Slightly stealing this from another forum, but I think a pretty valid question to ask post-WM. 

Charlotte beating Asuka and ending her streak was quite the surprise - it's certainly another feather in her cap which already featured the best PPV win percentage of any major wrestler ever, and moves her to 18-1 in PPV singles matches. What do you see her post-WM feud being? She's beaten all the Smackdown heels like Natalya and the Riott Squad numerous times recently, and it's unlikely that Naomi or Becky will turn heel. 

Could Alexa be moved to the Smackdown in the draft and become her next main challenger? She was been Raw champion for basically a year straight so could probably use the change of scenery. 

And now that Nia is the new champion who does she face? I think we'd all like to see the Sasha/Bayley feud start to take more of the attention, so perhaps they just tread water with her until whoever turns heel out of their breakup is in a position to take the title match? 

I could honestly use a break from seeing Alexa in the title picture ( after her probable rematch) for a while.

I'd actually like to see her turn face maybe by the end of the year. I feel as though her in-ring potential is higher as a face.

As a Charlotte stan from Day 1, I was pretty much resigned to the fact that she was going to lose to Asuka. But the moment she made her entrance and looked like a queen, I knew I was still gonna root for her to win. And I was VERY pleasantly surprised when she did. I'm actually happy Asuka won't have the "streak" shadowing her every move now on the main roster. And at least she got to end it at Wrestlemania, not like how Charlotte ended her streak at Fastlane.

Moving forward, maybe have Charlotte rehash her initial friendly rivalry with Naomi during her SD debut. She can always work a tweener-ish role which worked well in NXT, especially with her new confidence of being the one to beat Asuka. Naomi can ask for a title shot since she did just win the Wrestlemania Women's Battle Royal. And then maybe Charlotte vs. Becky afterward, with Charlotte going full heel in the process. And hey, there's always still Carmella and the briefcase!

For Alexa, a break from the title scene would definitely be warranted. She and Mickie will probably continue to make issues with Nia (maybe only one of them or maybe one after the other), but get nowhere. And then they can start bugging Ronda for Ronda's next feud. Sasha and Bayley will continue their issues. Asuka's still officially on RAW, so maybe she'll be the one to beat Nia soon but she needs something to keep her busy for now. So maybe a chaotic call-up of Nikki Cross?

I suspect a super star shake up will present some new challenges for Flair as she needs it. SD is a wasteland for the ladies right now aside from Charlotte so I'm hoping if Ember gets the call up that she might be get put on SD to help bolster that up a bit. Also I wouldn't mind seeing Sasha and Bayley make the move to SD and really kick their feud off properly. So SD would have Bayley,Flair,Banks, Carmella and Ember as the main ladies. Raw could get Lynch I guess, Peyton from NT and keep Auska, Nia, and Bliss. Maybe start to push Mandy a bit more which it kind of feels like absolution might be headed for a split as Paige was making some comments on commentary that lead me to think that.

Alexa in all honesty, i could see winning the title back very soon.  I just can't see Nia Jax as champion really creating much interest and I think bliss will be back on top before long.  I suspect a Rousey feud with Bliss at Summerslam for the title if rousey is where she needs to be.  

I was kind of hoping they'd introduce the Tag Team Women's titles sooner than later to better utilize some of the great talent they have or elevate others that are getting lost in the shuffle. That's where I kind of saw Alexa going with Mickie as her partner, but unfortuantely I don't think the 'feud' with Nia is done.

As for Charlotte, what can't she do? I think we will eventually see her and Ronda but I really have no idea where she goes from here. I think I'd like to see her and Kairi Sane.

Do you think WWE has the depth to really make a womens tag division? It would feel like your making the tag belts just to give Mickie and Bliss something new to do. I can't see that working.  

Apr 9, 2018 20:40:57 GMT vendrell said:

Do you think WWE has the depth to really make a womens tag division? It would feel like your making the tag belts just to give Mickie and Bliss something new to do. I can't see that working.  

I feel they have enough talent to make it work but whether they have the 'know how' when they can't even run a decent RAW tag division...remains to be seen.  And it wouldn't just be for Alexa and Mickie.  The thread was about Charlotte and Alexa so that's why I singled them out.

 

I would advise maybe a trial run or sorts of womens tag action much like the dusty classic on NXT. Make it a limited series type of thing and then see if that can springboard into it's own division before they just go all in on it.

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about a women's tag team division, I mean I guess you could have it co-branded, but then that defeats the purpose of the brand split. Then again, even if the Iconic Duo get called up to Smackdown tomorrow, I'm not sure there is even enough teams (Alexa/Mickie, Iconic Duo, Absolution, Riott Squad), unless you randomly throw people together.

Apr 9, 2018 21:52:37 GMT vendrell said:

I would advise maybe a trial run or sorts of womens tag action much like the dusty classic on NXT. Make it a limited series type of thing and then see if that can springboard into it's own division before they just go all in on it.

I wonder if this 2nd Mae Young Classic may be retooled, to make it a tag team tournament?  And the winners would be the first Women's Tag Team Champions.

I thought Alexa had a chance of being Braun mystery partner. Since they could have tied it in to the mixed match challenge.

Charlotte was the right person to beat Asuka. Not sure why Carmella didn't cash in at WM after Charlotte looked at her weakest. Plus Charlotte still have a lot of people she hasn't feud with on Smackdown.

Apr 10, 2018 15:24:25 GMT X-zero said:

I thought Alexa had a chance of being Braun mystery partner. Since they could have tied it in to the mixed match challenge.

Braun's plan was to pick her if she beat Nia, but Bliss blew it. Braun had to improvise.

With Charlotte, I understand Vince's decision to have her defeat Asuka. From his perspective, he is looking for the right woman to build to a possible Wrestlemania main event against Ronda next year. In his mind, I can totally see him buying into molding Charlotte into a modern day Ric Flair. I don't know if Vince 100% bought into the idea of Asuka as his top female talent and having her cut "I am the champion" and "no one is ready for Asuka" promos for an entire year. That is also evident in booking Shinsuke to lose and turning him heel. With Charlotte, she is everything that he wants. So looking at this through Vince's eyes, I get the decision.

As for what is next for Charlotte, I'd have Carmella cash in tonight and win the Smackdown title, Charlotte moves over to Raw where she has new opponents to run through. Eventually, build to her dethroning Nia, and maybe revisit the Sasha feud with the roles reversed. After that, get her ready for Ronda and potentially that match can main event next year's Wrestlemania. Will be miles better than Brock/Roman at least.

I could 100% see Rousey main eventing wrestlemania next year IF she stays as hot as she is right now. I don't think wrestlemania really could have went any better for her. Yeah she's a little rough around the edges on offense but a little time with the right opponents she can string enough together to have a little bit more diversity in her offense. I mean really if there is one woman that people could see main eventing the biggest show of the year it's Rousey. Charlotte of course would be the perfect opponent. She can work well with anybody and help Rousey look good. I actually really like the idea of a Charlotte heel turn and have her end the run of Nia Jax. I really wouldn't mind seeing Banks or Bliss vs. Rousey as his first feud for Summerslam or whenever Rousey is coming back in.

If they want to do Charlotte/Rousey in the main event next year they need to keep Charlotte away from being lost in constant six-pack challenges and actually book her as the star she is. If they can't let her feel important on Smackdown then she has no business feeling important at Wrestlemania.

Apr 10, 2018 22:00:35 GMT PB said:

If they want to do Charlotte/Rousey in the main event next year they need to keep Charlotte away from being lost in constant six-pack challenges and actually book her as the star she is. If they can't let her feel important on Smackdown then she has no business feeling important at Wrestlemania.

Agreed.  Even as champ Charlotte has been kind of dead in the water on SD but with that said, Charlotte doesn't exactly having a great supporting cast to help her feel more important.  I mean all the respect in the world for Nattie for being the leader of the locker room for the ladies but when she's playing the part of top heel in the division that isn't something that feels important.  Same with Ruby Riott.  Ruby is fine but I don't think she was booked in a compelling way against Charlotte thus it brings down Charlottes stock even more.  SD is treated as the B-show almost entirely all the way around with the exception of the superior tag team division.  But raw has the better main event scene, the better mid card scene, and the better women.  Charlotte can only do so much to make things feel important when she is on the inferior show.  A simple move to Raw I think would remedy that situation.  

I'd have her move to raw in the superstar shake up.  Have her come in as babyface in the beginning then in the lead up to Summerslam have her go heel on Nia Jax and beat her for the belt.  She can continue the feud with Nia for a bit longer and then eventually maybe move on to face Ember.  Hell I wouldn't even mind a Bliss face turn for her to go against.  She could even lose the title briefly to one of those women at lets say at Survivor series but can win it back a few months before mania to keep her stock up as a legit threat to Rousey.  and I know where WWE would probably dream of going if Shayna really catches fire at NXT, I think they would love to either do a feud with her and Rousey OR start a legit dominant heel faction with Rousey/Shayna and maybe Banks.  I think it more likely they would keep Ronda a solo act and if she's still red hot over with the fans there is no way they are going to give up merch sales for a heel turn.

I don’t know if there any meaning to this but WWE.com already has a video of Carmella getting the custom side plates added to her title on the same night as winning it. Nia Jax showed up the next night on Raw without custom plates and only the generic ones...?

Apr 10, 2018 16:22:00 GMT @theshow said:

With Charlotte, I understand Vince's decision to have her defeat Asuka. From his perspective, he is looking for the right woman to build to a possible Wrestlemania main event against Ronda next year. In his mind, I can totally see him buying into molding Charlotte into a modern day Ric Flair. I don't know if Vince 100% bought into the idea of Asuka as his top female talent and having her cut "I am the champion" and "no one is ready for Asuka" promos for an entire year. That is also evident in booking Shinsuke to lose and turning him heel. With Charlotte, she is everything that he wants. So looking at this through Vince's eyes, I get the decision.

As for what is next for Charlotte, I'd have Carmella cash in tonight and win the Smackdown title, Charlotte moves over to Raw where she has new opponents to run through. Eventually, build to her dethroning Nia, and maybe revisit the Sasha feud with the roles reversed. After that, get her ready for Ronda and potentially that match can main event next year's Wrestlemania. Will be miles better than Brock/Roman at least.

The Show knows Vince better than Vince knows himself. :lol:

Great call.

I’ve noticed they’ve re-lengthened the Raw Women’s Chanpionship which probably means Alexa won’t be holding the title again for a while. Even if they haven’t given Nia sideplates yet, so maybe she’s only a transitional champ? My guess is Alexa wins MITB as it keeps her out the title picture but still keeps her relevant without it feeling like she’s been lost in the shuffle.