Ex-WWE employee on whether Naomi will win back the Women’s World Title once she returns (Exclusive)

This week's episode of Monday Night RAW saw a huge announcement from WWE Women's World Champion Naomi. The 37-year-old revealed she was pregnant and expecting her first child with her husband and fellow WWE wrestler, Jimmy Uso. Following the announcement, she is expected to take time off, which is why she relinquished her Women's World Championship on the show.

Ex-WWE employee Vince Russo was talking on the latest episode of Legion of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, where he was asked about Naomi's future once she returns.

Responding to a fan question, Russo stated that if Vince McMahon were still in charge of the promotion, he wouldn't give Naomi the title once she returned. However, he feels that the new regime under Triple H would hand it back to her when she comes back.

"Now Vince wouldn't have. I could tell you that right now. Vince wouldn't have, but the new regime definitely would," Russo said. [1:00:01 onwards]

The future of the Women's World Championship is now up in the air following this announcement, though. The title was set to be defended at Clash in Paris, where Naomi was scheduled to take on Stephanie Vaquer. The Chilean superstar got a guaranteed shot at the Women's World Championship at Evolution 2025.

La Primera won the number one contender's Battle Royal at the event to seal her place at Clash in Paris. Michael Cole announced on this week's episode of RAW that we would get more clarity on the future of that match on next week's episode. It is expected that Vaquer would face off against another challenger at Clash in Paris, who is likely to emerge next week, for the vacant championship.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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