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The Horror Show at Extreme Rules is less than two weeks away, with quite a few matches announced for the event so far. One of the most exciting ones is the RAW Women's Championship bout between Asuka and Sasha Banks. Both Superstars are at the top of their game right now, doing some great work on RAW, SmackDown, and even NXT.
They are possibly two of the greatest female wrestlers in the world, with fireworks guaranteed at Extreme Rules. The last time Asuka faced Banks, the night after Royal Rumble 2018, we got an absolute classic. There is no reason why these two cannot replicate that greatness in a couple of weeks.
Sasha Banks in particular has been on a major roll, appearing on all three WWE brands since she won the Women's Tag Team Championship alongside Bayley. However, her winning the RAW Women's Championship is not the most likely outcome at Extreme Rules. Asuka is expected to retain, while the seeds are further planted in the storyline between Banks and Bayley.
That being said, there is a lot of potential in a RAW Women's Title victory for the Legit Boss. It would be fun to see another twist in the tale of Sasha Banks and Bayley, a very enjoyable one. Here are five things that may happen if Sasha Banks wins the RAW Women's Championship from Asuka at Extreme Rules.
#5 Bayley and Sasha Banks continue to dominate the Women's Tag Team division
Sasha Banks and Bayley have been the Women's Tag Team Champions for around a month now, defending the titles multiple times all across WWE programming. Their current reign already feels a lot better and more meaningful than when they first won the belts and it might get even better.
If Banks becomes the RAW Women's Champion, both she and Bayley will have two belts each. The two of them could go on a run with all the main roster titles, completely dominating WWE in the process.
The tag titles already enable Bayley and Sasha Banks to move across brands, with NXT benefitting a lot from the Golden Role Models showing up on Wednesdays. Bayley and Banks defended the Women's Tag Titles against Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart, while The Legit Boss faced Io Shirai in a dream match this past week.
Expect many more months of dominance for Bayley and Sasha Banks, if the latter picks up the RAW Women's Title, with the two of them holding all the gold.
#4 Bayley's SmackDown Women's Title reign passes the one-year mark
Ever since a month after she and Sasha Banks lost the Women's Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35, Bayley has been the focal point of the SmackDown women's division. She won the Blue brand's Women's Championship at Money in the Bank 2019 and has kept hold of it ever since, except for a 5-day-long Charlotte Flair reign in October.
Bayley defeated Charlotte on the second episode of SmackDown on FOX to regain the belt, sporting a radical change in her appearance. It has been nine months since that moment and she is going from strength to strength, especially with Sasha Banks in her corner.
If her best friend also gets a singles title for herself at Extreme Rules, Bayley's own reign will be extended by default. The two would have a dominant run holding all the Women's Championships available on the main roster, with the end of the story possibly only coming once paid crowds are back in arenas.
If Bayley vs Sasha Banks does not happen at SummerSlam, the former 'Hugger' will likely not drop her title until the next major event at least. This would mean that Bayley stays as the SmackDown Women's Champion past October 11th, completing a full year with the title.
#3 Fresh talents are elevated opposite Sasha Banks
While there is a lot of potential behind a Sasha Banks victory at Extreme Rules, Asuka could be left behind and be back among the shuffle on RAW. That would not be ideal, but the Empress of Tomorrow should eventually win back the RAW Women's Title from Banks if she does drop it to her.
In the meantime, however, it would be great to see The Legit Boss elevate some of the women on the Red brand as the Champion. She has never defended the RAW Women's Championship successfully during her previous four reigns, but this time could be different.
While Bayley keeps her belt against the likes of Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss, and Mandy Rose, Sasha Banks could have tasty matches against budding Superstars like Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan. Very few women can elevate those around her like The Legit Boss can, as proven by her recent appearances on NXT.
She has arguably done a better job in the past couple of weeks in building the NXT women's division than Charlotte Flair did during her entire run as the NXT Women's Champion. Sasha Banks could have the same effect on RAW, leaving the Red brand's women's division in better shape than when Becky Lynch left.
#2 Bayley and Sasha Banks are on opposite sides at Survivor Series
Bayley and Sasha Banks might be on top of the world as a unit, with the possibility to dominate even further if Banks defeats Asuka to win the RAW Women's Championship. But all good things do come to an end, no matter how slow or layered it is.
The two best friends are likely to clash at some point as bitter rivals, but they could have some friendly competition against each other first. If Sasha Banks wins the RAW Women's Championship and holds it until Survivor Series, she might have to fight Bayley at the 'brand warfare' pay-per-view provided the SmackDown Women's Champion keeps her belt until then.
They would be joined by the NXT Women's Champion in a triple threat scenario, possibly still Io Shirai. This would be pretty cool, considering the screen time they have shared on NXT recently. The match would be excellent as well.
Anyway, Survivor Series could serve as a preview of the eventual blowoff between Sasha Banks and Bayley. It could also be a focal point in the story, where the dynamic between the two of them changes for good.
#1 Bayley vs Sasha Banks culminates at WrestleMania 37
The primary consequence of Sasha Banks winning the RAW Women's Championship from Asuka at Extreme Rules would be the delay in the payoff to the storyline between her and Bayley. It would have happened at SummerSlam, initially scheduled to take place in Sasha's hometown of Boston, but a story as epic as this certainly deserves a crowd to witness its conclusion live.
That could happen at WrestleMania, with Sasha Banks and Bayley carving their own spot on a presumably stacked card. With all the time and effort put into it so far, a match between the two best friends would likely be one of the featured matches on the WrestleMania card.
With Banks as RAW Women's Champion, she would remain on the Red brand once she and Bayley lose the Women's Tag Team Championship. Upon losing the RAW belt, The Legit Boss could enter the Royal Rumble and win it, moving back to SmackDown and challenging Bayley for the Blue brand's title.
WrestleMania would be the perfect stage for Sasha Banks and Bayley to finally have their marquee match on the main roster, with their only concern being possible time constraints. As long as they get around 20 minutes of in-ring time and grand entrances to commemorate the occasion, it will be fine.
Things would certainly get very interesting in the Sasha and Bayley camp if the Legit Boss comes away from The Horror Show at Extreme Rules with the RAW Women's Championship. It might eventually lead to a WrestleMania classic between them.
