Credit where credits due to both Lynch and Pearce for their professionalism.
Following Naomi and Sasha Banks’ backstage walkout at Monday Night RAW, the show was thrown into chaos. A whole new main event had to be produced, plus a large amount of TV time needed to be filled due to the cancellation of the six pack challenge main event. One segment we saw was an argument between Becky Lynch and Adam Pearce.
On the latest Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez revealed that WWE had to book the segment between Becky Lynch and Adam Pearce on the fly after learning about Sasha Banks and Naomi’s walkout.
“They shot a very quick angle where Becky explains that she saw Sasha and Naomi put their belts on the desk and walk out and, therefore, there can’t be a six-pack challenge, and she wants to just be named the number one contender.”
“And Adam Pearce ends up ruling, ‘Well, it’s gonna be you and Asuka one on one and the winner gets Bianca Belair.’ I don’t know this one hundred percent but the impression I’ve been given is that neither of them actually had an idea what was going on and they were just told, ‘Go there and do this, quick.’”
Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live
Alvarez mentioned that WWE ended up pulling out Doudrop and Nikki ASH as well and replaced the six-pack with Asuka versus Becky Lynch in the main event.
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