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As many people expected, ex-UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey defeated Alexa Bliss via submission to become the Raw Women's Champion for the first time in her career.
Following the match, Rousey celebrated with Natalya, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, and her husband Travis Browne, who was sitting ringside for the match. But, ironically, at least one of the four aforementioned women (Bliss, Nikki, Brie, Natalya) could end up being next in line for a shot at the Raw Women's Championship.
WWE's first-ever all women pay-per-view, called Evolution, is happening in October, but we still have one more PPV (Hell in a Cell in September) before the company's groundbreaking event takes place, which means WWE has to find a challenger for Rousey at HIAC.
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The question is, will WWE go with an out of the box idea for Rousey's opponent at Hell in a Cell, or will they just go with an Alexa Bliss rematch, and save the new, fresh match with someone like Nikki Bella for the Evolution show? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
But, for now, let's speculate.
#4 Brie Bella
According to the recent rumours, WWE wants do go with Nikki Bella vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship at the Evolution pay-per-view, as they feel that the two are the biggest female stars in the company.
Well, as it turns out, it does in fact look like WWE is doing Nikki vs. Ronda at the Evolution show in October. So, what would be the perfect way to build tension for that match? It would be to have Ronda completely destroy Nikki's twin sister at the pay-per-view prior to the October show.
WWE did have Brie stand alongside Nikki, Natalya, and Ronda during the post-match Championship celebration, which leads me to believe that she'll be heavily involved in the Nikki vs. Ronda angle, but does that mean that she's going to have a match with the new Raw Women's Championship at next month's Hell in a Cell show? I'd say it's unlikely, but it's still possible.
#3 Natalya
Natalya and Ronda Rousey have been billed as best friends ever since the latter arrived in WWE this past January, which can only mean one thing: there's a betrayal coming at some point. Does that mean that it's imminent? Perhaps, but whether or not it happens immediately doesn't matter, as it's almost a guarantee that it'll happen at some point.
I guess the biggest question is does WWE want to turn Natalya heel so quickly after her father's unexpected passing? My guess is no, but it's obviously just a guess. Angle's tend to have an incredible impact when the people aren't expecting him, so if Natalya does end up backstabbing Rousey on the post-Raw SummerSlam, it'll definitely be a shocker, which is why WWE might do it.
But, in the end, WWE will probably continue on with the friendship storyline between the two, as they'll likely want to have someone in Rousey's corner when she takes on Nikki Bella this coming October.
#2 Nikki Bella
As previously mentioned, it has been reported that WWE does want to have Ronda Rousey defend the Raw Women's Championship against Nikki Bella at the Evolution show, which, judging from the response from the SummerSlam crowd, won't be a popular decision with the fans. But, in their mind, it's the biggest possible match they can do aside from Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair, which will likely be the main event of next year's WrestleMania show.
But, for now, we're going to have to deal with Rousey vs. Nikki Bella, the only question is: when will they finally kick off the angle? Will they do it prior to, at, or after the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view? Obviously no one knows, with the exception of those within WWE, but there is a chance that they could just not have Ronda defend the title at HIAC, with the idea that her first title defense will be so big that they don't want to waste it on a "B-show."
If they do decide to keep Rousey off of the Hell in a Cell show, then I could definitely see them kicking off the angle against Nikki Bella at some point in the near future, and perhaps on the next Raw show.
#1 Alexa Bliss
Typically in WWE, when a Champion loses their Title, he or she will immediately demands a rematch at the next pay-per-view, and in my opinion, that's the most likely course WWE will take during the post-SummerSlam edition of Raw.
If you think about it, WWE wants to hold off on doing Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella until the Evolution show where they'll likely want Natalya in the Champ's corner to counterbalance Brie Bella, who will likely be in Nikki's corner, which eliminates all three girls from being the next challenger for the title.
So, that leaves us with Alexa Bliss, who will, as previously mentioned, likely demand an immediate rematch, even though she was completely destroyed by Rousey at SummerSlam.
Aside from the four aforementioned women, I don't really see anyone else on the main roster challenging for Rousey's new Championship anytime soon, unless they call up someone new from NXT.
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