Update on WWE's Plan for a Big SummerSlam 2023 Match
04/11/2023 10:49 am EDT
This week's Monday Night Raw saw Trish Stratus turn heel on Becky Lynch, setting the stage for what's reportedly a big match for this year's SummerSlam in Detroit. Stratus has been back on WWE TV since February and it was reported shortly after her return that she'd be turning in order to set up a match with "The Man." While many assumed that would result in her turning on Lynch and Lita in their match with Damage CTRL at WrestleMania 39, the turn wouldn't come for another two weeks. Stratus agreed to fill in for Lita in this week's WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match and wound up getting pinned by Liv Morgan. And even though Lynch indicated she wasn't mad at Stratus for losing the tag titles, the seven-time Women's Champion caught Lynch with a forearm and a Chick Kick before stomping out of the arena.
According to Dave Meltzer via Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE still wants the match to happen at SummerSlam even though it's four months away. What's unclear is how the company intends to keep the story going in the meantime.
"Yeah, they're going to do a match at SummerSlam, which is interesting that they shot the angle," Meltzer said. "...That's been the whole plan since she came back. Stratus came back to set up Stratus and Lynch for a feud."
WWE has three pay-per-views planned between now and SummerSlam — Backlash on May 6 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, King and Queen of the Ring on May 27 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Money in the Bank on July 1 in London. How do you think WWE is going to fill the time between now and then? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!
WWE WrestleMania 39 Night One Results
- WWE United States Championship: Austin Theory def. John Cena
- The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) def. Braun Strowman & Ricochet, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) and The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
- Seth Rollins def. Logan Paul
- Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus and Lita def. Bayley, Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky
- Rey Mysterio def. Dominik Mysterio
- SmackDown Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley def. Charlotte Flair
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. The Usos
WWE WrestleMania 39 Night Two Results
- Brock Lesnar def. Omos
- Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler def. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya & Shotzi, Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Gunther def. Sheamus, Drew McIntyre
- Raw Women's Championship: Bianca Belair def. Asuka
- Edge def. "Demon" Finn Balor (Hell in a Cell)
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns def. Cody Rhodes
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