If you’re wondering why there was such a weird ending to the Raw Women’s Championship match between Asuka and Sasha Banks at WWE Extreme Rules, it’s because that wasn’t the original ending to the match and the original plan was changed a few hours before the show. .
Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed the change of plans today on Wrestling Observer Radio.
Meltzer said: “Asuka was supposed to win the match and Vince changed his mind, I think it was the day of the show. It was basically a last minute change.”
Alvarez added: “They transferred the Jeff Hardy-Sheamus game to television.” He added: “They are transferring big games to television because television numbers are working terribly.”
Meltzer said people at the company tipped over when they saw the record rating for last week’s Raw episode. It looks like WWE will announce tonight that Asuka is still the champion and that they will be making a rematch with Sasha Banks tonight or in the near future on Raw so they can raise the ratings.
For months, the plan has been to do Banks vs. Bayley at SummerSlam, but the plan was for the game to take place in Boston. It is still unclear whether that match is still scheduled for SummerSlam or postponed to a later time.
