Overview

• The news was revealed on Raw via a preview clip from Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story? podcast featuring Naomi and her husband, Jimmy Uso, confirming their first child together.
• In an in-ring segment, Naomi placed the title in the ring, stayed in character, and warned the women’s division she intends to return in roughly nine months to reclaim it.
• She said she learned on Aug. 10 while on the road and is about seven weeks along, explaining why her Aug. 11 title defense was canceled because she was not medically cleared.
• Naomi’s reign ends at 35 days, following a Money in the Bank cash-in at Evolution and a successful Triple Threat defense against Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley at SummerSlam.
• WWE has not yet announced how a new champion will be determined, with commentary indicating plans for the vacant title will be addressed on the Aug. 26 episode of Raw.