WWE Payback 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen
6. Rhea Ripley Gets An Actual Challenge
WWE has had a real tough time finding viable challengers for Rhea since she won the Women’s World Title at 'Mania and they rebranded it. To date, Ripley has hammered Zelina Vega, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Indi Hartwell, Candice LeRae and also defended vs. NXT's Lyra Valkyria.
Meanwhile, Raquel Rodriguez has blown hot and cold on the main roster, but she matches up well physically to Rhea. Hopefully, both women are allowed to beat the crap out of one another and their Payback tussle ends up being a sleeper classic.
Ripley is winning, of course, but that doesn’t mean they won't have some fun along the way.
The writers obviously won't take that belt away from Rhea for a loooooong time. Everyone knows that. Can they make Rodriguez look good and give her a career-boosting performance that leads to a standing ovation from the Pittsburgh masses? Absolutely. That should actually be one of WWE's main goals for Saturday.