Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images The Bella Twins made their return to WWE on Sunday night at SummerSlam. While not competing in a match at the pay-per-view, they appeared backstage for an interview. The Wrestling Observer Radio's Dave Meltzer (h/t Wrestling Inc's Marc Middleton) reported WWE is planning to have Nikki Bella vs. Ronda Rousey as the main event of the Evolution pay-per-view. The Bella Twins' appearance at SummerSlam will do little to cool that rumor, as Nikki said she and her sister will be ringside for Rousey's Raw Women's Championship match with Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam. While Nikki is a former Divas champion and a marquee name, pitting her against Rousey at Evolution would likely be a divisive move among WWE fans. Evolution should be a showcase of not only the current stars, but also the wrestlers who helped the women's division reach this point. Having said that, WWE would ideally spotlight at least one full-time wrestler in the division in the Evolution main event, rather than having a part-time star face off with a returning former champion.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Bella Twins haven’t appeared in a WWE show since last January when they both competed in the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble Match, which saw Nikki finishing as the runner-up before getting eliminated by Asuka. The former Divas Champions have become reality stars thanks to their work in Total Divas and Total Bellas where they appeared alongside many other WWE superstars like Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Paige and many more. The Bellas were asked if they will be part of the the first ever all-women’s WWE Pay-Per-View event Evolution on October 28 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Nikki and Brie told Renee Young in a backstage interview that they just returned to watch Rousey take on Bliss for the RAW Women’s Championship at SummerSlam and are currently focused on their YouTube channel.<doc-sep>It was weird how The Bella Twins just randomly showed up at SummerSlam and were at Ronda Rousey’s championship presentation ceremony at Monday Night Raw the next evening, at least at first. It’s clear now, though, that it was the start of a return for both Nikki and Brie. The latter was also on SmackDown Live, where she shot an angle with her husband, Daniel Bryan, opposite The Miz & Maryse to set up a match between the two teams at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Rumors abound that Nikki could be facing Rousey for the Raw women’s championship at Evolution. Even if she doesn’t, it makes sense that both would wrestle at that event, which is scheduled for Oct. 28 in New York. In advance of all that, Brie shared this news on her Instagram: That would be the Raw house show tomorrow night in New York. Are they back for a legitimate run, however long that lasts? Working house shows would certainly seem to indicate as much. There are questions to be asked regarding how it is that they’re appearing on both Raw and SmackDown, what with the brand split in effect, but, hey, who’s really going to bother asking?<doc-sep>If it’s summer, then it must be time for WWE’s annual SummerSlam pay-per-view, live from Brooklyn. Let’s get right to the results. Seth Rollins (with Dean Ambrose) d. Dolph Ziggler (with Drew McIntyre) to win the Intercontinental championship McIntyre climbed onto the apron, but Ambrose took him out with a Dirty Deeds. Rollins was distracted by this and almost turned around right into a superkick, but Rollins hit it first. He followed with a stomp for the pin. WIll Ambrose turn on Rollins tomorrow on Raw? That’s the big question coming out of the match. The New Day d. The Bludgeon Brothers by DQ, so The Bludgeon Brothers retain the Smackdown tag team title Advertisement Woods and Big E set up the midnight hour, but Rowan used his hammer prop to attack them both for the DQ. This feud shall continue. Braun Strowman d. Kevin Owens A squash match. Strowman hit two running shoulderblocks and no-sold a superkick. Strowman hit the running powerslam on Owens for the pin. Strowman is great, but I’m not sure why they have spent the last few months burying Owens when he should be one of their top heels. This does set up Strowman cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase on the winner of Reigns-Lesnar at the end of the night. Charlotte Flair pins Becky Lynch in a Triple Threat match for the Smackdown women’s title Carmella was the champion coming into the match. This was an excellent match, with the crown behind Lynch, one of the most underrated wrestlers on the roster. Carmella tossed Flair to the floor and hit Lynch with a superkick. Lynch recovered and put Carmella in the Disarmher, but Carmella got to the ropes for the break. Lynch hit an exploder suplex and put the Disarmher back on. Flair came up from behind and hit Lynch with the Natural Selection for the pin. Advertisement After the match, Lynch hugged Flair and the crowd booed, want Lynch to attack Flair. She must have listened, because Lynch slapped Flair and started punching and kicking her. Flar rolled out of the ring and Lynch threw her over the announce table. The crowd loved all of this. Flair and Lynch are great, but I think they turned the wrong person. The crowd wants to cheer Lynch and boo Flair. But if any two wrestlers can make this work, it’s those two. Samoa Joe d. AJ Styles by DQ, Styles retains the WWE title AJ’s wife and daughter were in the audience. Advertisement After an intense, physical match, Joe kicked Styles off the top rope. He then grabbed a microphone and told Styles’ wife that AJ wouldn’t be coming home that night and told Styles’ daughter that he could be her new daddy. Styles went berserk and hit Joe with chair shot after chair shot, earning the DQ. He then walked off with his wife and daughter. The Miz d. Daniel Bryan Bryan took most of the match, with Miz’s chest bleeding from chops. Miz was sent to ringside and ended up next to his wife, Maryse, who handed him a foreign object. Bryan dove head first at Miz, who hit him with the object and got the pin. The Demon Finn Balor d. Baron Corbin Advertisement Total squash match. Crowd loved that Balor came out in his demon persona. Balor dominated, hit the Coup de Grace and pinned Corbin in under two minutes. Hopefully this mean a push back to near the top of the crowd for Balor. Shinsuke Nakamura d. Jeff Hardy to retain the U.S. title Hardy hit a Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb, but Nakamura avoided the pin by barely grabbing the bottom rope. Nakamura rolled under the ropes. Hardy went for another Swanton, but Nakamura moved and Hardy crashed into the ring apron. That had to hurt a lot. Nakamura threw Hardy in the ring and hit the Kinshasa for the win. Randy Orton came out, but he didn’t do anything. Strange. Advertisement Ronda Rousey d. Alexa Bliss to win the Raw Women’s Title Complete domination. Rousey hit several judo thrown. They took advantage of Bliss’ ability to dislocate her own elbow by having Rousey dislocate it. She then locked in an armbar for the easy win. Natalya and the Bella twins then came into the ring to celebrate with her. No one turned on her. Rousey dedicated the win to Roddy Piper. Roman Reigns d. Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Title After the ring introductions, Braun Strowman’s music hit. He announced he was cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on whoever wins tonight. The crowd loved it. Advertisement Reigns started fast, with Superman punches and spears galore. But on another spear attempt, Lesnar locked in a Guillotine. Reigns escaped. Lesnar was next to the ropes, and Reigns went for another spear, but Lesnar moved and Reigns went through the ropes and hit Strowman outside the ring. Lesnar went out and hit and F5 on Strowman, Then he threw Reigns back in the ring. Strowman grabbed Lesnar by the leg and Lesnar hit him with some chair shots. He went back in the ring and was starting down at Strowman. Then he turned right into a spear from Reigns, who covered him for the pin. With Strowman injured, he couldn’t cash in. And they found a way to protect Lesnar, who can now move back to UFC for a while before his inevitable return to WWE.<doc-sep>
Ronda Rousey win the RAW Women's Championship at Evolution Rousey won the title at SummerSlam last night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York where she destroyed Alexa Bliss and made her tap out to the Armbar. After the match, the UFC legend celebrated her triumph with Natalya, her husband as well as The Bella Twins - Bella may have been involved because WWE are probably planning on having her challenge the new RAW Women’s Champion. According to Ringside News, the publisher and editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Dave Meltzer claims WWE may book a match between Rousey and the two-time Divas Champion because that would attract a lot of mainstream attention ahead of the groundbreaking Pay-Per-View event. Meltzer said: “So the plan for Ronda Rousey early in the week was Nikki Bella. They’re the two most famous women’s stars in the company and they should be the main event of the first women’s Pay-Per-View. So the plan for Ronda Rousey early in the week was Nikki Bella Dave Meltzer “They are the two best at getting mainstream attention and that was the idea. There were other options batted around like everything, it could change tomorrow but that was the idea.” Rousey is a UFC Hall of Famer and has also built a career in Hollywood where she appeared in blockbuster hits like The Expendables 3, Furious 7 and Mile 22. The first ever UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion has also worked with some of the biggest names in the industry like Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel and Mark Wahlberg. Bella is one of the biggest reality stars in the world thanks to her work with Total Divas and Total Bellas where she has appeared with various other WWE superstars like John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Paige and her twin sister Brie. Nikki Bella could be Ronda Rousey's next opponent Therefore, a potential main event match between the two stars would attract tremendous publicity for Evolution, which will also feature a dream match between Bliss and WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Rousey though may first have to defend the RAW Women’s Championship at WWE’s upcoming Pay-Per-View Hell in a Cell on September 16 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Baddest Woman on the Planet could put the belt on the line against Bliss in a rematch, so it is not yet certain if she will be going to Evolution as a champion. ‘Rowdy’ made headlines around the world when she left UFC and joined Vince McMahon’s promotion last January at the Royal Rumble where she put the WWE locker room on notice. Nikki Bella celebrated with Ronda Rousey after her title triumph