{"id":52036,"date":"2019-08-08T18:25:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T22:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=52036"},"modified":"2019-08-17T13:38:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T17:38:12","slug":"summerslam-preview-becky-lynch-natalya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/08\/summerslam-preview-becky-lynch-natalya\/","title":{"rendered":"SummerSlam Preview: Becky Lynch vs Natalya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> is the current <strong>WWE<\/strong> RAW Women&#8217;s Champion.\u00a0 On the July 15th edition of <em><strong>Monday Night RAW<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>Natalya<\/strong> earned a shot at Becky Lynch&#8217;s RAW Women&#8217;s Championship at<em><strong> SummerSlam<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Having held the title since <em><strong>WrestleMania XXXV<\/strong><\/em>, Becky has been on quite the run.\u00a0 Whilst no longer being Becky &#8220;Two Belts&#8221;, she has certainly established herself as Becky &#8220;One Belt&#8221;.\u00a0 She has brought prestige to the title, arguably elevating it to the number one championship in all of WWE.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52051\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52051\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Becky-Lynch-RAW-Womens-Champion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Becky-Lynch-RAW-Womens-Champion.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Becky-Lynch-RAW-Womens-Champion-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though Becky has established herself as a dominant champion, Nattie is no easy victory.\u00a0 A certified veteran of the ring, Natalya absolutely has a chance of causing the upset.\u00a0 Reasons why? First of all, the match is a submission match.\u00a0 Whereas Becky is something of a submission specialist, Nattie is a Hart.\u00a0 She has more submission manouveres in her arsenal than <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> turns up for <em>RAW<\/em>.\u00a0 Speaking of Hart, <em>SummerSlam<\/em> is live from Toronto, Canada this year.\u00a0 Whereas Becky is universally popular and enjoys unanimous support in almost every arena she competes in, she won&#8217;t be winning the Canadian crowd from <strong>Bret Hart<\/strong>&#8216;s Canadian niece.\u00a0 These two factors could well be the decider in a match with so much at stake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52055\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52055\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Nattie-Neidhart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Nattie-Neidhart.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/Nattie-Neidhart-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Becky Lynch versus Natalya has become something of a long-term feud.\u00a0 Initially friends, The Man and the Queen of Harts have done battle many times over the past few years.\u00a0 Indeed, it was at the <em><strong>Money in the Bank<\/strong><\/em> pay per view way back in 2016 where Natalya turned on Lynch, her then tag team partner.\u00a0 This began the feud likely to end over three years later, this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natalya blindsides her own partner, Becky Lynch: WWE Money in the Bank 2016 on WWE Network\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M1yF4qYVUcs?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<p>Since 2016, both have moved onto different things.\u00a0 Becky has since headlined <em>WrestleMania<\/em> &#8211; one of only three women to do so.\u00a0 She became &#8220;The Man&#8221;; the character which catapulted her to main event stardom.\u00a0 She has entered high profile feuds with the likes of <strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong> and<strong> Stephanie McMahon<\/strong>.\u00a0 She has been in lower level feuds with the likes of<strong> Lacey Evans<\/strong>, <strong>Baron Corbin<\/strong> and boyfriend <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong>, too.\u00a0 But the fact is, Becky is arguably the face of the company at the moment (as evidenced by her <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/08\/05\/wwe-2k20-becky-roman-on-cover-chyna-returns-to-wwe-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being on the cover of WWE 2K20<\/a>, alongside Roman Reigns).<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeckyLynchWWE\/status\/1158390760191987713<\/p>\n<p>Whilst Becky has moved onto superstardom, Nattie has transitioned into the role of grizzled veteran.\u00a0 Natalya captured her first (and only) Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship at <em>SummerSlam<\/em> in 2017.\u00a0 Since then, she has acted as trainer and mentor to Ronda Rousey, who was later put over by the Queen of Harts.\u00a0 At <em>WrestleMania XXXV<\/em>, Natalya reunited the Divas of Doom tag team with long-time friend, Beth Phoenix, to make an unsuccessful challenge for the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championships.\u00a0 Her most recent significant success was a Fatal-Four-Way victory on the July 15th edition of RAW.\u00a0 Her success in this bout would grant her the title shot against Lynch at <em>SummerSlam<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/dX-ALTSq3kQ<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, the two have met in the ring countless times since 2016.\u00a0 The match between the veterans set for this Sunday should act as a culmination to a years long feud.\u00a0 Whereas it is possible the feud extends past <em>SummerSlam<\/em>, it appears to be an unlikely scenario.\u00a0 If Lynch wins &#8211; which is very likely &#8211; she will probably move on to a feud with a returning Rousey, or even a feud with a returning <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong> &#8211; a throwback to the two Horsewomen&#8217;s <strong>NXT<\/strong> days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks: WWE NXT, Oct. 9, 2014\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6NSGNTc4YzI?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<p>One thing is for certain: if Becky wins, the feud with Nattie ends.\u00a0 If Nattie claims her first RAW Women&#8217;s Championship, then don&#8217;t expect this feud to end anytime soon. Whereas Nattie is still very much an excellent worker and an absolute veteran of the ring, it&#8217;s not certain how many more years she wants to do this.\u00a0 If she wants to capture the RAW Women&#8217;s Championship, this might be her final opportunity to do so.\u00a0 WWE is bristling with young, female talent right now and it is only a matter of time before the next generation seize the moment.\u00a0 Nattie (just like her father) is a legend and whatever happens come Sunday, she will still be a legend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natalya delivers Jim &quot;The Anvil&quot; Neidhart&#039;s eulogy: Total Divas, Nov. 28, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqc-Hc2M5OQ?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<p>This match is certain to be an entertaining submission match.\u00a0 This match type is quite rare these days and there are very few recent classics.\u00a0 If any two competitors can put on a great submission match, it&#8217;s Becky Lynch and Nattie Neidhart.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s to a great <em>SummerSlam<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 And make sure to watch SummerSlam this Sunday on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/wwenetwork\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becky Lynch is the current WWE RAW Women&#8217;s Champion.\u00a0 On the July 15th edition of Monday Night RAW, Natalya earned a shot at Becky Lynch&#8217;s RAW Women&#8217;s Championship at SummerSlam.\u00a0 Having held the title since WrestleMania XXXV, Becky has been on quite the run.\u00a0 Whilst no longer being Becky &#8220;Two Belts&#8221;, she has certainly established [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":52045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,320],"tags":[163,404,401,908,47],"class_list":["post-52036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wwe-universe","category-wwe-women","tag-becky-lynch","tag-natalya","tag-raw-womens-championship","tag-summerslam","tag-wwe"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}