Iyo Sky says she’ll beat Liv Morgan for the World Women’s Championship, and then she wants Rhea Ripley next.
Sky challenges Morgan for the title at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but the closing moments of Raw on Monday seemed to set up a potential Sky vs. Ripley match somewhere down the line.
Ripley defeated Raquel Gonzalez in an Anything Goes match on Monday, and Sky came out to help fend off interference by Morgan. When the dust all settled, both Sky and Ripley had a hold of Morgan’s title belt as Raw went off the air.
As Sky was heading to the back after the show, she had some words for both Morgan and Ripley, which the WWE Japan Instagram account later posted online.
Sky is heard saying in the video:
“Hey! Hey! Did you see that? Listen up, Liv. I’m gonna snatch the title you have and make it mine! And Rhea Ripley, you and me for the championship, let’s do it!”
Sky and Ripley have wrestled three times on WWE programming previously. Sky beat Ripley in the 2018 Mae Young Classic semifinal, they went to a no-contest on an episode of NXT in May 2020, and then Sky defeated Ripley that November also on NXT.
Elsewhere in wrestling news today:
- The Justice Department has lifted its six-month stay on the lawsuit filed by former WWE employee Janel Grant. Grant’s lawyer, Ann Callis, released the following statement on the lawsuit proceeding, noting that a criminal investigation will continue:
“We are pleased that prosecutors for the Southern District of New York have concluded that they can continue their criminal investigation while we bring forward new evidence in our civil case about the sexual exploitation carried out by Janel Grant’s abusers. For the last six months, Ms. Grant has patiently waited to hold Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE accountable for the sex trafficking and abuse she endured at the company on a near daily basis. Her wait is over, and we now look forward to sharing Ms. Grant’s story.” - Bronson Reed had surgery yesterday to treat the broken foot he suffered after jumping off the cage in the men’s WarGames match at Survivor Series. Bryan Alvarez of the f4wonline.com is reporting he won’t be back in time for WrestleMania 41.
- Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that the WWE archives will be limited in terms of what is available when everything moves to Netflix. Old territory footage and other content are not expected to be available.
- Dark Side of the Ring will return on March 25, 2025, according to an article in Deadline.
- Adam Copeland has received an Emmy nomination for his work as Ares in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+). He is up for the award in the Supporting Performer In A Preschool, Children’s, or Young Teen Program category.
- The Takedown on SI.com has an interview with Kevin Owens.
- The TV ratings are in for Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT on The CW. According to Programming Insider, the show averaged 680,000 viewers and had a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic.