Potential reason for major title change on WWE RAW's Netflix debut (Exclusive)

The first episode of WWE RAW on Netflix saw a major title change. Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to reclaim the Women's World Championship. Mami took out Dominik Mysterio with a Riptide after the match. She then got endorsed by The Undertaker.

During a recent episode of Live Q&A on Backstage Pass, WrestleVotes addressed the title change on WWE RAW. The wrestling insider noted that Liv dropping the championship close to WrestleMania 41 could be tied to two potential major returns.

"I think it becomes a numbers thing as we get closer to WrestleMania. You know, two world title matches for the women's equals probably four participants. They wanted Rhea, obviously, to be one of those. I think probably Becky and Charlotte's going to be two and three. And I just don't think they had a spot for Liv there. So they decided to take the title away from her." [From 16:03 onwards]

Elsewhere on the podcast, WrestleVotes provided a backstage update on Becky Lynch's absence from WWE RAW's debut episode on the streaming platform.

"I have not had that confirmed on my end. I can't say that that rumor is necessarily false, but I can't say it's true at all. So I have not heard on my end anything about The Undertaker taking Becky Lynch's spot last night." [From 16:52 onwards]

It will be interesting to see if The Man returns to live programming in the coming weeks now that she has reportedly signed a new deal with WWE.

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