The First Of Many. First Title Match Set For Summerslam.

It’s not like they have a lot of time. Sunday night, WWE presented a pretty good show with Extreme Rules. As good as the show was though, it wasn’t like they had time to celebrate because it was time to start the build to Summerslam. With less than four weeks to go before the show, things had to move in a hurry. That’s what happened on Monday, with a big title match being set.

This week on Monday Night Raw, Natalya won a four way elimination match to become #1 contender to Becky Lynch’s Raw Women’s Title. The match also included Alexa, Carmella and Naomi with Natalya last eliminating Bliss to win the title. Natalya is a two time Women’s Champion but has never won the Raw Women’s Title. This is the first match set for Summerslam on August 11.

The two do have a history together. Check out a brawl from back in the day:

Opinion: The interesting part of this match was that it went over twenty three minutes, which has to be some kind of a record. I’m not sure what the point is in having the four of them go out there for a match that wasn’t going to be well received, but at least Natalya is a fresh challenger for Lynch. The match should be good, though I’m not sure how much interest it is going to have.

Do you like the sound of this match? Who will leave with the title? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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