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Rhea Ripley is enjoying a dominant run in WWE, but she should run into a major foil in Liv Morgan post-WrestleMania.

Liv Morgan fans are loud with their push for their favorite performer to be included in the WWE Women’s Championship picture heading into WrestleMania 40. Becky Lynch versus Rhea Ripley is firmly the match set and there will not be any changes to that. But coming out of the March 11 edition of WWE Raw, it is clear that Morgan does have a place in the title scene and she perhaps is the one to defeat Ripley for her championship.

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Morgan dropped an excellent match to Lynch, continuing the latter’s push to WrestleMania 40. But as Morgan left the ring, Ripley walked out to mock her. Morgan let her know that she’s coming to take everything from her, just as Ripley did to her when she injured her shoulder. WWE has frequently used these “ramp faceoffs” as foreshadowing within their title picture.

Few expect Lynch to defeat Ripley. Ripley’s a power-player on the WWE roster. She’s a foundational piece for the future of the women’s division and the entire company as one of the few superstars with crossover, mainstream potential. Becky Lynch has spent much of the last year involved in important feuds that have helped build the future of the roster. She’s battled the likes of Zoey Stark, Lyra Valkyria, Tegan Nox, Tiffany Stratton, and others. Lynch is doing the work necessary to build the future of this division. Valuable work that few “veterans” are seen doing on a consistent basis. Even with her placement as an icon in wrestling, Lynch shouldn’t be the woman to beat Ripley for that title.

WWE Raw results, grades: Rhea Ripley turns on Liv Morgan after loss | Metro  News

That is where Morgan comes into play. Morgan is one of those individuals who is on the cusp of a breakthrough. Reports point toward her being one of the top ten merch movers in the company, and the only woman in that group. Even though she’s a former champion, the booking that she experienced against Ronda Rousey didn’t help her credibility as a main event competitor. This is why WWE should look at booking Morgan as the woman to defeat Ripley at some point in 2024.

WWE needs more stars within both the men’s and women’s divisions. Ripley’s rise during the last two years shows that it is possible to build stars. WWE creative has improved to a point where sustainable, consistent, coherent booking is shown to work. Morgan going on the “hunt” to take down Ripley should be the next storyline for her once WrestleMania comes and goes. Perhaps alone the way she should get a win over Lynch as well, another that would be a big boost to her career. Giving Morgan a two to three month story arc where she finally overcomes Ripley on a major stage like SummerSlam would be the perfect test to see if Morgan can become the star that her fans claim she already is. It’s a test that WWE should undertake because the more top performers, the better.

The WWE Universe loves Liv Morgan. That love has become more apparent since her return at the Royal Rumble a few months ago. Will that support be enough to push her to a run as a champion on Monday Night Raw? Only time is tell but there’s value in testing out the idea with Morgan picking up a title win over Ripley.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 will take place on February 24, 2024, at 5 a.m. E.S.T., live on Peacock. Here are some foolproof match card predictions.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 is still one week away. It will take place in Australis, and the pro wrestling world is buzzing about who could win the Chamber and main event WrestleMania 40. The Elimination Chamber is the perfect place to set up some last-minute rivalries and feuds on the road to WrestleMania. Outside the chambers, this PPV will be headlined by fellow Australians, Rhea Ripley and Nia Jax, in an epic world title match that will be remembered for years to come. Who will win this title match? Who will win the Chambers? Let’s find that out and so much more with Mark Justice.

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The following will provide foolproof match card predictions for the very last major roadblock on the road to WrestleMania: WWE Elimination Chamber 2024

Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul [Elimination Chamber: Winner Gets Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40]
Drew McIntyre will win the Elimination Chamber for three reasons: (1) He needs to get heel heat for taking away CM Punk’s WrestleMania Main Event against Seth Rollins, (2) He is the only Raw superstar in this match, and (3) He is the only superstar who has a current storyline with Seth Rollins. LA Knight and Kevin Owens will be preoccupied with targeting Logan Paul for the U.S. Title on the road to WrestleMania 40. Lashley is still feuding with Karrion Kross. Although it would be nice to see a WrestleMania 31 rematch against Rollins, Orton still has unfinished business with The Bloodline.

Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, Kevin Owens & Logan  Paul | Elimination Chamber - YouTube

Also, like KO it would not make much sense for Randy Orton to get traded back to Raw and battle Seth Rollins for the World Title after recently signing with SmackDown. This match has Drew McIntyre written all over it, and he will finally have an opportunity to win that title at Mania in front of FANS. When McIntyre wins this Chamber Match, WWE should really have CM Punk on commentary to witness his WrestleMania main event dreams blow up in his face as a long term methodology to continue building their feud in anticipation of his return from injury in the Summer of 2024.

Prediction: Drew McIntyre

Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Jade Cargill [Elimination Chamber: Winner Gets Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 40]
Becky Lynch will win the Elimination Chamber for three reasons: (1) She is the most credible and best well built superstar in the Raw Women’s Division, (2) Her title match with Rhea Ripley would be a marquee match for Mania, and (3) WWE has been teasing a title match between Lynch and Ripley heavily, especially at the Mania Press Conference in Las Vegas. Bianca Belair and Tiffany Stratton won’t win because they are busy feuding on SmackDown, as Stratton is Charlotte’s replacement. Naomi won’t win because she is also from SmackDown and still has to target the tag titles she never lost.

Pro Wrestling Finesse on X: "This lineup for the Women's Elimination  Chamber Match would be so beast. Bianca BelAir v. Becky Lynch v. Naomi v. Jade  Cargill v. Tiffany Stratton v. Liv

If Becky Lynch does not win, it can be argued that Liv Morgan has a solid chance of winning since she has a long term storyline with Ripley, who viciously attacked her and took her out of commission six months ago. Liv is out for revenge and that could start with the Chamber. However, she should beat Ripley whenever she does battle her for said title. Since Ripley is deserving of surpassing a milestone of 400 days as World Champion, Ripley should not lose at Mania 40 and should solidify her reign by defeating Becky at Mania and then potentially dropping the title to Morgan at SummerSlam.

Prediction: Becky Lynch

Judgment Day (c) vs. Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate [Undisputed Tag Titles]
Judgment Day will retain the Undisputed Tag Titles because the end goal at WrestleMania 40 from a storyline standpoint is clearly Awesome Truth, who have been interfering in Judgment Day business for months. The Miz and R-Truth have the best storyline to become the next tag champions, especially since they never won the titles when they were originally a team in 2011-2012. Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate only recently formed a team and are merely in this tag title match to showcase their chemistry and capabilities to become future tag team champions, just like DIY did on Raw recently.

WWE 2K23 | The Judgment Day Vs Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate | Elimination  Chamber Perth - YouTube

Prediction: Judgment Day

Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax [World Women’s Title]
Rhea Ripley will retain the World Women’s Title against Nia Jax because the end goal for her at WrestleMania 40 is clearly Becky Lynch. It can be argued that Nia Jax has unfinished business with Becky Lynch from Day 1 and could win the title to defend it against Becky Lynch at Mania. However, it would be ill-advised to do a title change on the world title only one month before Mania, and the marquee match that is befitting for a big stage like Mania has always been Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch. It should be a spectacle when this match main events with Ripley delivering the Riptide to Jax.

Prediction: Rhea Ripley

WWE: Rhea Ripley ancora abbattuta da Nia Jax. Ufficiale il loro match per  Elimination Chamber | Zona Wrestling

Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns & The Rock [Dream Tag Match]
As a bonus, WWE has recently announced that Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins will be on the Grayson Waller Effect. This segment was created not only to highlight Grayson Waller in his home country but also set up a huge dream tag team match between Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns & The Rock for the main event of WrestleMania 40 Night 1. It seems unnecessary to double book these individuals at WrestleMania, but it seems that WWE is planning to give Reigns and Rock a victory over Rhodes and Rollins to psychologcally add more heat before Cody finishes the story against Roman.

Prediction: Roman Reigns & The Rock

WWE 2K23 | Roman Reigns & The Rock Vs Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins |  WrestleMania 40 - YouTube