The number one contender for Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World Championship made a surprise appearance on this week’s NXT Heatwave.
She was the reason for Ripley’s loss as Ripley was teamed with Dominik Mysterio taking on Lyra Valkyria and Dragon Lee. Rodriguez pulled Ripley off the entrance and fought with her to the back. This allowed Lee to get the win for himself and Valkyria.
In a WWE Exclusive, Rodriguez said –
“As of yesterday, I have been medically cleared for action, and I made my point pretty obvious to Rhea when I went out there and announced to her that it will be her versus me at Payback for the Women’s World Championship. So I came here tonight because I wanted to remind Rhea who she’s messing with. Not too long ago, we had our Last Woman Standing Match in this arena, and I put her through that stage floor. I plan on doing the same thing at Payback. She will be looking up at Raquel Rodriguez, your winner and your new Women’s World Champion,” Rodriguez said.
