Shower Thoughts From SkitZ — SIX Women’s Matches Making the WrestleMania Card? Is This a Pipe Dream?

Following another dust filled work day, I decided to rinse off and try out this new shower head that Amazon sold me on for 40 bucks. A simple attempt to adjust the water pressure goes awry as I hit some button setting with the force of a fire hose by accident and start blasting the sheetrock above the shower wall. My pale, panic-stricken ass rushes to turn it back to normal as water rains down from the ceiling above. Of course the girlfriend had me buy the Super Soaker 9000, which is obviously designed for bathing elephants; not my tiny little shower. Probably should’ve replaced this loose faucet handle too, which feels ready to fall off any second now. Unfortunately that’s a bit beyond my plumbing skills. Annoyed and on high alert, I reach for the soap as the intrusive thoughts begin to wash over me…

Me: Do you guys think the recent Twitter beef between Rhea and Jade was real or a work?

SkitZ: Well considering their virtual war of words haven’t been referenced at all during the promo battles on SmackDown, I’m inclined to believe they were shooting from the hip.

Myself: I keep waiting for Jade to bring some sizzle on the mic, and it just isn’t happening. Where’s the rapid fire insults? The scorching retorts? I want her promos to match her look and attitude. Also hoping we see Rhea turn back the clock a bit and get nasty on the mic, because all the love bombing with Iyo has made her soft.

SkitZ: It certainly hasn’t made any of these lonely wrestling fans soft. Iyo and Rhea are so sappy towards one another that it always looks like they’re five seconds away from a full-on makeout session. Not that it would bother me in the slightest.

Myself: Keep it in your pants, hornball.

SkitZ: One way or another, I’m gonna need Ripley and Cargill to start firing nukes back and forth soon. Jade could say Mami always needed help to stay on top (i.e. assistance from the Judgment Day), and how Rhea couldn’t beat Iyo so she resorted to teaming up with her instead. Then Ripley criticizes Cargill about how she’s been underwhelming and a bust of a Women’s Champion despite being treated as a big deal since her debut. The ammunition is there. Might as well use it.

Myself: Yeahhhh the problem with that though is WWE doesn’t need another Tiffany/Charlotte incident where they suddenly go off-script and the whole thing turns into a shoot. We don’t need Papa H stepping in to separate the children.

SkitZ: Oh fuck playing nice. Give me chaos!!

Myself: You’re about to go back in your cage if you don’t settle down.

Me: Who do ya’ll reckon walks out of Las Vegas with the gold?

SkitZ: Rhea might’ve served as the contingency plan in this scenario, but she also brings the star power. Jade’s legacy and title reign desperately needs a win of this magnitude on a big stage. If Cargill doesn’t deliver though, the company won’t hesitate to put the belt on Ripley at some point this summer. There’s no Iyo Sky on deck to save the day so I wouldn’t bank on Rhea pulling a 5-star effort out of her ass, but the likelihood of Ripley carrying Cargill to her best WWE match to date is relatively strong.

Me: Honestly, I’m still surprised we didn’t end up with Rhea challenging Stephanie for the title at Mania. I could’ve swore we were heading in that direction!

Myself: Yeah, we know. You’ve only mentioned it about a dozen times over the past 6 months. Give it a rest already, parrot.

SkitZ: With Ripley not being part of the original blueprint, Cargill has to be considered the favorite leading in. It’s unwise to bet against Mami however, and lord knows Ripley could use a permanent move to SmackDown where some fresh faces await her.

Myself: Jade needs to beat the bloody hell out of Rhea one of these weeks. Period. Wipe the floor with Ripley and soak up some heat from the crowd to really give this feud a spark befitting of the occasion.

SkitZ: The Women’s World Title feud could use a little color as well. I’m clinging to delusions of Rodriquez adding more spice to Liv/Stephanie and it becoming a triple threat, but odds are we end up with a conflicted Raquel in Morgan’s corner for the match.

Me: Big Sexy deserves to be in the Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania just as much as her girl Liv!

SkitZ: No matter the outcome, it’s time to take the gold off Stephanie for a bit. Aside from a handful of strong title defenses, Vaquer’s first reign on RAW has been a fairly unmemorable one. She’s still plenty over, but something is missing; beyond just the awesomeness of her original theme song. Give Morgan her big moment, and then have that lead into a lengthy rivalry with Raquel.

Myself: Hard pass on Liv taking the belt off Stephanie. I don’t think that’s the agenda here. Triple H will want to firmly establish Vaquer at her first WrestleMania, which means we’re in for a successful title defense, and several more of them too. Stephanie will have the same type of reign that Tiffany did last year, so don’t expect her to drop the strap before SummerSlam.

SkitZ: I assumed Rodriquez getting screwed out of multiple title opportunities in recent months – some due to errant interference by Liv – would eventually lead to a turn resulting in Raquel being added to the World Heavyweight Title match. Now it appears WWE is holding off on the breakup until Mania itself or the Monday night after. Womp womp.

Myself: Given how far Rodriquez has come over the past year, and how reliable she was during Morgan’s absence, Raquel deserves to be in this match. Or at least a match of some sort come WrestleMania; not just lurking around ringside playing cheerleader. Roxanne can do that shit.

Me: Perez’s adopted mom however will be going it alone at Mania against The Man. Or so it seems!

Myself: Again? Mmmm I have mixed emotions about that. As in I hoped Becky was on vacation and missing WM42 altogether, so this is rather upsetting to me.

SkitZ: Spoken like a true hater. I’m right there with ya. After Lynch lost at Elimination Chamber and then disappeared while Adam Pearce decided a new number one contender, I actually thought we might be spared from an AJ/Becky rematch at Mania. When Lee tapped out Bayley on RAW and the show went to commercial, I was like “hooray no Becky! Creative’s going in a different direction with AJ for Mania!”. Then we returned from three agonizing minutes of ad spamming to the image of Becky mauling AJ, and it felt like I’d been swerved and punished simultaneously.

Me: Lee was protected with her booking at Wrestlepalooza and Wargames sure, but considering the 10-year layoff, I thought she did a damn fine job against Becky last month in Chicago. Her match on RAW with Bayla was an absolute banger!

Myself: Nah, I think you’re confusing them with the clinic Penta and Dragon Lee put on later in the evening. That was the definition of a banger. AJ and Becky just understood the assignment.

SkitZ: REGARDLESS, the first Lee versus Lynch match was nothing that has me itching to see them wrestle each other again already. I think Becky and AJ have such similar styles that it actually prevents them from cranking out a true classic.

Myself: Let’s be honest here… it’s not like Mrs. Punk was dazzling us with amazing matches back in her heyday.

SkitZ: Who was she supposed to light it up with? Paige and The Bella Twins???

Myself: Ehhh fair point. I was holding out hope that perhaps AJ Lee would defend the Intercontinental Championship in a multi-woman bout at WM42, but it now appears they’ve penciled in the Tag Team Title scrum as the designated clusterfuck of the weekend.

Me: Forget Mister and Mrs. Brooks. Forget Hunter and Stephanie. Seth and Becky are yesterday’s news, as is Bianca and Montez who are practically retired and unemployed at this stage anyways. Trick Williams and Lash Legend have officially taken over as the hottest power couple in WWE today. They’ve both been killing it this year in every match and segment they take part in, and I foresee them rising to the top of their respective divisions in record time.

SkitZ: 100% agree. Nia and Lash are totally dropping those titles at WrestleMania though.

Myself: Really? It’s written in stone then? Because the reigning champs typically retain in these scenarios.

SkitZ: Creative had to get the belts off Rhiyo because Ripley was needed elsewhere, and they decided to reward Jax for teaching Lash the ropes and for taking all those losses to Stratton last year. It was never intended to be a long-term deal; just a transitional reign to set up the babyface victory at Mania.

Me: Woohoo! Charlexa are winning back the gold!

Myself: Hell no, loser. Lyra and Bayley are the ones going over.

SkitZ; You’re putting a lot of faith in someone who – past accomplishments aside – has devolved into the female equivalent of LA Knight lately.

Me: The Megastar will work WrestleMania one way or another! You’ll see!

Myself: Yeah as the host maybe. My money’s on Lyra and her questionable role model finally winning the Tag Team Titles together. If Hunter’s people decide to pull a WrestleMania 35 and switch the belts to The Bellas in another IIconics snafu, then they truly do hate Bayley.

SkitZ: If Vince was still steering the ship and bouncing it off of every iceberg in its path, Nikki & Brie walk out as the new champs without question. And Tiffany Stratton would be crawling around his office on all fours like an obedient Cocker Spaniel.

Me: Might we be exaggerating just a tad?

SkitZ: Hardly. Don’t even get me started on how Vinnie Mac treated the Japanese talent.

Myself: Well, they’re thriving now! Most of them at least. Poor Giulia can’t connect with a goddamn soul. The SmackDown crowds treat her segments like commercial breaks, and now audiences are devoting their limited attention spans to Kiana James.

SkitZ: That’s because the company hasn’t given fans any reason to emotionally invest in Giulia. She possesses the look and the ability, but beyond that? It’s like Gail Kim returned with an overly flashy wardrobe to overcompensate for her shortcomings.

Myself: Creative’s already began prioritizing Kiana over her (former?) client, despite the fact that Giulia’s the United States Champion. We’re staring down the barrel of a potential triple threat between the two allies and Tiffany, but if any match is bound to get bumped off the main card, it’s this one.

SkitZ: Luckily for Giulia, I can’t picture WWE leaving Tiffany off of WrestleMania, so she should make the show by hook or crook. Leaving with the U.S. Title however is a completely different story.

Me: It’s Tiffy’s time to reign again!

Myself: Uhhhh no thanks. I had my fill of that in 2025. Give Kiana James some shine and see how she handles the spotlight.

Me: Wait, so what’s the sixth match then? Are we getting greedy by even fantasy booking such a thing?

Myself: Based on the unresolved history between the two, I really thought we were heading towards Iyo versus Asuka at Mania, with Kairi caught in the middle. However, that seemingly went out the window on RAW when the Kabuki Warriors made it clear that they were still pursuing the Tag Team Titles.

SkitZ: Mmm and compounding the confusion, we watched Iyo run out during the Raquel/Stephanie match to evidently thwart Morgan & Rodriquez, which felt random as hell. This comes a week after Sky was shown quietly scowling at Asuka and Kairi backstage. I can’t be the only one getting the vibe that WWE has no clue what to do with Iyo at the moment.

Myself: You’re not. The uncertainty surrounding Bianca has really set off quite the chain reaction. I do believe the original plan called for her to return and challenge Cargill at WM42. Then when the company realized Belair was undergoing another hand surgery last month, they had to pivot. And Tiffany was off the table because she just spent all summer and fall feuding with Jade, so Trips opted for his failsafe in Rhea.

SkitZ: I’m also of the opinion that her and Iyo were meant to head into Mania as the Tag Team Champs, so the sudden title change has displaced Sky. Pretty crazy considering Iyo was WWE’s best female performer throughout 2025.

Myself: It’s sheer blasphemy! There’s no excuse for leaving Iyo Sky off of a two-day event. How can they justify booking Rolls Royce, The Miz and fucking Kit Wilson for WrestleMania 42, but not the Empress of the Sky???

Me: Hey, speak for yourself. I love Kit Wilson! His entrance is so addicting!

Myself: Oh I bet you sway your hips to it, fruitcake.

SkitZ: Full disclosure – I dance to his theme as well. Flexing and gyrating. The whole deal.

Myself: Jesus Christ. Seriously?

SkitZ: Damn straight. It pops the girlfriend every time.

Me: Let’s fire up the Apple Music and jam out to it while we towel off!

Myself: I pray this shower base collapses into the crawlspace below and cripples you both.