Liv Morgan: New report suggests disappointing reason why WWE pushed popular star

Liv Morgan is only being pushed in WWE because Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of the company, a new report has claimed.

Liv Morgan won the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match earlier this month, and fans were immediately rather excited about what the future may hold for her in WWE.

No one really expected what would come next though, as less than two hours later, Morgan cashed in her briefcase on Ronda Rousey to become SmackDown Women’s Champion.

Fans had been calling for Morgan to be given a shot as a top women’s star in WWE for quite some time, so many were delighted as it seemed like WWE was listening to its audience.

However, a new report has emerged, suggesting the real reason why WWE is giving Morgan such a big push right now, and it actually doesn’t have much to do with her.

In the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer explained that WWE decided to push Morgan following Sasha Banks and Naomi’s walkout in May.

Part of the reason, if not the key reason, for the recent push of Morgan was he walking out of Banks and Naomi. When they left, the idea was that Smackdown needed a new top tier woman babyface and Morgan was the one who got the pick of the draw. It’s also worked out because the fan base was ready for her.

This is not to say that Morgan wouldn’t have ever been pushed in WWE, as it seems unlikely that the company would have ignored the fan’s desire to see her at the top forever.

However, it certainly seems like, at least if the report is to be believed, that Sasha and Naomi’s walkout led to WWE pushing Morgan right now.

Morgan is set to be in action at SummerSlam this weekend, defending her title against Ronda Rousey at the show in Nashville.

To be fair to her, Morgan has run with this push that WWE