Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring the Women’s US Title and Becky Lynch.
• General Manager Nick Aldis introduced a mid-card championship for the women’s division on last week’s SmackDown: WWE Women’s United States Championship.
A tournament is set to begin to crown the inaugural champion. WrestleVotes reported the following about it:
“Sources indicate a Women’s United States Championship Tournament kicks off tonight on SmackDown with a first-round Triple Threat Match: Candice LeRae vs. B-Fab vs. Bayley.”
As of this writing, WWE has announced the following for tonight’s SmackDown:
– Nia Jax (c) vs. Naomi for the WWE Women’s Championship in the main event
– Motor City Machine Guns (c) vs. The Street Profits for the WWE Tag Team Championship
– WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will kick off the show
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• Becky Lynch completed her WWE obligations before her contract officially ended on June 1st. Lynch chose not to re-sign immediately and decided to take some time off, with plans to potentially return later.
WrestleVotes recently reported that WWE has engaged in substantial discussions with several athletic apparel retailers. These retailers had a list of talent they would like to feature if a deal goes through, with Lynch’s name included, fueling speculation that she could be making her WWE return next year.
In an update, PWInsider is reporting that sources from both WWE and Netflix have indicated that Becky is anticipated to return to the company in time for RAW’s debut on Netflix in January 2025.
This suggests that Lynch and WWE are either finalizing or have already reached a new agreement.
