{"id":152569,"date":"2026-02-24T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=152569"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:25:31","slug":"three-biggest-threats-to-giulia-on-wwes-road-to-wrestlemania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/24\/three-biggest-threats-to-giulia-on-wwes-road-to-wrestlemania\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Biggest Threats to Giulia on WWE&#8217;s Road to WrestleMania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giulia is not the longest-reigning U.S. Champ, but she has held the title for the most cumulative days as a 2-time U.S. Champ. She initially won the U.S. Title from Zelina Vega on a random episode of SmackDown in June. After losing the U.S. Title to Chelsea Green in November, she won the U.S. Title back from Chelsea Green on the first SmackDown of 2026 in what has been a hot potato feud.<\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the accolade, her title reigns have been extremely uneventful. There are no storylines to latch onto, and her matches are good but not memorable. Quite frankly, it seems that WWE has never cared about the U.S. Title, and Giulia is merely carrying a prop, rather than a championship, around her waist. As WWE approaches <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/04\/very-early-predictions-for-the-wwe-wrestlemania-42-card\/\" target=\"_self\">WrestleMania 42<\/a><span>, here are three major threats to Giulia&#8217;s title reign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Giulia wins the Women\u2019s United States Title from Chelsea Green: SmackDown highlights, Jan. 2, 2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ry47arGKYlk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Jordynne Grace<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/10\/jordynne-grace-impresses-in-debut-on-1-9-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_self\">Jordynne Grace<\/a> has already lost her shot at the World Title after losing to Jade Cargill last week on SmackDown. She was not included in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match, so she won&#8217;t be getting another shot at the title for the WrestleMania season. Although she will have to get to the back of the line for the world title, she can still be at the front of the lineup for the U.S. Title in the mid card.<\/p>\n<p>She already teased some feuds in the mid card after some back and forth exchanges with Alba Fyre and former U.S. Champ Chelsea Green, with whom she has TNA History. Consolation prize booking is prevalent within the confines of the WWE. As someone who recently got called up from NXT, the U.S. Title would be a great launching pad for her momentum and credibility on the main roster.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Kiana James<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/20\/kiana-james-qualifies-2026-womens-elimination-chamber-in-upset-on-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_self\">Kiana James<\/a> is currently Giulia&#8217;s tag partner and mouthpiece, but she has also been breaking out into a singles star herself. Her incredible performance in the Royal Rumble turned many heads. However, the cherry on top that sealed the deal on her potential was her recent Elimination Chamber Qualifier victory against two former World Champs, Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax, in the same night.<\/p>\n<p>That was the biggest win of her career. Although she won&#8217;t win the Chamber, WWE must capitalize on her momentum in the mid card. At some point, all teams come to an end and Kiana could either politely ask Giulia for a title shot or completely betray Giulia to get to that title. Giulia had her time in the spotlight and WWE did nothing with it. Maybe it&#8217;s time for Kiana to get out of her shadow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kianajames_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@kianajames_wwe<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWECHAMBER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWECHAMBER<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zpZlpPMadb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/zpZlpPMadb<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xoLCFToHsC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xoLCFToHsC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2025063409981464741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Alexa Bliss<\/h2>\n<p>Alexa Bliss actually had a U.S. Title Shot against Giulia a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown. However, she got screwed over due to outside interference from Nia Jax and Lash Legend. Bliss is currently qualified for the Chamber, but she is definitely not winning due to the bigger storyline she has with Charlotte Flair. Flair eliminated her from the Rumble and could screw her in the Chamber.<\/p>\n<p>If Flair and Bliss aren&#8217;t battling for the tag titles, they could end up fighting each other. Dissension has been teased in their tag team ever since they lost the tag titles. This could be a stretch, but what if Bliss dethrones Giulia in a rematch for the U.S. Title and defends it against Flair at Mania? Bliss is one of the best storytellers in the business and would help revive the prestige of the U.S. Title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexaBliss_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AlexaBliss_WWE<\/a> is heading to the Women&#8217;s Elimination Chamber Match! \ud83d\udc4f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdjk3HsLgy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hdjk3HsLgy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2022496162314404146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re not down with just that and would like even more WWE SmackDown Coverage<\/span><span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/letthemwrestle.com\/author\/markjustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Justice<\/a><span>, check out more of his articles right here on LWOS and subscribe to his popular YouTube channel by clicking\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarkTBKJustice1327\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><u><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for more on Giulia and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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