Liv Morgan won the SmackDown women’s championship during Money In The Bank. She first won the ladder match at the show to win a guaranteed contract. Morgan cashed in the contract on Ronda Rousey later in the night to become the new champion.
SummerSlam is the next WWE PPV. It’s logical that we will see her first title defense at the show but reports suggest that her first challenge might be a tough one. Per F4Wonline’s Dave Meltzer, the current plan is for Liv to defend against Rousey at the event:
‘Right now, the plan is Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam, which kind of surprises me in a lot of ways, especially because they didn’t leave with any heat. Ronda just hugged her, walked out of the ring, and let her have her moment. They’ve been building for this with Liv Morgan for a while.’
‘It is interesting, though, as I think almost everybody figured it was going to be Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam, and it’s not.’
Liv already defeated Ronda at Money In The Bank but it was after she had an exhausting match against Natalya. Morgan will have a hard time beating the former UFC champion when she is fresh.
