Becky Lynch is injured right now, but a lot of fans think we may see a big match when
she’s back, so we’ll take a look at that theory.
We’ll also see what’s going on with Ronda Rousey‘s fine and suspension, and much more
Let’s start things off with Becky Lynch
Becky had been back with WWE for just about a year and she accomplished a lot in that
single year
She turned heel to start a new arc within her character and the main feud for her over
the last year was obviously with Bianca Belair
Becky cheated to win against Bianca the first few times, then she had a few smaller, but
still great feuds with superstars like Liv Morgan and Do-drop
and then before you know it, Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch were facing off again at Wrestlemania
38
Bianca Belair got revenge on Becky Lynch and won the Raw womens title at Wrestlemania 38,
her second consecutive title win in back to back Wrestlemanias
And like we talked about several times in the past, that Wrestlemania loss led to Becky’s
fall of the top of the mountain until she finally gathered herself together and came
back for Bianca Belair at Summerslam
Going into the match, becky was her usual heel self, trying to get into Bianca’s head
by reminding her what happened at last year’s Summerslam
But after Becky Lynch was once again defeated by Bianca Belair, we saw a side of becky that
we haven’t see in quite sometime
Becky gave Bianca a handshake and even backed her up when Bayley and her new stable stepped
foot into the ring
Then right after Summerslam, Becky Lynch had changed all of her social media profile pictures
and names back to “The Man”
Which of course was a big teaser from Becky that she would be returning to her man era,
an era that we saw mostly from 2018 to 2020
So it was exciting to see Becky tease a return for The Man, but what really ruined all the
hype and excitement was the rumors that Becky was severely injured
And like the opening Raw segment told us, the injury rumors for Becky Lynch was true
She came out in a sling and announced that she had a separated shoulder
Reports claim that Becky suffered this injury very early on in her Summerslam match against
Bianca Belair, but continued and finished the entire match
Very similar to how they fully wrote Cody Rhodes off television, WWE did the same thing
to Becky
Not only was she already legitimately injured, but they had Bayley, Dakota, and Sky beat
her down backstage as well
WWE is not giving a time table for Becky’s recovery and return, but the general recovery
time for the average shoulder separation could be up to 12 weeks
So you’re talking about potentially 3 months and maybe even more depending on Becky’s
individual injury and just how serious it actually is
There’s many different types of shoulder separations, you have your less intense ones
and obviously your more serious ones
But there’s been no details released on where Becky’s shoulder injury ranks at,
but just assuming it’s pretty bad, she’ll miss several months of action at the least
So what will Becky Lynch’s return look like?
It’ll likely be similar to Summerslam 2021, she’ll come out to a massive reaction, she’ll
be back to being “The Man”, but the only difference this time is that she obviously
won’t turn heel
She’ll remain as a babyface and continue The Man era of her character
There’s a lot for Becky to do when she returns.
She can go after another match with Bianca Belair, she can go after Bayley, or fans feel
like another major match can also be planned as well
That match being Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey
Becky versus Ronda was supposed to happen at two occasions
Becky and Ronda were supposed to face off at Survivor Series 2018, but Becky’s broken
nose prevented that from happening
Then they were supposed to meet at Wrestlemania 35, but Charlotte was placed into the match
making it a triple threat match
Then Ronda won the 2022 Royal Rumble and could’ve selected Becky Lynch, but selected Charlotte
instead
But with Becky’s recent babyface turn and Ronda Rousey’s recent heel turn, fans feel
like they’re on the perfect collision course to finally meet in a singles match at Wrestlemania
39
Maybe we’ll see a reverse of 2022, maybe Ronda is champion and Becky Lynch wins the
Royal Rumble and selects Ronda
Maybe something along those lines for us to finally see Becky versus Ronda
There’s still a lot of time before Wrestlemania 39, but fans feel like this may be another
great opportunity to see Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey
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Speaking of Ronda Rousey, that brings us to a brief WWE update for her and her Summerslam
match with Liv Morgan
Going into the Summerslam match, everyone sort of figured the same thing…
Liv Morgan can’t lose the title already, but at the same time, Ronda Rousey can’t
be legitimately defeated by Liv again
So WWE’s solution to this problem was to have their match end with a classic screwy
finish
Ronda Rousey makes Liv Morgan tap, but Ronda has her shoulders down on the mat for the
three count while she’s performing the arm lock
Liv Morgan taps out early before the three count, but the referee doesn’t notice it
and counts Ronda’s shoulders being on the mat for the three count
You can understand why they went with this finish because it sort of protects both of
the superstars
Ronda legitimately should’ve won the match, but at the same time Liv did get another three
count on her
Some fans didn’t like the screwy finish for Liv Morgan because it didn’t really
do anything to establish her as a champion
If Liv would’ve stayed in that arm lock, never tapped, and still kept Ronda’s shoulders
on the mat during the armlock that would’ve been impressive, that’s a fighting champion
right there
She stayed absorbing all that pain from the armlock without tapping and found a way to
get another win
That would’ve been Liv looking like a strong courageous and smart champion who knows how
to survive and win
But with the actual finish, Liv tapped out long before the Ronda three count, so she
would’ve no doubt lost that match and her title
So instead of leaving the match as this fighting strategic champion, Liv left that Summerslam
match by basically barely escaping and just having luck on her side
So that was one criticism from the fans, they didn’t like Liv just tapping out and giving
up so early without truly fighting for her title reign
But Ronda would go on to flip out after the match and take out Liv Morgan and the referee
WWE announced that Ronda Rousey had been fined and suspended for her actions at Summerslam
Again, this was all storyline related, so it’s not an actual fine or suspension, it’s
just strictly for the storyline
WWE will sometimes turn to storyline suspensions to write someone off of television for a while
They did it a lot with Brock Lesnar over the last few years, it was just a way to remove
him out of the storylines for a few months
So that’s what everyone assumed might be happening here, is this a way to send Ronda
Rousey on a hiatus?
Well according to reports, Ronda Rousey won’t be storyline suspended for long
Ronda is still expected to be at Clash At The Castle, which means that she’ll need
to appear on television in the month of august to build up for that early September show
So chances are that this storyline suspension will last maybe a week or two, but Ronda Rousey
should definitely be back way sooner than everyone thinks
What she’ll be doing at the show is obviously unknown
Does Ronda get another title opportunity because of the screwy Summerslam finish or does Liv
Morgan get a new challenger?
That’s what these next few weeks of Smackdown should tell us
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