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First Match Set for WWE SummerSlam
Natalya defeated Lana, Becky Lynch, Tamina and Charlotte in a Fatal 5-Way match at tonight’s WWE Battleground event to earn a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the upcoming WWE Summerslam event.
No other matches have been officially set for the event.
WWE SummerSlam will take place on August 20, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. As always, we will have live coverage of the event.
Major Spoiler for Tonight’s WWE Battleground Event
Apparently there has been a huge shift in the betting odds for tonight’s WWE Battleground 5-Way Elimination match featuring Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Tamina, Natalya and Lana.
While Charlotte has been the majority favorite to win the bout, there was a huge shift late last night that now puts Natalya in the lead to be victorious in the match tonight. Dave Meltzer discussed the shift on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio and mentioned that at one point the match was removed off the boards because all kinds of money was coming in all at once on Natalya. The odds have since then been adjusted with Natalya being the favorite.
If Natalya wins, she will be facing Naomi at SummerSlam for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Opening Match Announced for Money in the Bank
Renee Young announced during the Money in the Bank Kickoff Pre-show that the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match featuring Becky Lynch, Tamina, Carmella, Natalya and Charlotte will kick off tonight’s show.
Check back here at 8PM for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.
Ranking the Candidates for the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match
To date, the WWE has held 17 Money in the Bank matchups, with 15 of the cash ins being successful and leading to major title reigns. This Sunday night the WWE will host its 18th Money in the Bank Ladder match and its first ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match as well.
The Women’s Revolution is at an all time high in the WWE right now and the decision to host the first ever female Money in the Bank ladder match is a massive one by the WWE.
The five women involved will all be hoping to deliver a belter of a match, cementing this match as just as must see as the men’s one. But who will walk out on Sunday as the first ever ‘Mrs. Money in the Bank’? Let’s take a look through each opponent and rank their chances of winning from worst to best.
Match Announced for SmackDown Live Next Week
Shane McMahon announced on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live that Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Carmella and Tamina will compete in a Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match. The winner of the match will face Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship title at the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.
No other matches or segment’s have been announced for the show.
The Next Challenger for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
As seen at Sunday’s WWE Backlash event, Natayla ended up getting the victory for her team in the six-women tag match that featured herself teaming with Carmella and Tamina to take on the team of Naomi, Charlotte and Becky Lynch.
Dave Meltzer indicated on Wrestling Observer Radio that the plan is for Natalya to be the next challenger for Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship at a future date and that’s the reason she got the win for her team.
There was speculation a while back that Charlotte would possibly do a turn at Backlash to set up a match between Naomi and Charlotte at a later date. That obviously wasn’t done here and the company is now going with Natalya vs. Naomi moving forward.