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Liv Morgan should be dropped from the WWE Queen of the Ring tournament | Opinion 

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Liv Morgan’s surprise addition to the WWE Queen of the Ring tournament, announced after last Sunday’s Clash in Italy, sparked some interesting discussion online.

There’s good reason for that as there are some flaws in her inclusion.

Why is it a big deal?

The winner of the tournament for the men and women’s KOR/QOR tourneys earn a championship opportunity at SummerSlam. So, why is the Women’s World Champion featured in a tournament designed to determine her potential challenger? 

It naturally sparked a debate given the traditional expectation that all WWE champions will be featured at Night of Champions later this month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Morgan positively reacted and explained how her eagerness to win it all got her featured in the tournament. She also appeared slightly taken aback by the announcement and responded while staying in character.

Morgan’s transition from the underdog to compelling fan favorite won her over with the WWE crowd. Her 2022 Money in the Bank win and subsequent cash-in accelerated her rise to stardom. At WrestleMania 42, she defeated Stephanie Vaquer to begin her third World title reign, and it looked like big things were on the horizon for the new champion in 2026. She even released a music video for a new theme song.

But the lack of a title defense since April raises the question on what WWE has in store for her. Even if WWE wants to do a storyline of her holding the World title and also winning the Queen of the Ring Tournament, that decision would invite some scrutiny. 

The Judgment Day trajectory adds another layer of intrigue with the tension among the group of late, lending credence to a theory on Raquel Rodriguez potentially betraying Morgan for the Women’s title as a central storyline. There has been little development and Morgan’s reign is being questioned due to the stagnant positioning and title defenses. It became more evident when the push was strong going into her winning the title.

And then there was this story that came out Thursday.

Morgan needs to defend at Night of Champions

For a champion like Morgan, who has a proven track record and is capable of delivering excellent title matches, to not defend the World Title at an event called Night of Champions diminishes both the title and her reign. Her potential absence also creates an unnecessary disconnect.

Her current path in WWE seems to be less about conventional title defenses and feuds and more about positioning her as the center of multiple stories at once. This strategy could either solidify her stance as champion or risk diluting her third World title reign. 

There is still time for WWE to adjust the Queen of the Ring bracket and replace Morgan with another competitor, allowing her to focus on a title defense. Alternatively, WWE could utilize the weeks leading to the event to determine a challenger for Morgan in a series of qualifying number one contender bouts.

Liv Morgan reveals how long she plans to wrestle

Posted on by Rosanne Raphael

Liv Morgan discussed how long she plans to wrestle and other ventures she hopes to pursue. 

In an interview with WatchGinoTV, Morgan stated there’s no timeline till when she plans to wrestle. However, she is interested in building her acting portfolio. 

“I’m wrestling until the wheels fall off. I don’t know how long that takes me, but I’m a lifer. But yes I’m very interested in acting and WWE has been so gracious in letting me explore that and spread my wings a little bit. We have a movie coming out this fall, Bad Lieutenant, so keep an eye out for it, but thank you so much for saying that. We’ll see what happens, I guess.”

Morgan began her WWE career on NXT in 2014. At WrestleMania 42, she won her third Women’s World Championship reign. 

Her film, Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo is slated for release in September this year. The film, directed by Takashi Miike, follows the story of an FBI agent and police officer’s search for a politician’s daughter, who goes missing. Their discoveries untangle a dangerous investigation along the way.

Women’s World title match set for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A Women’s World title match is set for the next WWE Raw.

After losing a six-woman tag team match earlier in the show, Raquel Rodriguez in an interview on Raw demanded another shot at Stephanie Vaquer. Later backstage, Vaquer told Adam Pearce she wanted to face Rodriguez as well. Pearce then made the match official for next week, but also revealed that it would be a Philadelphia Street Fight.

The feud between Rodriguez and Vaquer started earlier this month when Vaquer retained the Women’s World title against both Rodriguez and Nikki Bella in a three-way match. The following week, Rodriguez jumped Vaquer from behind and attacked her injured knee, slamming it on the ground and using Vaquer’s own title to attack the leg further.

At Saturday Night’s Main Event this past weekend Vaquer made her return, taking out Rodriguez after she interfered in the Women’s Tag Team title match, allowing Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY to retain the titles over Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez.

WWE Raw (February 2)

  • Philadelphia street fight for Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer defends against Raquel Rodriguez

WWE crowns new Women’s World Champion at Wrestlepalooza

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Stephanie Vaquer is now in possession of her first WWE main roster gold.

In the biggest moment of her WWE career so far, Vaquer defeated IYO SKY at Wrestlepalooza to become the new Women’s World Champion. A beautiful-looking Spiral Tap from the top rope won Vaquer the belt, which had been vacant after Naomi had to relinquish the title last month due to her pregnancy.

The story of the Vaquer vs. SKY match centered around SKY sustaining knee damage from multiple dragon screws by Vaquer. When SKY missed a moonsault near the finish, she landed knee-first before taking the Spiral Tap from Vaquer.

Vaquer and SKY showed respect to each other after the pinfall. Along with that, Vaquer got to share a special moment with her father at ringside. He traveled from Chile to Indianapolis to watch his daughter become champion.

WWE chose Vaquer and SKY as the two competitors for tonight’s match because both were owed title shots prior to Naomi being forced out of action. Vaquer earned her title shot by winning a battle royal at WWE Evolution this summer.

Before signing with WWE in 2024, Vaquer was a star in Mexico as the CMLL Women’s World Champion. She held the NXT Women’s Championship and NXT North American Championship earlier this year prior to being called up.

WWE confirmed during Wrestlepalooza that Vaquer will face the WWE Women’s Champion at Crown Jewel: Perth on October 11. Neither of their belts will be on the line, but the winner will become the Women’s Crown Jewel Champion for 2025.

Tiffany Stratton — the current WWE Women’s Champion — is defending her title against Nia Jax and Jade Cargill in a triple threat match on SmackDown this coming Friday.

Three new title matches confirmed for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Three title matches are now set for SummerSlam.

In the main event of Monday’s Raw, CM Punk won the gauntlet to face Gunther for the World Championship. Bron Breakker and Penta started things off, with Breakker not only scoring a win over Penta but was also successful in beating LA Knight and Jey Uso. During his match against Punk he was helped by stablemate Bronson Reed. However, Jimmy Uso came out to even the odds. Punk picked up the win following a GTS.

After the match, Breakker and Reed continued to attack until Roman Reigns made his return, helping clear the ring. Reigns helped Jey back up on this feet but only stared at Punk as the show went off the air.

Earlier in the night, new Women’s World Champion Naomi came out but was confronted by IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley, who both laid claim to a title match after the events of Evolution. As all three argued, Adam Pearce came out and made a three-way title match for SummerSlam.

Lyra Valkyria meanwhile defeated Bayley in a 2 out of 3 falls match to earn a title match against Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch. After Valkyria’s victory, champion Becky Lynch came to the ring as the two had a staredown.

Here is the updated card for SummerSlam:

WWE SummerSlam 2025 —

  • Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defends against Cody Rhodes
  • World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against CM Punk
  • WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Jade Cargill
  • Women’s World Champion Naomi defends against IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley
  • Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch defends against Lyra Valkyria
  • Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul

Women’s World title match added to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax will meet this Saturday.

After Jax defeated Bayley on Raw, Ripley came out and the two brawled following the events of earlier in the night when Jax jumped Ripley as she was entering the arena. They were separated by security, but managed to escape and go at each other again, with Nia Jax clearing the announce table. They were separated again, but Ripley responded with a cannonball off the announce table that took out everyone. Ripley grabbed a microphone and said they’d meet at Saturday Night’s Main Event this weekend.

This follows the events of last week’s Raw where Jax and Ripley got into it with Ripley sending Jax to the floor thanks to Bayley’s help.

The updated WWE SNME lineup for Saturday, January 25 in San Antonio:

  • World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Jey Uso
  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker defends against Sheamus
  • Jacob Fatu vs. Braun Strowman
  • Contract signing for Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens — Shawn Michaels special enforcer

IYO SKY earns future Women’s World title match on WWE Raw

Posted on by Bryan Rose

IYO SKY has earned herself a future Women’s World title match.

SKY won the battle royal held on Monday’s Raw in Saudi Arabia. The final four had Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, Lyra Valkyria, and SKY. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions dominated, but interference from Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez led to both being eliminated. The champions chased Morgan and Rodriguez to the back as Valkyria and SKY remained in the ring. The two fought on the apron until SKY hit a German suplex on the apron, eliminating Valkyria to win the match.

The start of the show saw Morgan and Rodriguez come out to declare the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour was over and the world tour was now starting. Morgan mentioned that she and Rodriguez took out Rhea Ripley last week on NXT. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair interrupted the two, with Morgan attempting to create tension between the champions. The effort failed as Adam Pearce came out to announce the battle royal.

Morgan was victorious at Crown Jewel on Saturday, defeating Nia Jax thanks to interference from members of Judgment Day.

Liv Morgan accepts Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World title challenge for WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Rhea Ripley has thrown out her challenge for SummerSlam.

As Dominik Mysterio attempted to reconcile with Ripley at the start of Monday’s Raw, Liv Morgan interrupted her and said at first she didn’t see what Ripley saw in Dominik, but then got to spend time with him and it all became real to her. Ripley said she waited three months for this and set up the challenge for SummerSlam on August 3. Morgan said she always knew the end game would be this, so she won’t run, but she isn’t the same Liv Morgan and accepted Ripley’s challenge, saying she hoped Dominik would be there too.

A show-long storyline had Dominik attempt to reconcile with Ripley, mostly to no avail until he got a match against Jey Uso, saying that Uso was talking about Ripley. Morgan interfered during the match and put Dom in another compromising position, going for a kiss when Ripley came out, causing Morgan to bail through the crowd. After Dominik won, Ripley told him backstage that she doesn’t belong to anyone, but Dominik belongs to her.

Ripley has been out of action for three months after suffering an injury during a backstage angle with Morgan, causing her to vacate the Women’s World title. She made her return on last week’s Raw, interrupting Dominik and Morgan as they were celebrating their mixed tag team win in the ring.

In the wake of Ripley’s absence, Morgan has been attempting to seduce Dominik as part of her “revenge tour” against Ripley, who had injured Morgan last year.

Liv Morgan wins Women’s World title at WWE King & Queen of the Ring

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After botched interference by Dominik Mysterio, Liv Morgan is the new Women’s World Champion.

Morgan won the title on Saturday by defeating Becky Lynch at WWE King & Queen of the Ring. Morgan hit a DDT onto a steel chair, followed that up with Oblivion, and then pinned Lynch to get the win.

On the pre-show, Dominik told Morgan that he flew all the way to Saudi Arabia to make sure she doesn’t win the Women’s World Championship. He got involved in the match, but his interference only helped Morgan. Lynch got distracted when Dominik appeared. He then threw a steel chair in the ring seemingly hoping Lynch would use it as a weapon. But Morgan used it instead, giving Lynch a DDT onto the chair while the referee was focused on Dominik.

In storyline, Morgan has been attempting to woo Dominik so that she can take him away from Rhea Ripley. Dominik’s interference benefitting Morgan was presented as being an accident, not like he was actually trying to help Morgan.

Ripley had to vacate the Women’s World Championship this April due to a shoulder injury. Lynch then won the vacant title in a battle royal on the April 22 episode of Raw.

A feud between Ripley and Morgan was taking place when Ripley suffered her injury. It should resume once Ripley is able to return. Ripley is expected to be out of action for “quite a few months.”

This is the second Women’s Championship reign of Morgan’s career. Her first reign took place in 2022, lasting three months.