6-Time WWE Champion May Dethrone Stephanie Vaquer
Stephanie Vaquer beat IYO SKY to win the vacant Women’s World Championship at WWE Wrestlepalooza after Naomi relinquished the title because of her pregnancy.
On this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, La Primera had a match against The Judgment Day member, Roxanne Perez, which she won. But Raquel Rodriguez and Perez attacked her after the match. Fortunately, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella made a surprise return on Raw to make the save. Vaquer hasn’t defended her title since winning it in September, but WWE analyst feels she’ll soon find a worthy opponent.
Speaking on his Notsam Wrestling podcast, Sam Roberts predicted who might be the one to dethrone Vaquer and strip the Women’s World Championship from her. He believes it is going to be 6-time WWE Champion Rhea Ripley.
Roberts also predicted the timeline, saying that The Eradicator might win the gold around WrestleMania season, and then she’ll defend it against IYO SKY (who he thinks will win the 2026 women’s Royal Rumble) at WrestleMania 42.
Roberts said, “On the women’s side, yes, on the women’s side, winning the Rumble, I have IYO winning the Rumble. I have IYO Sky winning the Rumble. I have Rhea Ripley on the way to WrestleMania, beating Stephanie Vaquer for the women’s championship. And I have IYO winning the Rumble so that you can go to WrestleMania with Rhea versus IYO.” (From 1:13:19 to 1:11:38)
Stephanie Vaquer Wants To Face Rhea Ripley
Stephanie Vaquer and Rhea Ripley have already teased a rivalry a few times in the past. After Vaquer became the Women’s Crown Jewel Champion at Crown Jewel, she targeted Rhea Ripley on the post-show and expressed her desire to face Mami in a duel.
Vaquer said, “Everyone. I don’t know if you’re happy with that, but Rhea Ripley. Rhea Ripley, she’s an amazing wrestler, she’s an amazing person, too, and she has a really good experience here. So, I really want to face Rhea Ripley.”
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