Why Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch was pulled from Summerslam (Patreon)

Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus is no longer happening on Summerslam, and the reason we were given wasn’t so great after all.

On the post-WWE Raw show, we’d noted that sources within WWE claimed there was a “good reason” that the Trish Stratus vs. Becky Lynch match was delayed until mid-August as opposed to happening at Summerslam. At the time, the indication given that it was something physical related, which we were looking to confirm. However, we confirmed the opposite – both women are healthy and were available for Summerslam.

Instead, we’re told that WWE has been adamant about limiting the number of matches and the runtimes for PLE shows, which caused some matches that were being built for the show to be moved elsewhere. Those we spoke to said that on Summerslam, the match would have been severely limited by time, and the decision was made to put it on a future Raw instead. Consideration was also given to moving it back to WWE Payback.

We’re told that neither woman was thrilled with the adjustment, which came into focus in the days before their Raw match was set up.