s Championship, what can she bring to the division that Asuka cannot? Let’s discuss ‘Six Potential Opponents If Sasha Banks Wins At SummerSlam’:
6. Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler had a pretty good match with Sasha Banks on the August 3 edition of RAW, however, it was cut short by shenanigans from Asuka. They proved in the space of these few minutes that a PPV match between the two would be fantastic.
Baszler has also stated that she would definitely be next in line for whoever wins at SummerSlam, so it feels guaranteed that we will see Baszler in a marquee match next month.
Last time the ‘Queen of Spades’ challenged for the title was when she was defeated by Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 36. This was apparently due to Vince McMahon losing faith in the former NXT Champion.
Let’s hope that her MMA style on Raw Underground and having Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke by her side again will elevate her to the top of the card where she belongs.
Baszler vs. Banks would be an interesting dynamic with both being dangerous heels, however, in this feud, Baszler should go for a tweener role. She isn’t in it for the fans but in it to destroy the snarky, Sasha Banks, to the pleasure of the virtual crowd.
5. Nia Jax
Nia Jax has the power to be the most dominant woman on the roster but her booking has made her a whiney heel who hurts people when things don’t go her way.
Currently, Jax has been ‘indefinitely suspended’ from putting her hands on a referee during her collision with Shayna Baszler. When that ends, she should be the obstacle in Banks’ way of keeping the Raw Women’s Championship.
Jax and Banks have had a feud before with Banks handing the ‘Irresistible Force’ her first main roster defeat at Fastlane 2017. This history may haunt Jax. ‘The Boss’ is the one person that has her number. Therefore, the championship match writes itself.
4. Mickie James
Mickie James had her returning match on a recent Raw when she lost via count-out against Natalya. This match was more done to be a filler for the important confrontation between Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe to happen at the side. James has made it clear, she is disappointed with this return.
James can still go with the best of them and a legit Raw Women’s Championship match against Sasha Banks could be good if Mickie James gets booked further than just being a nostalgic act.
She doesn’t have to win but a decent match with ‘The Boss’ can go towards a remarkable retirement story for what is considered a legendary career.
3. Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan suffered from the ‘Emmalina’ treatment at the end of 2019 and is now back in the Riott Squad alongside Ruby Riott after her career was going nowhere. Despite being lost on Raw, she has many adoring fans who still believe she has the potential to be huge in the Women’s Division.
With virtual fans cheering her on, we may see Morgan challenge Banks for the Raw Women’s Championship.
If WWE decide to keep Banks heel after SummerSlam, she will need big babyfaces to beat and heighten her title reign. Liv Morgan is a brilliant choice.
2. Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon hasn’t had a wrestling match since her mixed tag alongside her husband, Triple H when they lost to Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 34.
We all know the McMahon’s love the attention being on them and they believe that they are a rating draw. So maybe Stephanie McMahon would like a shot at the Raw Women’s Title?
McMahon has already been slightly involved in Banks’ reign by stacking the deck on her title match against Asuka. There were numerous stipulations that didn’t benefit Banks whatsoever. Despite this, Bayley still found a loophole, and Banks became a double-champion. McMahon then made a triple-brand battle royale to determine Bayley’s SummerSlam opponent. Asuka won the match, but there is no doubt Stephanie McMahon is testing the ‘Golden Role-Models’ limits.
The match won’t be good but the build should be intriguing nevertheless.
1. Bianca Belair
Finally, the female I’d love to see challenge Sasha Banks for the Raw Women’s Championship the most is Bianca Belair.
Belair moved to Raw after WrestleMania, joining her husband, Montez Ford on the main roster. However, she got removed from television because creative outrageously had nothing for her.
She has most recently rejoined the Street Profits in their SummerSlam feud against Andrade and Garza. Where she conveyed her strongEST ability against Zelina Vega on Raw.
After this, Bianca Belair should be one of the red brand’s top females. Belair uses the phrase ‘EST’ on everything and she lives up to it. She is exceptional in the ring. She has the sass and charisma that will get her places. All she needs is a chance against Sasha Banks. Belair as Raw Women’s Champion would be the bEST decision.
Overall, there are many female athletes than can go toe-to-toe with ‘The Boss’ and put on an instant classic in the process. It is clear that the future will be Banks vs. Bayley but this story should help elevate the other stars surrounding them. Use the Raw Women’s Championship to push the next female main event talent that is not part of a Four Horsewomen.
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