WWE Raw: 10 Things You Might Have Missed (Aug 8)

4. WWE Effectively Set Nia Jax Up As Next Women's Title Challenger

Nia Jax
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As it turned out, the aforementioned promo skit was a non-factor anyway in the long run. Sasha Banks did beat Dana Brooke, meaning that Charlotte will be all on her lonesome come SummerSlam. The clear insinuation from the announce trio was that Banks now holds the advantage, because Charlotte doesn't have anybody to interfere on her behalf.

In a slick moment of presentation, Michael Cole immediately moved on from Sasha's win to remark that the WWE Women's Champion should be looking over her shoulder at Nia Jax. This allowed WWE to then run a quick video package highlighting Jax as a major threat to every other female on Monday Night Raw.

Just as it had been clear that Sasha has a SummerSlam advantage, it was obvious that WWE were setting up Nia Jax to become her next challenger. It should be fully expected that Banks beats Charlotte at SummerSlam, before moving onto an uphill struggle against the more physically imposing newcomer.

Jax didn't appear in person on Raw, but she didn't really need to. Already, she's in line for a crack at the gold.

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