Naomi’s long-awaited return to WWE RAW on August 18 might come with more than just an update—it could involve a major title shakeup. After missing her scheduled Women’s World Championship match against IYO SKY last week, WWE announced Naomi will break her silence on RAW. But in a new twist, Bodyslam.Net’s Masked J reports Naomi is expected to speak on her “medical status amid swirling pregnancy rumors.”
The situation first sparked confusion when WWE abruptly pulled Naomi from her title defense just hours before the August 11 episode, stating she was “not medically cleared.” Fans were left stunned after the heavily promoted match was scrapped last minute, with IYO SKY instead facing Lyra Valkyria in a non-title bout. Now, with reports of a potential pregnancy in the air, the stakes are even higher. According to Bodyslam’s source, “Some say she might vacate the Women’s World Championship! Don’t miss it.”
During the August 11 episode, Austin Theory and the New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) confronted GM Adam Pearce. Woods and Kingston asked Pearce to take care of the ‘Penta problem’ with Woods pointing out that the hat that Penta tried to destroy was over $ 12,000. Theory even asked to take care of the problem or pay for the hat himself. However, Pearce was in no mood to hear that if Woods has a problem with Penta, he can deal with it in a singles match with Penta. The two stars will now settle the score in this week’s show.
Women’s World Champion Naomi was set to defend the title against Iyo Sky last week. However, the match was cancelled as the Champion was not cleared for in-ring action. Since then there has been no update on her situation. Joe Tessitore on the August 15 episode of Friday Night SmackDown announced that Naomi will make an appearance on Raw to ‘sound off on ‘the state’ of the Women’s World Championship’. The Champion will likely provide an update in her appearance.