In the interest of full disclosure (and not wanting to get rinsed for not including them), Lash Legend, Blake Monroe, Jacy Jayne, and Alexa Bliss were all considered for this. All would be great options to take the title onward at any given point, and with Money in the Bank on the horizon, all would stand a great chance of holding the title through that pathway also. Specifically Monroe and Legend, who would both be great Miss Money in the Banks.

However, Giulia stands out as the star who should take the division forward purely from a workrate and realizable potential standpoint. Legitimately one of, and at her very best likely the, best workers in the world, female or male, she’s not only someone who can hang with Ripley on a bell-to-bell basis, but someone who could push Ripley into working even better. 

The catch is that many will try and dismiss her as an option for what she has been able to show since coming to the main roster. Even with two United States Championships, there are layers upon layers she has yet to showcase. But that’s why this writer feels she should be the one put in that position.

Ripley has just drawn to a close a star-making stretch with IYO SKY, who was already one of the best wrestlers on the planet and had been for some time. She had the title win through Money in the Bank to her name, but it was her win over Ripley for the Women’s World Championship that got the ball rolling on her latest run atop the card. It would be nice to see Giulia get that recognition, breathing that rare air with Ripley, and giving her a platform to pay it forward.