10 New Directions For WWE After SummerSlam 2018

4. Natalya Challenging Ronda Rousey

Natalya Ronda Rousey
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What Happened At SummerSlam: In a sweet moment, Natalya paid tribute to her recently-passed father Jim Neidhart by sporting the same ring jacket he wore at SummerSlam 1990. Then, she looked on as Ronda Rousey crushed Alexa Bliss to become the new Raw Women's Champion.

Where It's Going: There's a chance WWE may pivot on this story due to Neidhart's death, but they've been preparing Nattie for a crack at Rousey ever since she started going overboard with all the friendship promos on Raw post-WrestleMania.

A match between both women, and a Natalya heel turn, has been a good while in the making.

Again, much like Becky Lynch gunning for Charlotte Flair, this would be a nice makeweight feud for Ronda between now and Evolution. Arguably, she'll need a bigger opponent on the all-women's show, but Natalya would do nicely at Hell In A Cell, assuming Rousey is wrestling on that card.

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