WWE Chief Content Executive Triple H has denied recent speculation that any matches were cut from the SummerSlam card.
After a months long feud on Raw, many expected Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus to collide at the huge Premium Live Event held at Ford Field in Detroit.
WWE appeared to nix plans for the bout, however, with Lynch seemingly remaining at home in California instead of attending the event.
Triple H, however, spoke during the post SummerSlam press conference to deny that the match was originally pencilled in for the show, instead suggesting that the pair would enjoy a bigger spotlight on another night:
“There is always going to be criticism of everything we do. My only thing is, one, have patience, two, there is always another thing around the corner.
There was a lot banter this week about matches being cut, which is the word that was used. Nothing was cut. There was no card announced. If we don’t have more things in the pocket ready to go for a PLE than can fit in the PLE, I’ve done a terrible job.
There is always an injury waiting around the corner. There is always a moment that changes everything. When one creative thing changes, it changes the trajectory of everything. If you don’t have more stuff than you need ready to go, you failed.
Then you get to the unfortunate place where, I have too much stuff. The show was plenty long tonight. If it had been longer, it would have been bad. There comes a time where you say, ‘does everything get shorter time? Does everything get rushed and hurried, or do we move things around, shift it, and give it a bigger spotlight?’
As a performer, for me, I’d rather have a bigger spotlight. That’s how I look at it.”
It wasn’t on the Summerslam card, so when will Becky Lynch vs Trish Stratus take place?
Lynch and Stratus’ long-awaited singles match has now been officially announced for the August 14th episode of Raw, which will emanate from the WWE Hall of Famer’s home country of Canada.
H/T: Fightful for the above transcript