Booker T has a favorite for the interim WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam, and a wildcard he would rather see.
With Rhea Ripley out injured, WWE is crowning an interim champion in a five-way match. Four names are known: Charlotte Flair, Jade Cargill, Chelsea Green and Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton. The fifth spot has not been filled. On the latest episode of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T started with the name he keeps coming back to.
“It could be X Factor’s Chelsea, of course. I think Chelsea’s on my radar to always win, because you can always do something with it, no matter what. She’s always capable of getting the job done. So Chelsea is definitely always on my radar.”
He said any of the four would be a credible choice.
“And then I look at Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair, and of course either one of those ladies will be fitting to win this interim championship.”
What he would actually book is the surprise.
“But I really love your idea of someone like Stephanie Vaquer coming back as that X factor, that one unknown, unexpected entry, and going there and take that thing and run all the way. That’s just me. That’s just me. I put my booking hat on, but I love that idea. I really do.”
Vaquer has been out of action and is expected back. Booker T said elsewhere on the episode that he is looking forward to calling her matches once she returns.
It would be the first time WWE has crowned an interim women’s world champion.
