The challenge laid down by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Ember Moon. Prior to tonight’s Smackdown, she did not have a partner for the tag team match. But as the show aired she did not only find a partner in the form of SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley but also received a potential title match. The champion herself wanted to get her as the opponent at Summerslam.
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Smackdown hosted the interesting tag team match, as per the early announcement. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville competed against Ember Moon and her impromptu partner, none other than Bayley. The heel duo attacked their opponents from the back even before the match started trying to get the upper hand. But that was not enough for them as the champion is in terrific form.
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Bayley countered in a valiant way planting Mandy Rose with a back-drop before tagging in Ember Moon who went straight to the top rope. A beautiful Eclipse followed on The Golden Goddess for the pinfall loss. Sonya Deville tried to save her body but ate a Bayley-to-belly suplex instead from the champion. The altercations did not stop there on Smackdown as Kyla Braxton appeared for an interview.
EXCLUSIVE: @WWEEmberMoon can’t wait to show the world what she can do when she challenges @itsBayleyWWE for the #SDLive Women’s Title at #SummerSlam! pic.twitter.com/Lb09qobl1P
— WWE (@WWE) July 17, 2019
The interviewer asked the predicted question to the Smackdown women’s champion as to know who could be next in line for her title. Bayley did not think twice to pick Ember Moon who would be a great choice in the slot. The former NXT superstar responded in a positive way indicating she would be thrilled to get the opportunity. Thereafter, WWE.com posted the following to confirm the potential title match at Summerslam,
“Week in and week out, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley has established herself as a truly inspirational titleholder, most recently with a successful title defense in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match against Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross at WWE Extreme Rules. Up next, she will look to stop an absolute force of nature when she battles Ember Moon at SummerSlam. Could a championship Eclipse be on the horizon?
Don’t miss what is sure to be a classic showdown at The Biggest Event of the Summer, Sunday, Aug. 11, streaming live at 7 ET/4 PT on WWE Network.”
