Lash Legend qualifies for women’s Interim title ladder match at SummerSlam

TORINO DI SANGRO, ITALY - JUNE 1: Lash Legend enters the ring during Monday Night RAW at Inalpi Arena on June 1, 2026 in Torino di Sangro, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images When it became clear Rhea Ripley wouldn’t be recovered in time to defend the women’s championship at SummerSlam this weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, WWE had to figure out what to do about it. Instead of stripping her of the title and vacating it, they let her keep it and simply went the UFC route of creating an interim championship. Then they held qualifiers to find five women to attempt to climb up a ladder to retrieve it come Sunday night. The final qualifier was held on this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown in Green Bay, with Lash Legend squaring up against Giulia. It was damn near a squash. Legend just beat Giulia clean, no help from Nia Jax, and moves on to the big show. The field, then, is set: Lash Legend Charlotte Flair Jade Cargill Tiffany Stratton Chel