WWE Backlash 2023: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True

2. WWE Books A Belt Swap Angle

WWE Backlash 2023 Rhea Ripley Dominik Mysterio
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People are dreading this.

The now-infamous belt swap drama between Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair following WWE's 2021 Draft isn't only remembered for tension between both women. Fans regarded it as a stupid move that immediately undermined the Draft and made champions look like they didn't give a toss about the belts they'd fought so hard to win.

Everyone would be firing the same criticisms at WWE's creative team if they tried a repeat scenario with Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair in 2023. Brace yourselves and ready the pitchforks then, because this is almost certainly on the format sheets - if not for Backlash, then for the Raw afterwards.

Triple H said that post-Draft rosters kicked in after this weekend's PLE though, so WWE might script a belt swap between both women in Puerto Rico. After all, Rhea (SmackDown Women's Champion) has been drafted to Raw, and Bianca (Raw Women's Champ) is on SmackDown.

It's a mess WWE created, and this is seemingly the only way they know how to sort it.

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