Overview

• On Raw, Naomi and husband Jimmy Uso revealed the news via a clip from Stephanie McMahon’s What’s Your Story podcast before Naomi addressed the crowd.
• She left the Women’s World Championship in the ring, ending a 35-day reign that began with a Money in the Bank cash-in at Evolution and included a successful SummerSlam defense.
• Naomi said she learned on Aug. 10 that she is pregnant, disclosed she is seven weeks along and considered high-risk after prior reproductive surgeries, and noted this will be the couple’s first child.
• The announcement followed WWE canceling her Aug. 11 title defense against Iyo Sky due to her not being medically cleared.
• WWE now has a vacant title to resolve, and Naomi vowed to reclaim it upon her return, telling the division to “proceed with caution.”