As expected, WWE has announced that Becky Lynch vs. Natalya for the Raw Women’s Title will now be a submission match. WWE made the news official on Monday morning.
As first reported by @TheTorontoSun, the #Raw #WomensChampionship Match between @BeckyLynchWWE and @NatbyNature at #SummerSlam will now officially be a #SubmissionMatch!https://t.co/2dnWtoxfL7
— WWE (@WWE) August 5, 2019
This comes after WWE had Natalya do a backstage promo on last week’s Raw where she wanted to challenge Lynch with a submission stipulation but questioned if Lynch would accept.
The SummerSlam pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario at the Scotiabank Arena and will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets. Here is the updated card:
WWE Universal Title Match:
Brock Lesnar (champion) vs. Seth Rollins
WWE RAW Women’s Title Submission Match:
Becky Lynch (champion) vs. Natalya
WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match:
Bayley (champion) vs. Ember Moon
Singles Match: (If Owens Loses He’s Forced To Quit WWE)
Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon
WWE Title Match:
Kofi Kingston (champion) vs. Randy Orton
Singles Match:
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
WWE United States Title Match:
AJ Styles (champion) vs. Ricochet
Singles Match:
Charlotte Flair vs. Trish Stratus
Singles Match:
Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz
Singles Match:
Aleister Black vs. Sami Zayn
