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Sonya Deville has been a great authority figure alongside Adam Pearce over the past seven months. However, the WWE Universe have been eagerly awaiting her return to the ring for a long time.
Every time Sonya Deville's come to the ring to make an announcement, fans hoped that it would have to do with her being reinstated as a competitor. At this point, we're still waiting for the day she decides to come back to the ring full-time.
With WWE's first major pay-per-view with fans coming up, it's the perfect time to bring Deville back as a wrestler. Money in the Bank could also set up several storylines for Deville going forward. There's a lot of reasons why Money in the Bank could very well be the now or never moment.
So today, we're here to check out the reasons why Sonya Deville should insert herself into the Money in the Bank match.
#5. A live pay-per-view fanbase would go crazy for Sonya Deville
This is the first pay-per-view with fans since the pandemic, folks. Money in the Bank is a monumental event for WWE. Let's bring out all the stops. Heading into the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match, what better surprise could the WWE Universe receive than Sonya Deville returning to in-ring action?
The additions of Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox and Toni Storm were already spoiled on last week's SmackDown. Even if the final slot in the match were to be filled by one of them, it wouldn't get the major reaction from the crowd that the company would probably want.
Money in the Bank is going to be a crowd full of WWE's most die-hard supporters. They'd go ballistic if Sonya Deville's return to the ring was in front of them at one of the most exciting events of the year. Especially if there's a possibility of her getting a shot at Bianca Belair's SmackDown Women's Championship.
#4. Sonya Deville's style is unique to the SmackDown roster
Sporting an MMA style, Sonya Deville has an in-ring presence that's unseen on the Blue Brand. While RAW has Shayna Baszler, there's no one like that on SmackDown.
We also saw a large influx of talent on the Friday night show, with the addition of Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox and Toni Storm to the brand. Still, SmackDown's women's division is missing a bruiser like Deville on deck.
SmackDown needs that stiff-striking, limb-breaking wrestler. Nobody really fits that mold except Sonya Deville. In a company that was once full of former MMA fighters thanks to the Four Horsewomen, she and Baszler have become somewhat rare commodities on the main roster.
If Sonya Deville is brought back for the Money in the Bank ladder match, one would expect for her to be a regular competitor on SmackDown, which is great because...
#3. Sonya Deville would help fill out the SmackDown roster
Though WWE added the three NXT stars mentioned above to the SmackDown roster, it's still woefully underdeveloped. With two of their three top stars, Bayley and Sasha Banks, off the show for now, the brand needs a superstar.
By that, I don't mean the regular WWE Superstar. I mean a mega star. A major player. Prior to leaving the in-ring side of things in 2020, Sonya Deville was one of the most popular wrestlers on the roster. Fans were expecting to see Deville in the title scene after her feud with Mandy Rose.
WWE made the right decision to hand the ball to Bianca Belair. She's incredible and shines like a diamond. However, with Bayley injured for nine months and Sasha nowhere to be seen, Belair is missing the one thing a babyface needs: a top heel.
Shotzi and Tegan are going to be a tag team and won't be involved in the singles title scene. Toni Storm is going to take several months to build up properly. Mia Yim, as great as she is and as great a rival as she was for Bianca in NXT, has been MIA since RETRIBUTION broke up.
We've seen Carmella face Bianca before, and the only reason she's getting a match on SmackDown this week is because of Bayley's injury. Odds are, she won't win on SmackDown and she'll be sent to the back of the line.
It can be argued that Belair was the first major women's star SmackDown decided to focus on building up since Sonya Deville. If we're needing someone to put up against the EST of WWE, there's a great story to tell between her and Deville.
#2. This sets up Liv Morgan's next feud
Sonya Deville has been an interesting authority figure since being reintroduced to the roster back on January 1st. Initially it looked like she'd be the antagonist to Adam Pearce. However, Deville soon began to work side-by-side with Pearce, even throwing out ideas that have impressed him in recent months.
Deville, however, did seem to be against Liv Morgan's inclusion into the Money in the Bank ladder match this year. After Liv Morgan defeated Carmella, Sonya Deville added every women's Money in the Bank winner to the match. She would also add a returning Zelina Vega to the bout without proving herself. When Liv Morgan beat her, she still wasn't awarded a spot.
On the most recent episode of SmackDown, Deville revealed that Carmella would be challenging Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women's Championship on July 16th. Furious, Liv came down to the ring to tell off both women, again campaigning for a spot in the Money in the Bank match. Deville revealed that she was replacing Carmella with Morgan in that match.
However, she threatened to take the spot away from Liv if she didn't leave the ring. Liv took a little bit of time to do so, taunting Carmella before walking away. With Liv Morgan constantly disagreeing with Sonya Deville and being outright disobedient, maybe Deville will decide to get involved on Sunday.
Deville and Morgan would have a great feud with one another, and it could kick start with Deville costing Morgan the Money in the Bank contract.
#1. Sonya Deville should win the Money in the Bank briefcase
During the first half of the pandemic era, one of the more interesting storylines WWE had involved Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose. Fans had gotten behind the former friends as major competitors, and were wildly invested in the story, whether Otis was involved or not.
Sonya Deville was on the breakout run of her career before a horrible incident featuring a stalker forced Deville away from TV for several months. It's been almost a year since her final match. The last time she competed was against Mandy Rose in a Loser Leaves Town match at SummerSlam.
Eleven months out, it's time to bring Deville back in and set her on the right path. She played the self-righteous heel to perfection, as she had some genuinely great points when it came to Mandy and herself.
If she's ready, it's time to bring Sonya Deville back to the ring and shoot her to the top of the division where she belongs.
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