New details emerge on how Ripley’s injury changed SummerSlam plans for Stratton and other WWE stars
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Key Points:
- Liv Morgan has held the WWE Women’s World Championship for nearly 100 days without defending it on major shows, with her first defense scheduled against Queen IYO SKY at SummerSlam on August 1-2.
- Rhea Ripley, the WWE Women’s Champion, has been sidelined since early June due to a torn meniscus, prompting WWE to create an interim women’s title to be decided in a 5-woman ladder match at SummerSlam.
- Jade Cargill and Tiffany Stratton have qualified for the interim title ladder match, with the fifth spot to be filled by either Charlotte Flair or Nia Jax.
- WWE’s original SummerSlam plans included a one-on-one match between Charlotte Flair and Jade Cargill and a U.S. title defense by Stratton against Blake Monroe, but these were scrapped due to Ripley’s injury.
- Fans are invited to weigh in on whether the interim title ladder match is a suitable replacement for the originally planned matches and to suggest other potential women’s matches for SummerSlam.
